The Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Inc. (CLHIA; french: Association canadienne des compagnies d'assurances de personnes) is a voluntary

trade organization A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association, sector association or industry body, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry. An industry trade association partic ...

representing

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and

health insurance Health insurance or medical insurance (also known as medical aid in South Africa) is a type of insurance that covers the whole or a part of the risk of a person incurring medical expenses. As with other types of insurance, risk is shared among ma ...

providers in

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. The organization was formed as the Canadian Life Managers Association by executives representing eight Canadian life insurance companies on May 5, 1894; and was incorporated in 1901 as the Canadian Life Insurance Officers Association. The association is a member of th
Global Federation of Insurance Associations
whose member associations represent insurers that account for about 87 per cent of total insurance premiums worldwide.

Leadership

Since 2007, Frank Swedlove has been serving as the association's president while the current chair of the board (2014–2015) is Donald Guloien, president and chief executive officer of Manulife Financial Corporation.

Recent activities

In May 2010, Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP)

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introduced a

private member's bill A private member's bill is a bill (proposed law) introduced into a legislature by a legislator who is not acting on behalf of the executive branch. The designation "private member's bill" is used in most Westminster system jurisdictions, in whi ...

based on the CLHIA's proposals for insurance reform. This bill was strongly opposed by the

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, whose leader

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argued that it would favour insurance companies at the expense of consumers.Andrea Horwath, "Resist insurance lobby, expand CPP," ''National Post'', 9 June 2010, FP15.

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* 1894 establishments in Ontario Non-profit organizations based in Toronto Insurance industry organizations Trade associations based in Canada Lobbying organizations in Canada Insurance in Canada {{Ontario-stub

Leadership

Recent activities

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