Information for Consumers
Insurance Publications and Forms
On this page
Following are links to insurance publications and forms. See also: Insurance Legislation (including Ministerial Directives and Orders) and Superintendent of Insurance Bulletins and Enforcement Activities.
Please note: for Automobile Insurance Publications and Forms, see the Automobile Insurance page.
Insurance Councils Program Audit
In 2007 Alberta Finance retained Myers Norris Penny LLP to conduct a program audit of the Alberta Insurance Council, Life Insurance Council, General Insurance Council and Insurance Adjusters Council. The purpose of the program audit was to review and evaluate the effectiveness of the governance structure of the four Councils and to review and evaluate the Councils' achievement of their delegated obligations. Click here for the final report, which was released in July 2008.
Information about Insurance Companies
The list of insurance companies operating in Alberta available below includes the companies' head office address, Attorney for Service, and classes of insurance covered. It also includes companies that have withdrawn, amalgamated or changed names. Licences are issued on a calendar year basis (January 1 to December 31). Consumers can use this list to verify if their insurance company is licensed.
Also available below is a list of Insurance Companies' Complaint Liaison Officers, which includes the company licence number and the officers' contact information, and financial data for Alberta Incorporated Insurance Companies. This financial data includes the Assets, Liabilities and Equity, Statement of Income, Statement of Retained Earnings, Comprehensive Income (Loss) and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) and the Minimum Capital Test or Minimum Continuing Capital Surplus Ratio as provided to the Superintendant of Insurance by the Insurer.
| Document Title | pdf |
Updated
mm/dd/yy |
| Insurance Companies Operating in Alberta | n/a |
01/05/12 |
| Insurance Companies' Complaint Liaison Officers | 12/02/11 |
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| Financial Data for Alberta Incorporated Insurance Companies | n/a |
Quarterly |
Life Insurance
| Document Title | pdf |
Released mm/dd/yy |
Life Insurance
Disclosure Form |
05/00 |
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| Life Insurance Replacement
Declaration Form (effective date October 13, 2010) |
10/13/10 |
Voluntary Sector
Information
| Document Title | pdf |
Released mm/dd/yy |
Report on Insurance Coverages for the Alberta Voluntary Sector; see also: Volunteer Alberta website |
06/14/07 |
Reports from the Consumer Representative to the Automobile Insurance Rate Board (AIRB)
Reports include a survey of Albertans' opinions regarding a range of insurance topics.
| Document Title | pdf |
Released mm/dd/yy |
Report from the Consumer Representative to the AIRB - 2010 Public Meeting |
06/15/10 |
Helpful Industry Information for Consumers
By clicking the links below, you will be directed to a site not operated by the Government of Alberta. Any sites outside of the Government of Alberta's main site are not endorsed or monitored by the Government of Alberta. These links are provided solely for information.
| Document Title |
| A Guide to Travel Health Insurance from the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association |
| Home Insurance Explained from the Insurance Bureau of Canada |
