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Legal Expense Insurance for Coverage and Protection (CAP) Dealer Insurance Solutions


June 6, 2016   by DAS Canada

DAS Canada is delighted to announce that Legal Expense Insurance (LEI) is now included in the National CAP Auto Dealers Insurance Program. Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada, and the program administrator, Marsh Canada Limited, have teamed-up with DAS to provide CAP participants with an innovative and proactive coverage for commercial legal disputes, such as contract, tax, employment, and regulatory issues.

“Legal expenses are overwhelming and auto dealerships need the proper support to navigate the Canadian legal system,” says Michael Rende, Director, National Programs, Global Specialty Lines, RSA Canada, “LEI is a unique and pertinent solution for our participants.” With LEI, CAP participants protect their business assets against the significant financial risk of legal expenses. An LEI policy also protects them with unlimited legal advice about any legal situation such as HST audits, contract disputes, and criminal charges. “We are excited to be working with RSA and Marsh in providing legal cost coverage to their auto dealer clients,” says Barbara Haynes, President and CEO, DAS Canada.

RSA Press release June 2016 

About DAS Canada
DAS Canada is a full-service specialist in legal expense insurance.  Working with brokers and corporate partners, we empower group and association members, and business owners when they face unexpected legal issues. A DAS policy offers customers financial protection against costly legal expenses, allowing them to defend and pursue their legal rights and gives them unlimited access to legal advice at any time.  We lead the legal expense insurance market in Canada and are committed to creating access to justice for Canadians.  DAS Canada is part of DAS Group, the global market leader in legal expense insurance and a subsidiary of ERGO – the primary insurer of the Munich Re Group.

To learn more, please visit www.das.ca.

About Marsh
Marsh is a global leader in insurance broking and risk management. Marsh helps clients succeed by defining, designing, and delivering innovative industry-specific solutions that help them effectively manage risk. Marsh’s approximately 30,000 colleagues work together to serve clients in more than 130 countries. Marsh is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies (NYSE: MMC), a global professional services firm offering clients advice and solutions in the areas of risk, strategy, and people. With annual revenue of US$13 billion and approximately 60,000 colleagues worldwide, Marsh & McLennan Companies is also the parent company of Guy Carpenter, a leader in providing risk and reinsurance intermediary services; Mercer, a leader in talent, health, retirement, and investment consulting; and Oliver Wyman, a leader in management consulting. Follow Marsh on Twitter, @MarshGlobal; LinkedIn; Facebook; and YouTube.

1 Source: Canadian Lawyer Magazine Survey, 2015
2 Source: www.das.ca/accesstojustice

 


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