Ontario. Dept. of Insurance

Identity area

Type of entity

Higher-level Ontario government office (type B)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Dept. of Insurance

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Department of Insurance

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1912-1964

      History

      The Department of Insurance was created by legislation in 1912. Although given the title of a "Department", it existed as a separate section within the Ontario Department of the Attorney-General rather than as an independent Department with its own Minister. The head of the Department was the Superintendent of Insurance, while the Minister responsible was the Attorney General.

      In addition to the Superintendent of Insurance, the Department also consisted of the position of Registrar of Friendly Societies, which existed until 1924 and was responsible for issuing licenses to mutual insurance companies and friendly societies. The Department also included the Registrar of Loan and Trust Corporations, which was responsible for examining and registering the loan and trust corporations of the province. All three positions, however, were generally filled by the same individual.

      In 1964, the Insurance Act was amended and the sections which provided for the Department of Insurance were repealed. The functions of the Department, however, were continued by the Superintendent of Insurance and his office, and the general term "Office of the Superintendent of Insurance" began to be used in place of Department of Insurance.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Department of Insurance was responsible for examining, regulating and licensing commercial insurance companies, mutual insurance companies and Friendly Societies, and loan and trust corporations in Ontario.

      Address

      The Ontario Insurance Act, Statutes of Ontario 1912, Chap. 33

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Office of the Superintendent of Insurance (1912-)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA199

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Office of the Superintendent of Insurance is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Insurance

      Dates of relationship

      1912-1964

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      BA70

      Institution identifier

      Rules and/or conventions used

      RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

      Status

      Approved

      Level of detail

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

      Language(s)

        Script(s)

          Sources

          Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          R. Anger