Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
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Insurance Division
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Insurance Division was created in 1986 as part of the new Ontario Ministry of Financial Institutions. The new Division, administered by the Superintendent of Insurance, acquired the various insurance functions for which the Superintendent was responsible while attached to the Financial Institutions Division of the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations.
The Division consisted of the Licensing and Examinations Branch, the Service Development Branch and the Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Fund/Agents and Adjustors Branch.
The Division was replaced with the Ontario Insurance Commission in 1990.
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Functions, occupations and activities
The Insurance Division of the Ministry of Financial Institutions was responsible for regulating the business of insurance in Ontario. The major functions of the division included the licensing of insurers, agents and adjusters in Ontario; supervising the insurance industry; administering and enforcing insurance laws and regulations; and administering the Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Fund.
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Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Sources
Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 1986-1991
KWIC Indexes, 1986-1991
Maintenance notes
Agency not in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24
Archivist(s):
R. Anger