SLIA

What SLIA does

Saskatchewan Lawyers' Insurance Association Inc. (SLIA) is a non-profit corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Law Society of Saskatchewan, incorporated on June 17, 1988, and headquartered in Regina, Saskatchewan. Its statutory function is to provide mandatory professional liability insurance to members of the Law Society of Saskatchewan, operating under The Legal Professions Act, 1990. Through reciprocal membership in the Canadian Lawyers Insurance Association (CLIA) exchange, SLIA participates in inter-jurisdictional risk pooling that extends capacity beyond what a single provincial fund could underwrite on its own.

SLIA's product suite centers on the Lawyers' Professional Liability Insurance Group Policy, which is the mandatory indemnity cover for Saskatchewan lawyers, and has been extended with three supplemental offerings: Cyber Coverage, Outside Directorship Liability Insurance, and a Member Assistance Program delivered in partnership with Manitoba Blue Cross. The technology footprint is minimal — the operation is administered by a 3–10 person staff under an 8-member board — and there is no evidence of proprietary underwriting platforms, claims automation, or AI-driven tooling; product delivery runs through conventional law-society administration channels.

The business model is structurally a non-profit mutual: SLIA collects mandatory premiums from Saskatchewan lawyers, pools risk via CLIA reciprocity, and pays claims against that pool, with any surplus typically returned to members or held as reserves rather than distributed as profit. There is no disclosed revenue, no growth-stage commercial positioning, and no active go-to-market motion beyond automatic enrollment through Law Society membership renewals. Customer concentration is total within the Saskatchewan legal profession by design, and SLIA functions as the statutory sole provider in that closed market.

Name

SLIA

Legal name

Saskatchewan Lawyers' Insurance Association Inc.

Website

https://slia.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Saskatchewan Lawyers' Insurance Association Inc. (SLIA) is a non-profit, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Law Society of Saskatchewan that provides mandatory professional liability insurance to Saskatchewan lawyers, operating under The Legal Professions Act, 1990 from Regina.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Liability Insurance (Legal Malpractice)

NAICS

Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (524210), Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities (5242)

SIC

Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service (6411)

akta.pro primary industry

Insurance Program Administration & MGA/MGU Services (FSAEADAK)

Keywords

• Professional liability insurance
• Legal malpractice coverage
• Cyber liability insurance
• Lawyer insurance program
• Member assistance program

Headquarters

HQ city

Regina

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Liability Insurance Premiums: SLIA is a non-profit corporation that administers professional liability insurance for members of the Law Society of Saskatchewan. Funding comes from levies on members. The organization operates pursuant to The Legal Professions Act, 1990 and participates in the Canadian Lawyers Insurance Association (CLIA) reciprocal insurance exchange.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SLIA provides mandatory professional liability insurance to members of the Law Society of Saskatchewan through the Lawyers' Professional Liability Insurance Group Policy, claims made and reported on an annual policy period from July 1 to July 1. The offering is supplemented by Cyber Coverage for lawyers and their clients, Outside Directorship Liability Insurance for members serving on external boards, and a Member Assistance Program (MAP) delivered by Manitoba Blue Cross providing confidential mental health and counselling support.

Product overview

SLIA operates as a single unified insurance program providing mandatory professional liability insurance to members of the Law Society of Saskatchewan. The core product is the Lawyers' Professional Liability Insurance Group Policy, supplemented by Cyber Coverage for cybersecurity protection and Outside Directorship Liability Insurance for members serving on external boards. The Member Assistance Program (MAP), administered through Manitoba Blue Cross, provides confidential mental health support as an additional benefit for members and their dependents. SLIA participates in the Canadian Lawyers Insurance Association (CLIA) reciprocal insurance exchange and also offers a voluntary excess insurance program through CLIA.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lawyers' Professional Liability Insurance Group Policy Mandatory professional liability insurance coverage for members of the Law Society of Saskatchewan, providing protection against claims arising from lawyer negligence and errors in professional services. Operates on a claims-made-and-reported basis with an annual policy period from July 1 to July 1, and per-occurrence deductibles that vary by claim type.
• Cyber Coverage Cybersecurity insurance protection program for Saskatchewan lawyers and their clients, providing coverage against cyber threats, data breaches, and related losses arising from a lawyer's professional practice.
• Outside Directorship Liability Insurance Liability insurance coverage for Saskatchewan lawyers serving in outside directorship positions on external boards or organizations, addressing liability exposure from those roles that is not covered by the standard Group Policy.
• Member Assistance Program (MAP) Confidential mental health and wellness support program funded by SLIA and the Law Society of Saskatchewan and delivered by Manitoba Blue Cross. Provides members and their eligible dependents with 24/7 counselling, up to 12 annual counselling sessions per issue, in-person services in Saskatchewan locations (Regina, Saskatoon, Moose Jaw, Shellbrook, Humboldt), online/telephone/email counselling, and an online cognitive behavioural therapy platform. Only anonymous, aggregate usage rates are shared with SLIA.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Canadian Lawyers Insurance Association (CLIA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 1988SLIA is a member of CLIA, a reciprocal insurance exchange established in 1988 that offers liability insurance to lawyers licensed by its member law societies across Canada. CLIA provides access to the insurance market with stable rates and established Canadian-specific claims history. CLIA also offers a voluntary excess insurance program.
• Law Society of SaskatchewancoreOthers · 17 June 1988SLIA is a non-profit corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Law Society of Saskatchewan. The organization was incorporated in 1988 and operates pursuant to The Legal Professions Act, 1990. SLIA provides mandatory professional liability insurance to all members of the Law Society.
• Manitoba Blue CrosscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerManitoba Blue Cross provides the Member Assistance Program (MAP) for SLIA members and their eligible dependents. The program offers free, confidential mental health support including counseling services, in-person services in Saskatchewan locations (Regina, Saskatoon, Moose Jaw, Shellbrook, and Humboldt), online, telephone and email counseling, and a comprehensive wellness platform. Only anonymous, aggregate usage rates are shared with SLIA.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Travelers Companies: Major North American P&C insurer with an established lawyers' professional liability practice. A direct product-line competitor in the legal malpractice space with far broader product breadth and geographic reach than SLIA.
• CNA Financial: Major commercial insurer with a dedicated lawyers' professional liability practice. Comparable product offering but distributed through commercial brokerage channels rather than captive regulation.
• Chubb: Global specialty insurer offering lawyers' professional liability within its professional and management liability portfolio. Adjacent competitor to SLIA's core product in the commercial legal malpractice market.
• AXA XL: Global specialty insurer with a long-standing professional liability practice that historically underwrites legal malpractice coverage. Comparable in product (legal malpractice) but competes via open-market brokerage rather than captive regulation.

Regional players

• Nova Scotia Barristers' Society: Administers the mandatory professional liability coverage program for Nova Scotia lawyers. Operates the same regulator-administered captive model as SLIA but in a different provincial jurisdiction.

Direct peers

• Lawyers' Professional Indemnity Company (LawPRO): Mandatory professional liability insurer for Ontario lawyers, operating a near-identical model to SLIA: statutorily mandated coverage, claims-made policy form, and risk-management resources. The largest-scale and most directly comparable peer.
• Lawyers Insurance Fund (LIF) - Law Society of BC: Mandatory professional liability insurance program administered by the Law Society of British Columbia for its members. Closely comparable structure, captive membership, scope, and target customer base to SLIA.
• Canadian Lawyers Insurance Association (CLIA): Reciprocal insurance exchange established 1988 of which SLIA is a member. CLIA pools risk across provincial law society insurance programs and provides the underlying capacity, claims history, and stability that supports SLIA's program.
• Law Society of Alberta - Mandatory Professional Liability Program: Mandatory professional liability scheme for Alberta lawyers administered by the Law Society of Alberta. Comparable provincial mandate, captive membership base, and program-administration model to SLIA.

Others

• Manitoba Blue Cross: Provides the Member Assistance Program (MAP) for SLIA members, including counseling and wellness services. An enabling ecosystem partner rather than a direct insurance competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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