Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Inc. (CLHIA)

Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Inc. (CLHIA) represents 82 Life and Health Insurance companies that serve about 20 million policy holders across Canada and more than 10 million around the world. Its mission is to: keep track of and deal with literally dozens of issues of interest, importance and urgency to its member companies; issue laws and rules on how companies are structured, how they operate and how they provide services and products to consumers; monitor the environment around the industry by keeping in close contact with governments, special interest groups, professional organizations, the media; spur action by communicating the industry's position and concerns with governments; and develop extensive programs in both English and French, for consumers and the media.