Frequently Asked Questions

Here are some matters we frequently deal with:

• Do you have a question or complaint about homeowner's insurance, accident and health insurance or life insurance?
  
  
• Do you question the actions of your insurance agents, brokers and adjusters?
  
  
• Do you have a question or complaint about how a trust or loan company or a credit union or caisse populaire has dealt with an account that you have with it?
  
  
• Do you want to become licensed as an insurance agent or broker?
  
  
• Do you want to locate a cooperative named in an old membership share certificate or other security certificate?
  
  
• Do you want to locate an insurance company or society named in a very old policy in someone's estate?
  
  
• Do you want to locate a trust or loan company or a credit union or caisse populaire named in an old certificate of deposit?
  
  
• Do you want to know how to form a new cooperative?
  
  
• Do you want to know how an insurance company becomes licensed?
  
  
• Do you want to know how a trust or loan company becomes authorized to do business in Manitoba?
  
  
• Do you want information on the requirements of an insurance company to remit tax payments for the Insurance Premium Tax or Fires Tax?
  
  

For this, and other information on financial institutions regulation and cooperatives in Manitoba, telephone, write or visit us at the Financial Institutions Regulation Branch.