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2009 renewal insurance application filing deadline has now passed
Date: Nov. 12, 2008
The deadline to file your renewal insurance application was November 10, 2008. Applications filed after November 10, 2008, are subject to a surcharge equal to 30% of the base premium. Please note that the November 3 e-file discount to save $50 per lawyer has also passed.

If you have not yet filed your application form, you can e-file by signing in using your Law Society number and your confidential e-filing password. (If you cannot remember that password or need to set up a new one, follow the online instructions or contact our Customer Service Department for assistance). Select "Renew my 2009 Professional Liability Insurance" and complete the filing using the online instructions. If filing your renewal application online, please note that you will have successfully e-filed when you receive a confirmation number that begins with the letter "P".

Lawyers were either notified by email that their 2009 application was available online on the LAWPRO website (or if practicing in a Partnership or Law Corporation of five or more lawyers, the key contacts in that firm were notified by email), or an application package was mailed to you on or about October 1, 2008.

While it is not mandatory that lawyers complete this form, there is a ‘no application form’ premium surcharge equal to 30% of the base rate which is applied to the policy in the event that a completed application is not received by LAWPRO when due. This surcharge is in accordance with By-Law 6 of the Law Society Act and the policy.

If you wish to have a pre-populated PDF copy of your application form (for your records, or to complete and file by courier or fax), sign in to MY LAWPRO using your Law Society number and confidential e-filing password. The PDF copy can be retrieved under the "Policy Documents" tab. Hard copy applications may be faxed to our office at (416) 599-8341 or 1-800-286-7639,
or couriered to:

		 Lawyers’ Professional Indemnity Company
 		 250 Yonge Street
 		 Suite 3101, P.O. Box 3
 		 Toronto, Ontario
 		 M5B 2L7 
		

LAWPRO Magazine
Fall 2008 issue: Focus on 2009 insurance program
Learn more about the coverages and options for practising lawyers and exempt lawyers; test your exposure and possible need for additional insurance coverage.

Summer 2008 issue: Fraud update PLUS practicePRO marks 10th anniversary
What do some of the newest frauds look like and how can you minimize being a victim? What's your best option when it comes to dealing with certified cheques in and out of your trust account? What are the critical issues facing the legal profession - and how can you prepare your practice to deal with them? For more read the Summer 2008 issue of LAWPRO Magazine.

LawPRO^® Magazine

Volume 7, issue 3: October 2008 Special issue of LAWPRO Magazine on the 2009 insurance program With the exception of a modest premium increase to $2,450 per lawyer, the 2009 insurance program stays as it was in 2008. LAWPRO has unveiled a sustainability initiative that will see it reduce the volume of printed materials sent to lawyers. For more on this green program, and detailed information on insurance coverage for lawyers in private practice and those exempt from paying the insurance premium, see LAWPRO Magazine Vol. 7 Issue 3 Articles in this issue include: Few changes to the 2009 insurance program Insurance for lawyers in private practice Real Estate practice coverage option FAQs Insurance for exempt lawyers Test your exposure to claims