What happened: BC’s insurance regulator sanctioned an agent who admitted to falsifying 40 client addresses on auto policies in Alberta and hiding the resulting investigation when he applied for a BC licence.
Who’s involved: The Insurance Council of British Columbia and the Alberta Insurance Council.
What’s at stake: A $200,000 penalty in Alberta, $7,987.94 in BC hearing and investigation costs, and a two-year ban on reapplying for any insurance licence.
Why it matters: Cross-provincial disclosure failures can end a career – and regulators are coordinating across borders to enforce it.
Where it stands: Decided. The order took effect November 2, 2026.
Forty client addresses, all falsified on auto insurance applications to get lower premiums for clients.
That was the admitted conduct at the centre of a disciplinary hearing that has now cost a longtime insurance agent his career in two provinces, a $200,000 penalty in Alberta, and a two-year ban on even applying for a licence in British Columbia.
The Insurance Council of British Columbia released its decision on November 2, 2026, after a hearing in June. The agent, who had worked in the industry since 1989, admitted through an agreed s...