Marisa Coggin

Marisa Coggin is a Partner in the Insurance and Corporate groups in Dentons' Toronto office. Her practice focuses on Insurance Law, with an emphasis on corporate and regulatory insurance.

Marisa provides comprehensive legal services to clients in the insurance, banking and financial services sectors. She has experience incorporating and licensing insurance brokerages, managing general agents and establishing captive insurers and branches for foreign insurance companies.

She frequently provides guidance on regulatory compliance management, reinsurance and market conduct matters and has served as a chief compliance officer for a foreign insurance company. Additionally, her expertise extends to advising warranty providers and structuring warranty programmes.

With a deep understanding of the insurance sector and emerging industry trends, Marisa delivers sound advice on a variety of insurance-related matters. She is skilled in identifying the best course of action and finding options that enhance flexibility while mitigating risk. Her commitment to on-time delivery and "right-sized" results means that clients get the legal counsel that works best for their business.

Marisa has completed the Osgoode Certificate in Regulatory Compliance and Legal Risk Management for Financial Institutions and the Canadian Securities Course. In addition, she has written extensively on insurance regulations and is a sought-after public speaker on insurance law.

Her experience includes assisting NFP in the completion of its expansion in Canada, including the acquisition of the market-leading P&C broker Dalton Timmis Insurance Group, Inc.

She holds a JD from the University of Western Ontario (2013) and a BSc from McMaster University (2010). She is recognised by The Legal 500 Canada for Banking and Finance, Corporate M&A, and Insurance. She is a member of the Canadian Bar Association, the Law Society of Ontario and the Ontario Bar Association.