Jordan Solway, General Counsel & Vice-President, Claims, Munich Reinsurance Company of Canada

Jordan S. Solway holds a law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School and was admitted to the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1993. He is presently completing his LLM in the area of trust law with a specific emphasis on commercial trust arrangements. He has worked in private and public practice and had extensive experience in the areas of tort law, governmental liability, commercial litigation, insurance coverage disputes and professional liability.

In 1999, he joined Chubb Insurance Company of Canada where he managed complex litigation on various lines of commercial insurance, and also worked as corporate counsel to the Chubb Specialty Insurance division. From 2005 to 2008, he was Vice-President of Claims & Legal, for Arch Insurance (Canada), a member company of the Arch Insurance Group, owned by Arch Capital Group Ltd.,, where he managed complex litigation on various lines of commercial insurance, provided legal advice to the commercial underwriting business units and was responsible for legal and regulatory compliance of the branch.

In late 2008, Jordan joined Munich Canada as General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Vice-President, Claims. Jordan also has responsibilities as Chief Risk Officer for Munich Canada and is involved in the governance of risks related to the reinsurance and insurance businesses.

Jordan has been a frequent speaker for organizations such as the Canadian Institute, L’Expert, the Law Society of Upper Canada Continuing Legal Education Program and Osgoode Hall Law School Professional Development. He has also authored various articles for Canadian Insurance, Canadian Underwriter, the Canadian Insurance Regulation Reporter, CCH Ultimate Corporate Counsel Guide, CCH Director’s Briefing and CCH Corporate Brief. He has co-developed and taught a course for the Insurance Institute of Canada  and is a contributing editor of the CCH Directors’ Manual.

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