Membership Benefits

Benefits to UMNB Members

• Access to a self-insurance pool for comprehensive liability, auto, and property coverage.

• Participating ownership privileges similar to mutual cooperatives.

• Cost savings and stable rates achieved through Canoe’s economies of scale with a focus on the coverage needed by the public sector.

• A full range of value-added risk management services, including coverage and contract reviews, loss prevention training, risk control inspections, facility appraisal and valuations, claims experience analyses, and more.
• Leverage an annual risk symposium to gain valuable risk management and insurance education that helps you better prepare for and navigate the sometimes complex insurance world.

Coverage Details

The full suite of Canoe Insurance solutions provides UMNB members with access to a wide range of customized coverage options to the needs of municipalities, including, but not limited to:

• Property Coverage
• Automobile – Third Party Liability
• Automobile Physical Damage
• Commercial General Liability
• Heavy Equipment
• Miscellaneous Property Floater
• Cyber Liability
• Environment Impairment Liability
• Aviation Insurance
• Course of Construction
• Councillor and Firefighter Accident Insurance
• Property and Liability Terrorism Coverage
• Legal Expense Coverage

How to Participate

Canoe Insurance is available to all municipalities in New Brunswick in both English and French. Our dedicated team is ready to help match your organization’s needs to the right insurance solutions.

To get started, reach out to Jonathan Stone at 506.317.1761 or jonathan@canoeinsurance.ca. 

WE SPECIALIZE IN:

• Group benefits consulting and advisory services
• Third-party administration
• Customized billing and reporting
• Sustainable solutions 
• Cost containment
• Benchmarking
• Multiple funding arrangements
• Integrating several carrier solutions into a single solution
• Preferred supplier and pharmacy networks
• Disability management
• Health spending accounts
• Wellness solutions
• Value-added programs
• Best-in-class service support backed by our concierge service program
• Drug utilization reviews
• Flexible benefits

At Canoe, we have experienced benefit consultants, employees, and professionals available to help facilitate our members’ needs across the country. We can provide you with uniquely valuable insight as we customize our innovative suite of solutions for your organization.

TALK TO AN EXPERT Not sure where to start? Let us help you! Email jeff@canoebenefits.ca

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UMNB members will get 15% off the Annual fee and 20% off the implementation fee. For more information, click HERE

Contact:
James Coulen
Senior Account Executive
jcoulen@escribemeetings.com

The UMNB McInnes Cooper partnership offers members a full suite of legal services from a solution-driven Atlantic Canadian law firm. 

About McInnes Cooper

Providing strategic counsel to industry-leading clients from Canada and abroad, the firm has continued to thrive for over 160 years through its relentless focus on client success, talent engagement and innovation. 

McInnes Cooper has an integrated team of 220 lawyers and over 250 professional resources and offers clients a full range of legal services across seven offices in Charlottetown, Fredericton, Halifax, Moncton, Saint John, St. John’s and Sydney.  

MC+ extends the firm’s offerings to include MC Advisory – an affiliated business offering advisory services – and MC Training – fixed fee training workshops to help your business meet your legal responsibilities with confidence. 

Our main areas of service include: 

• Business Law – advising on corporate and commercial matters, governance, mergers and acquisitions, securities, taxation, technology, privacy, intellectual property, franchising, maritime law, insolvency and financial restructuring. 
• Litigation and Dispute Resolution – representing clients in civil, criminal, administrative, and regulatory proceedings, as well as arbitrations and mediations. 
• Labour and Employment Law – assisting employers and employees with human rights, labour relations, occupational health and safety, workers’ compensation, immigration, and privacy issues. 
• Real Estate – assisting clients with commercial and residential transactions, financings, and property issues. 
• Construction Law and Major Projects – handling transactions, development, leasing, financing, and environmental matters related to real estate and construction projects. 
• Wills, Estates, and Trusts Law – helping individuals and families with estate planning, administration, and litigation, as well as trust and charity law. 
• Aboriginal and Indigenous Law – consultation obligations and strategy, support for economic development, and advice on commercial relationships. 
• Insurance Defence – representing clients with respect to a wide range of insurance matters in the areas of claims and litigation, coverage and advice and regulatory and risk management.
• Emerging areas – AI, ESG, and Renewable & Sustainable Energy.

In addition to lawyers, we employ paralegals and other resources as appropriate to deliver our services. This model enables clients to streamline and consolidate their legal services to manage efficiencies, leverage cost-savings, and enhance the client service experience.

Drawing on the distinctive history of McInnes Cooper as a leading law firm, coupled with MC Advisory’s global experience and innovative service, we offer a fresh, people-first perspective by pairing leading advisors with recognized legal talent, when beneficial, to chart your organizational success.

Connect with us today at 1.866.439.6246

www.mcinnescooper.com