QUEBEC CITY, Oct. 30, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - Industrial Alliance
Insurance and Financial Services Inc. (iA Financial Group) welcomes the recent publication of Saskatchewan regulations limiting the amount of premiums a life insurer may receive or accept for deposit in
life insurance policies and associated side accounts.
These new regulations are consistent with the position taken by iA Financial Group throughout the Ituna litigation and with the position taken by other insurers involved in similar litigation. iA Financial
Group has always maintained that this litigation was unfounded and that life insurance contracts were never intended to be used
as deposit accounts or for purposes that are unrelated to life insurance.
Given these new Saskatchewan regulations, iA Financial Group believes that the substantial
aspects of the Ituna litigation will be resolved. iA Financial Group fully supports the CLHIA's
initiative to request that other provincial and territorial governments take comparable steps to add clarity to the legislation
and reinforce the insurance purpose of side accounts.
Forward-looking Statements
This press release may contain statements relating to strategies used by iA Financial Group or statements that are
predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, or that include words such as "may", "will",
"could", "should", "would", "suspect", "expect", "anticipate", "intend", "plan", "believe", "estimate", and "continue" (or the
negative thereof), as well as words such as "objective" or "goal" or other similar words or expressions. Such statements
constitute forward?looking statements within the meaning of securities laws. Forward-looking statements include, but are not
limited to, information concerning the Company's possible or assumed future operating results. These statements are not
historical facts; they represent only the Company's expectations, estimates and projections regarding future events.
Although iA Financial Group believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, such
statements involve risks and uncertainties, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Certain material factors
or assumptions are applied in making forward-looking statements, and actual results may differ materially from those expressed or
implied in such statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations include, but are not
limited to: general business and economic conditions; level of competition and consolidation; changes in laws and regulations
including tax laws; liquidity of iA Financial Group including the availability of financing to meet existing financial
commitments on their expected maturity dates when required; accuracy of information received from counterparties and the ability
of counterparties to meet their obligations; accuracy of accounting policies and actuarial methods used by iA Financial
Group; insurance risks including mortality, morbidity, longevity and policyholder behaviour including the occurrence of natural
or man?made disasters, pandemic diseases and acts of terrorism.
Additional information about the material factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations and
about material factors or assumptions applied in making forward-looking statements may be found in the "Risk Management" section
of the Management's Discussion and Analysis for the year 2017 and in the "Management of Risks Associated with Financial
Instruments" note to iA Financial Group's audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017, and elsewhere in iA Financial Group's filings with Canadian securities regulators, which are
available for review at sedar.com.
The forward-looking statements in this news release reflect the Company's expectations as of the date of this press release.
iA Financial Group does not undertake to update or release any revisions to these forward?looking statements to reflect
events or circumstances after the date of this document or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required
by law.
About iA Financial Group
Founded in 1892, iA Financial Group is one of the largest insurance and wealth management companies in
Canada. It also operates in the United States. Its stock is
listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, under the ticker symbol IAG.
iA Financial Group is a business name and trademark of Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services
Inc.
SOURCE Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc.
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