Specialized legal counsel for the insurance industry.

Laura Hodgins is a lawyer and insurance professional based in Toronto. Drawing on over 15 years of experience working for Canada's largest P&C and specialty insurers — in both litigation counsel and claims management roles — she provides customized claims management solutions, legal and coverage advice, and advocacy services to carriers, MGAs, and policyholders.

Laura has extensive experience managing complex claims across a broad range of specialty lines, including directors' and officers' liability, employment practices liability, professional liability, financial institutions, cyber, transactional risk, fidelity, commercial general liability, and fiduciary liability. She is known for her skilled claims handling and litigation management, her expertise in policy interpretation and insurance law, and her proactive, collegial approach to claim resolution.

As a claims practice leader and internal business partner, Laura has worked closely with underwriting, operations, legal, and compliance teams on product development, policy wording, audit and regulatory requirements, and the delivery of market-leading claims intelligence. She began her legal career as a Judicial Law Clerk at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice before entering private practice focused on insurance defence litigation. She was called to the Bar of Ontario in 2010.