Daniel Strigberger
Partner
Kitchener-Waterloo
519.593.3253
1.866.658.0091 x43253
dstrigberger@millerthomson.com
Profile
Daniel Strigberger is a Partner in the Insurance Litigation Group in our Waterloo office. His first experience with insurance was at a Blackjack table, but today Daniel provides litigation services to many of Canada's leading property and casualty insurers.
Early in his career, Daniel realised that defending insurers in first and third party claims kept him at the office for only 16 hours each day. So he decided to expand and grow his practice by developing an expertise in inter-company priority and loss transfer disputes. He has represented his clients in hundreds of such disputes over the years. Drawing on these experiences, Daniel travels around Ontario giving educational and entertaining seminars to clients about disputes between insurers. He is also hired to speak about these issues at weddings and Bar Mitzvahs.
When he should be working on his files, Daniel runs a Twitter feed, @InsuranzLaw, broadcasting "tweets" about cases and news stories dealing with insurance law issues as they happen. Additionally, Daniel is a frequent guest on 570 News Radio, commenting about insurance legal issues in the news and other exciting topics, like preparing his taxes, going to the dentist, and what he did that morning.
In 2012, Daniel was honoured by the Waterloo Region Record as one of the Region's Top 40 Under 40. The award highlights residents under the age of 40 who have excelled in their careers and demonstrated commitment to community leadership. He plans to keep getting nominated until someone realises that he is really 57.
Education
- Canadian Risk Management Certificate, Wilfrid Laurier University, 2013
- LL.B., University of Ottawa, 2001
- B.A., History, York University, 1997
Professional Achievements
- Canadian Risk Manager (CRM), Global Risk Management Institute, April 2013 – Present
- Honoured by the Waterloo Region Record as one of the Region's Top 40 Under 40
Directorships
- Board of Directors, Canadian Defence Lawyers
- Board of Directors, Family and Children's Services of the Waterloo Region Foundation
- Executive member, Beth Jacob Congregation of Kitchener-Waterloo
- Social Director, OIAA, Kitchener-Waterloo Chapter
Community Involvement
- CPAO Wheelchair Relay Committee, Waterloo Region
Memberships
- Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) Canada
- Canadian Bar Association
- Canadian Defence Lawyers
- Advocates Society
- Ontario Bar Association
- Law Society of Upper Canada
- Communitech
- Greater KW Chamber of Commerce
Presentations
- Presentation with Teneil MacNeil on "Off the Beaten Track" at the Ontario Mutual Insuance Association's Workshop sponsored by Miller Thomson's Southwestern Ontario Insurance Group, May 2013
- Presentation on Cyber-bullying Liability at the Ontario Mutual Insuance Association's Workshop sponsored by Miller Thomson's Southwestern Ontario Insurance Group, May 2013
- Presentation on the Scarlett v. Belair decision affecting Minor Injury Guideline claims at the Canadian Defence Lawyers' 4th Annual Accident Benefits Programme, April 2013
- Presentation on "Cyber Liability: Exposures and Insurance Coverage" at the Durham Insurance Institute, February 2013
- Guest Lecturer for an Introduction to Insurance and Risk Management course at Wilfrid Laurier University, January 2013
- Presentation on "Civil/Administrative Procedure in Accident Benefits" and "The Take aways from the Pastore decision" to Accident Benefit Unit Managers at a property and casualty insurance company in Waterloo Region, December 2012
- Presentation on Cyber Liability at the Insurance Institute in Kitchener, November 2012
- Co-Chair of 12-Minute Accident Benefits Insurance Litigator workshop for The Law Society of Upper Canada, November 2012
- Presentation on loss transfer and priority disputes at the Canadian Defence Lawyers, Accident Benefits Practice Makes Perfect Workshop, October 2012
- Presentation on humour at Ignite Waterloo Event, October 2012 - http://strgbr.gr/SLh3jg
- Presentation on civil actions at a property and casualty insurance company in London, October 2012
- Presentation on priority disputes at a property and casualty insurance company in London, July 2012
- Presentation on priority disputes at a property and casualty insurance company in Mississauga, July 2012
- Presentation on priority disputes at a property and casualty insurance company in Hamilton, June 2012
- Presentation on priority disputes at a property and casualty insurance company in Ottawa, May 2012
- Presentation on accident benefits issues at a property and casualty insurance company in Halton Region, May 2012
- Presentation on priority disputes at a property and casualty insurance company in Waterloo Region, April 2012
- Guest Lecturer for an Insurance Law Course at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, March 2012
- Presentation on loss transfer and prority dispute matters at a property and casualty insurance company in Halton Region, January 2012
- Presentation on WSIB disputes at a property and casualty insurance company in Halton Region, January 2012
- Presentation on loss transfer and priority dispute matters at a mutual insurance company in Waterloo Region, January 2012
- Presenter at the Canadian Defence Lawyers' Law Clerks Annual Programme on Strategic Legal Writing: The Act of Writing Good, November 2011
- Presenter at the Sudbury District Law Association's North-Eastern Ontario CPD Seminar - Insurance Law, October 2011
- Chair and Presenter at Canadian Defence Lawyers "Loss Transfer and Priority Disputes - Let's Get Ready to Rumble" Programme, May 2011
- Presenter at Canadian Defence Lawyers "Mid Level Madness Toronto" Programme, April 2011
- Presenter at the Insurance Institute of Canada's "How the New SABS is affecting auto insurance," April 2011
- Presenter at Canadian Defence Lawyers "Accident Benefits Skills Programme," April 2010 and April 2011
- Presenter at Law Society of Upper Canada "FSCO Update for Paralegals," January 2011
Editorial Contributions
- Quoted in "Game Changer" concerning the Ontario Automobile Insurance Anti-Fraud Task Force Report, page 36, Canadian Underwriter Magazine, January 2013
Publications
- Legislature's Anti-Fraud Focus is Fuzzy, Without Prejudice, April 2013, 2013
- What exactly is an "Accident?" Conflicting decisions have made the interpretation about as clear as mud, Claims Canada, 2013
- Death by Firewall, 2013
- Social Media Surveillance, Claims Canada, August/September, 2012
- COUNSEL COMMENTS - "Markel Insurance Company of Canada v. ING Insurance", Take Five (Ontario Edition), 2012
- ONCA: Single Vehicle Accident Caused Solely by Driver's "Recklessness", Municipal Services Newsletter, September 2011
- A Tale of Two Cars, Claims Canada, 2011
- Optional Paralysis, Canadian Underwriter, 2011
Industry Expertise
Key Practice Expertise
Areas of Focus
- Accident Benefits Matters
- Bad Faith Claims
- Coverage Disputes
- Cyber Risk and Liability
- Priority and Loss Transfer Disputes
- Technology Litigation
- Tort Actions
Year of Call
- Ontario Bar, 2002