On January 1, 1988, 42 Canadian universities began pooling and collectively insuring their property, liability and errors and omissions risks through their own risk financing and insurance entity. Fast forward to the present day, CURIE now has 64 member institutions.
During its early years, operations of CURIE were managed by Johnson & Higgins, an international insurance broker based out of Toronto, ON. In 1992, CURIE opened its own office with staff dedicated exclusively to serving its subscribers, while maintaining the necessary links to the commercial insurance and regulatory environments in which it operates.
Today, CURIE continues to innovate through our broad product and service offerings, with a sole focus on our subscriber’s needs. As a non-profit reciprocal insurance exchange, we offer comprehensive rates lower than industry, as well as robust risk management programs and services.
At the core of what we do is, “for our members, by our members.”
The Canadian Universities Reciprocal Insurance Exchange (CURIE) is dedicated to addressing the common and unique needs of its members by:
To be the insurer of choice and key partner in risk management for the Canadian post-secondary sector.
Address: 901-5500 North Service Road, Burlington,
ON L7L 6W6
Telephone: (905) 336-3366
Toll Free: 1-888-462-8743
Email: info@curie.org
Office Hours: M-F: 9am – 4:30pm
