Stuart Carruthers is a partner and member of the Insurance & Reinsurance, Financial Products & Services, and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups. He is a leading transactional, commercial, governance and regulatory advisor to insurance and reinsurance companies and brokers in Canada. He also advises on other international private mergers & acquisitions transactions and commercial matters. Stuart is recognized for his insurance and reinsurance law expertise by numerous directories. He is described by Who’s Who Legal: Canada as their “most highly recommended practitioner” for 2017 as well as a "household name in the insurance and reinsurance space". His clients have noted him as “outstanding on P&C matters", a "key figure in the area" and a "skillful practitioner in a wide variety of insurance matters". Stuart is the only Canadian insurance corporate/regulatory counsel recognized in the highest categories in Chambers Canada, Who's Who Legal and Legal Media Group's Expert Guides. Stuart is Co-chair of the New York State Bar Association’s International Law Section, Insurance and Reinsurance Committee and a member of the Steering Committee of the Northwind Professional Institute Annual Property and Casualty Insurance Forum.