General Insurance Statistical Agency (GISA) Bulletins

The following tables list all bulletins since 2013. Click the bulletin number to open the PDF version.

2023

Plan/Project​​Bulletin Number​​Date Issued​​SubjectAttachments
​All
GISA 2023-01
​February 28, 2023
Collection of 2023 Financial Information based on International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 17 for insurers who write Automobile Insurance
​​​Attachments (ZIP)
- Financial Information Reporting Requirements Manual
- FI-ULAE Automobile Reporting Excel Template              
- FI-Main Reporting Excel Template

2022

Plan/Project​​Bulletin Number​​Date Issued​​SubjectAttachments
​All
GISA 2022-03
​December 5, 2022
​2022 Collection of Financial Information for insurers who write Automobile and Ontario Commercial Liability - P&C Quarterly Return (Q4), P&C Annual Supplement, Unallocated Adjustment Loss Expense (FI-ULAE), and Main (FI-Main)
​​​Attachments (ZIP)
- Financial Information Reporting and Submission Requirements Manual
- FI-ULAE Automobile Reporting Excel Template              
- FI-Main Reporting Excel Template



​Automobile
GISA 2022-02
​July 21, 2022
​​​Financial Information Industry Expense Report for Private Passenger Automobile (PPA)


​Automobile
GISA 2022-01
​June 23, 2022
​​​Financial Information Industry Profit and Loss Report for Private Passenger Automobile (PPA)

2021

Plan/Project​​Bulletin Number​​Date Issued​​SubjectAttachments
​All
GISA 2021-11​​December 20, 2021
​​​2021 Collection of Financial Information for insurers who write Automobile and Ontario Commercial Liability - P&C Quarterly Return (Q4), P&C Annual Supplement, Unallocated Adjustment Loss Expense (FI-ULAE), and Main (FI-Main)
​​Attachments (ZIP)
- Financial Information Reporting and Submission Requirements Manual
- FI-ULAE Automobile Reporting Excel Template              
- FI-Main Reporting Excel Template



​All
GISA 2021-10
​December 3, 2021
Financial Information Reporting Under International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 17: Responses to Questions Received
GISA - IFRS 17 - Draft Template (Version 2)
​All
GISA 2021-09​December 1, 2021
​New Cyber Security Incident Protocol
​Automobile
GISA 2021-08​August 10, 2021​​​Financial Information Industry Expense Report for Private Passenger Automobile (PPA)

​Automobile
GISA 2021-07
July 13, 2021​​​​Financial Information Industry Profit and Loss Report for Private Passenger Automobile (PPA)
​Automobile
GISA 2021-06June 3, 2021​​Clarification of Automobile Statistical Plan Kind of Loss Code 2A

​Automobile
GISA 2021-05​May 14, 2021
Financial Information Reporting Under International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 17
GISA - IFRS 17 - Draft Template
​Automobile
GISA 2021-04
​April 9, 2021
​Additional Automobile Statistical Plan Changes Effective January 1, 2022

​Automobile
GISA 2021-03​​March 5, 2021
Revisions to Automobile Statistical Plan Changes Effective January 1, 2022​
​All
GISA 2021-02​
January 20, 2021​​Pandemic Relief Reporting Strategy
​Automobile
GISA 2021-01​
January 20, 2021​​2020 Year-end ASP Statistical Data Submission

2020

Plan/Project​​Bulletin Number​​Date Issued​​SubjectAttachments
​All
GISA 2020-11
​December 23, 2020
​​2020 Collection of Financial Information for insurers who write Automobile and Ontario Commercial Liability - P&C Quarterly Return (Q4), P&C Annual Supplement, Unallocated Adjustment Loss Expense (FI-ULAE), and Main (FI-Main)
​Attachments (ZIP)
- Financial Information Reporting and Submission Requirements Manual
- FI-ULAE Automobile Reporting Excel Template              
- FI-Main Reporting Excel Template


​All
GISA 2020-10
​December 16, 2020
​Automobile Statistical Plan Changes Effective January 1, 2022
​All
GISA 2020-09
October 16, 2020​​2020 Financial Information Temporary Reporting Requirements for FI-ULAE and FI-Main
​All
GISA 2020-08
​September 23, 2020
​New EWS Issues Escalation Process
​All
​GISA 2020-07
​August 27, 2020
​Financial Information Industry Expense Report for Private Passenger Automobile (PPA)
​Automobile
GISA 2020-06
​July 29, 2020
​2019 Special FSA Analysis Exhibit Private Passenger Automobile Excluding Farmers Ontario
​All
GISA 2020-05
​July 28, 2020 
​​Financial Information Industry Profit and Loss Report for Private Passenger Automobile (PPA)
​Automobile
GISA 2020-04
​May 6, 2020
​Ontario Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (SABS) and Related Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) Reporting Expectations
​All
GISA 2020-03
​March 26, 2020
​Financial Information Reporting – FI-Main
​Automobile
GISA 2020-02
​March 23, 2020
​REMINDER TO AUTOMOBILE INSURERS -- Revision to Newfoundland and Labrador Automobile Insurance Reform
​All
​GISA 2020-01
January 23, 2020
​2019 Collection of Financial Information for insurers who write Automobile and Ontario Commercial Liability - P&C Quarterly Return (Q4), P&C Annual Supplement, Unallocated Adjustment Loss Expense (FI-ULAE), and Main (FI-Main)
​Attachments (ZIP)
- Financial Information Reporting and Submission Requirements Manual
- FI-ULAE Automobile Reporting Excel Template              
- FI-Main Reporting Excel Template



2019

Plan/Project​​Bulletin Number​​Date Issued​​SubjectAttachments
​All
GISA 2019-08
​November 28, 2019
​Changes to GISA Portal Access
​Portal Security - Quick Guide
​Commercial Liability
GISA 2019-07​
​November 8, 2019
​Ontario Commercial Liability Reporting Tips
​All
GISA 2019-06
​October 2, 2019
​Financial Information Industry Expense Report for Private Passenger Automobile (PPA)

​All
GISA 2019-05​​September 19, 2019
​Financial Information Industry Profit and Loss Report for Private Passenger Automobile (PPA) for Ontario and Countrywide
​All
GISA 2019-04
​July 23, 2019
​Revision to Newfoundland and Labrador Automobile Insurance Reform
​All
GISA 2019-03
June 24, 2019​​Financial Information Industry Profit and Loss Report for Private Passenger Automobile (PPA)
​All
GISA 2019-02
June 19, 2019​Newfoundland and Labrador Automobile Insurance Reform​
​All
​GISA 2019-01
​January 31, 2019
2018 Collection of Financial Information for insurers who write Automobile and Ontario Commercial Liability - P&C Quarterly Return (Q4), P&C Annual Supplement, Unallocated Adjustment Loss Expense (FI-ULAE), and Main (FI-Main)
Attachments (ZIP)
- Financial Information Reporting and Submission Requirements Manual
- FI-ULAE Automobile Reporting Excel Template              
- FI-Main Reporting Excel Template

2018

Plan/Project​​Bulletin Number​​Date Issued​​SubjectAttachments
​All
GISA 2018-03
​October 22, 2018
​Financial Information Industry Expense Report for Private Passenger Automobile (PPA)

​All
GISA 2018-02September 7, 2018​Changes to the Automobile Statistical Plan (ASP) for July 2019​
​All
​GISA 2018-01​January 31, 2018​2017 Collection of Financial Information for insurers who write Automobile and Ontario Commercial Liability - P&C Quarterly Return (Q4), P&C Annual Supplement, Unallocated Adjustment Loss Expense (FI-ULAE), and Main (FI-Main)
Attachments (ZIP)
- Financial Information Reporting and Submission Requirements Manual
- FI-ULAE Automobile Reporting Excel Template
- FI-Main Reporting Excel Template

2017

Plan/ProjectBulletin NumberDate Issued​​SubjectAttachments
​All
GISA 2017-06
December 19, 2017​
Implementation of Changes to the 2017 Collection of Financial Information –
Inclusion of Certificate of the Actuary for Ontario Automobile Writers
​All
GISA 2017-05
​November 16, 2017
​Updated GISA Administrative Review Policy and Process

​All
GISA 2017-04
​November 8, 2017
​Financial Information Industry Expense Report for Private Passenger Automobile (PPA)

​All
GISA 2017-03
​September 8, 2017
Financial Information Industry Profit and Loss Report for Private Passenger Automobile (PPA)
​All
GISA 2017-02​February 3, 2017​2016 Collection of Financial InformationAttachments (ZIP) 
- Financial Information Reporting and Submission Requirements Manual
- GISA FI External User Access Request Form
- FI-ULAE Automobile Reporting Excel Template
- FI-Main Reporting Excel Template
​AllGISA 2017-01January 31, 2017​Changes to the Automobile Statistical Plan and Edit Rules Documentation, Discontinuation of temporary “T” codes
Automobile Statistical Plan (ASP)

Edit Rules Documentation (ERD)

​2016

Plan/ProjectBulletin NumberDate Issued​​SubjectAttachments
​AllGISA 2016-09​December 22, 2016​Implementation of Changes to the 2016 Collection of Financial Information – Inclusion of Annual Balance Reconciliation and Submission PortalGISA FICS External User Access Request Form_Jan 2017
​AllGISA 2016-08​November 4, 2016​Changes to the Automobile Statistical Plan ASP 2014 Data Elements: “T codes”
​AllGISA 2016-07​October 26, 2016​Commercial Liability Statistical Plan (CLSP) Percent Participation
​AllGISA 2016-06​October 14, 2016​Financial Information Industry Expense Report for Private Passenger Automobile (PPA)
​AllGISA 2016-05​September 2, 2016 Financial Information Industry Profit and Loss Report for Private Passenger Automobile (PPA)
​AllGISA 2016-04​April 1, 2016​ALL ASP and CLSP Reporting Companies
​All ​​GISA 2016-03​February 8, 2016​2015 Annual Balance Reconciliation (ABR) ReturnInstructions & Line Guide (PDF)

2015 Annual Balance Reconciliation (XLS)
All​​GISA 2016-02​January 21, 2016​Automobile Statistical Plan (ASP) Data Reporting: Ontario Accident Benefits Kind of Loss Codes associated with Assessment Costs
​AllGISA 2016-01​January 15, 2016​2015 Automobile Collection of Financial Information - P&C Quarterly Return (Q4), P&C Annual Supplement, Unallocated Adjustment Loss Expense (FI-ULAE) and Main (FI-Main) ​2015 Financial Information (FI) (ZIP)

2015

​Plan/Project ​Bulletin Number ​Date IssuedSubject Attachments
​All GISA 2015-10December 9, 2015​Changes to the Automobile Statistical Plan Ontario Reform Requirements
​All​​GISA 2015-09​​October 5, 2016​Financial Information Industry Expense Report for Private Passenger Automobile
​AllGISA 2015-08​September 16, 2015​Changes to the Automobile Statistical Plan Ontario Reform Requirements
​AllGISA 2015-07​September 9, 2015​Financial Information Industry Profit and Loss Report for Private Passenger Automobile (PPA)
​All ​​GISA-2015-06​July 13, 2015​Prince Edward Island Automobile Insurance Reform
​All​​GISA-2015-05​March 11, 2015​Changes to the Automobile Statistical Plan and Edit Rules Documentation, Resulting from Prince Edward Island (PEI) 2015 Automobile Insurance Reform Initiative
​All ​GISA-2015-04​​February 24, 2015​2014 Annual Balance Reconciliation (ABR) ReturnInstructions & Line Guide (PDF)

2014 Annual Balance Reconciliation (XLS)
​AllGISA-2015-03​February 19, 2015​Prince Edward Island Automobile Insurance Reform
​AllGISA-2015-02​February 6, 2015​2014 Automobile Collection of Financial Information - P&C Quarterly Return (Q4), P&C Annual Supplement, Unallocated Adjustment Loss Expense (FI-ULAE) and Main (FI-Main) ​2014 Financial Information (FI) (ZIP)
​AllGISA-2015-01​February 4, 2015​Clarification of How to Report Data for B9100 and B9102 Error Codes

​2014

​Plan/Project ​Bulletin Number ​Date IssuedSubject Attachments
​AllGISA-2014-12​December 19, 2014​Financial Information Deficiency Fee System
​AllGISA-2014-11​December 1, 2014​Automobile Insurance Financial Information Industry Expense Report Private Passenger Automobile (PPA)
​AllGISA-2014-10​December 1, 2014​Automobile Insurance Financial Information Industry Profit And Loss Report Private Passenger Automobile (PPA)
​AllGISA-2014-09​August 18, 2014​Changes to the Automobile Statistical Plan Edit Rules Documentation
​All ​GISA-2014-08​June 3, 2014​Streamlining of the Data Accuracy System (EWS) Escalation Process Timelines
​AllGISA-2014-07​June 3, 2014​Streamlining of the Data Accuracy System (EWS) Escalation Process Timelines
​All ​GISA-2014-06​April 17, 2014​Revised CEO Data Quality ReportCEO Data Quality Report - Sample (PDF)
​AllGISA-2014-05​April 3, 2014​Early Warning System– 2014 Changes ​Automobile Statistical Plan - Anomaly Rule Business Descriptions (PDF)
​AllGISA-2014-04​March 17, 2014​Implementation of Changes to the Collection of Automobile Financial Information Phase III – FI-Main Collection ​2013 Financial Information (FI-Main) (ZIP)
​AllGISA-2014-03​February 28, 2014​Update on the Revised Deficiency Fee System
​AllGISA-2014-02​February 18, 2014​2013 Annual Balance Reconciliation (ABR) Return ​2013 Annual Balance Reconciliation Instructions and Line Guide (PDF)

2013 Reconciliation Return (XLS)
​AllGISA-2014-01​February 12, 2014​Automobile Financial Information ​2013 Financial Information (FI-ULAE) (ZIP)

2013

​Plan/Project ​Bulletin Number ​Date IssuedSubject Attachments
​AllGISA-2013-13​December 6, 2013​Automobile Statistical Plan Changes – Effective January 1, 2014
​All GISA-2013-12November 29, 2013​Update on the Revised Deficiency Fee SystemFrequently Asked Questions (PDF)
​All GISA-2013-11​October 18, 2013Release of Private Passenger Automobile (PPA) Financial Information ReportEPS eLibrary User Access Request Form (PDF)
​All GISA-2013-10October 18, 2013​Update on the Revised Deficiency Fee SystemDFS - External Access Request Form (PDF)
​All GISA-2013-09October 1, 2013​2014 ASP Change Implementation Date
Automobile ​GISA-2013-08July 29, 20132012 New Brunswick new statistical territory exhibit
​All GISA-2013-07July 5, 2013Industry Testing – 2014 Automobile Statistical Plan Changes User ID Request FormsAll Industry Test User Access Request Form (PDF)

All Industry Test User ID Request Form (PDF)
​All GISA-2013-06June 25, 2013Updated Edition of the Automobile Statistical Plan and Edit Rules DocumentationAutomobile Statistical Plan and Edit Rules Documentation – Updated Edition (ZIP)
​All GISA-2013-05June 4, 2013Update on the Revised Deficiency Fee SystemRevised Deficiency Fee System - Project Update, May 2013 (PDF)
​All GISA-2013-04February 22, 2013Automobile Financial Information Collection Financial Information Collection (FIC) Submission Requirements (PDF)

GISA FICS User Access Request Form (PDF)
​AllGISA-2013-03January 28, 2013​Annual Balance Reconciliation – 2012 Calendar Year2012 Annual Balance Reconciliation Return Instructions & Line Guide (PDF)

2012 Annual Balance Reconciliation Return (XLS)
Automobile GISA-2013-02January 21, 2013Automobile Statistical Plan and Edit Rules Documentation  – Updated Edition
AutomobileGISA-2013-01​January 16, 2013Automobile Financial Information Collection Financial Information Collection (FIC) Submission Requirements (PDF)

Reporting Template – English and French Combined (XLS)

GISA FICS User Access Request Form (PDF)