CBA President to call for better consumer access to insurance product information

May 4, 2006

In a speech entitled, "It’s Time to Back the Consumer," Raymond Protti, President and CEO of the Canadian Bankers Association, will speak to a joint meeting of the National Press Club of Canada and The Economic Club of Ottawa about the simple changes to the Bank Act needed to better serve consumers shopping for insurance. The speech will focus in particular on the need to carefully consider the consumer perspective during the federal government’s review of the Bank Act that was announced in the 2006 Speech from the Throne and federal Budget.

Date: Tuesday, May 9, 2006

Time: 7:45 a.m. (Breakfast) 8:00 a.m. (Speech)

Location: National Press Club of Canada
165 Sparks Street, 2nd Floor
Ottawa, Ontario

Members of the media are invited to attend and, because of space constraints, are asked to pre-register (see contact information below). Mr. Protti will be available to answer media questions immediately after the breakfast.

Following delivery, the speech will be available on the CBA website at www.cba.ca.

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For more information or to pre-register:
Melanie Minos, Manager, Media Relations
Tel: (416) 362-6093, ext. 220
Cell: (416) 587-7733
E-mail: mminos@cba.ca