Lunch & Learn: The role of the NB Consumer Advocate for Insurance

Our speaker for this event is Michele Pelettier, the NB Consumer Advocate for Insurance! 

Michèle Pelletier was nominated in December 2016 to be the consumer advocate for insurance. Pelletier officially assumed her office on Feb. 1, 2017. Ronald Godin was the first Consumer Advocate. Michèle Pelletier received a Bachelor’s degree in nursing from the Université de Moncton in 1989 and a Bachelor of law from the same university in 1992. She is a barrister-solicitor and has been a member of the Law Society of New Brunswick since June 1994. She was a lawyer with Plourde and Arseneault in Dalhousie from June 1994 to April 1996, and a lawyer at Arseneault and Pelletier since April 1996, where she also managed the office. She practiced law in both official languages and successfully argued many cases involving insurance, family, and contract law. She has been vice-chair of the WorkSafe NB Appeals Tribunal since 2015. She also sat on Service New Brunswick’s board of directors, where she became familiar with the operations of provincial agencies and commissions. More information