On January 10, 2007, Laurie Tomlinson (Risk Sure Inc.) pled guilty and was convicted in Manitoba Provincial Court of seven counts of violations of The Insurance Act of Manitoba, including:

Section 385 (8) "acting as an adjuster without a licence by directly negotiating, investigating, adjusting or settling a loss or claim for compensation or reward or the hope or expectation thereof".

Section 391 "any person who, not being duly licensed as an agent, a broker, or an adjuster, represents or holds himself out to the public as being engaged in the insurance business, by means of advertisements, cards, circulars, letterheads, signs or other methods".

Mr. Tomlinson was previously convicted of four counts of acting as an adjuster without a licence by directly negotiating, investigating, adjusting or settling a loss or claim, for compensation or reward or the hope of expectation thereof" on May 19, 2005.

The January 2007 outcome further validates the consistently held position of the Insurance Council of Manitoba with regard to unlicensed activity in the insurance industry.

The Manitoba Court of Appeal has issued an interlocutory injunction enjoining and restraining Laurie Tomlinson, LT Insurance Management & Consulting Inc., Risk Sure Inc., RSI GROUP and rsigroup from acting or attempting to act as an insurance adjuster and from offering, advertising or providing any services with respect to the investigation, adjustment, negotiation or settlement of insured losses and/or insurance claims, within the Province of Manitoba.