▁Africa ▁and ▁USA . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁emer ging ▁in ▁Australia , ▁Chile , ▁China , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁South ▁Korea . ▁ ▁Canada ▁The ▁Canadian ▁market ▁has ▁been ▁growing ▁rapidly ▁and ▁several ▁companies ▁( some ▁native , ▁some ▁US - based ) ▁offer ▁legal ▁protection ▁ins urance . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁legal ▁protection ▁ins urance ▁gross ▁written ▁prem ium ▁was ▁around ▁ 5 6 ▁million ▁Canadian ▁dollars ; ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁previous ▁year ▁almost ▁double . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁promote ▁further ▁access ▁to ▁justice , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Bar ▁Association ▁partner ed ▁with ▁D AS ▁Canada , ▁a ▁Canadian ▁lic ensed ▁special ist ▁legal ▁protection ▁ins urance ▁company . ▁In ▁Québec , ▁legal ▁protection ▁ins urance ▁is ▁both ▁end ors ed ▁and ▁promoted ▁by ▁Québec ' s ▁law ▁society ▁( bar ▁association ), ▁Le ▁Bar re au ▁du ▁Québec ' '. ▁ ▁Japan ▁The ▁Japanese ▁market ▁had ▁a ▁gross ▁written ▁prem ium ▁of ▁around ▁ 6 0 0 ▁million ▁eu ros ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁which ▁makes ▁of ▁Japan ▁the ▁fifth ▁biggest ▁market ▁after ▁Germany , ▁France , ▁USA ▁and ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁legal ▁protection ▁cover ▁added - on ▁to ▁motor ▁ins urance ▁represented ▁ 9 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁market ▁share ; ▁this ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁stand - alone ▁ins urance ▁has ▁only ▁been ▁introduced ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁de cade . ▁ ▁Netherlands ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁survey ▁commission ed