Retirement Party

A party to honour David J. Eastaugh’s retirement from the insurance industry was held at Bravi Restaurant in Toronto on May 21, 2009. More than 100 guests celebrated the occassion. Eastaugh, president of Elliot Special Risks Ltd. (ESR), joined the industry in 1964 in London, England. Upon his arrival in Canada, he worked for the Guardian Insurance Company and General Reinsurance Corporation. He opened the Toronto office for Elliott Special Risks Ltd. in 1976. He took over as president in 1992 and grew ESR to a shop of more than 70 people in Toronto and Montreal. He has spoken at many industry functions across Canada, and was a supporter of charity events big and small. He is well-known in the insurance industry for his integrity, quick wit, sense of humour and generosity. Eastaugh was a member of the Society of Fellows in Toronto, past board member of the Toronto Insurance Conference, and a past president of the Property Casualty Underwriters Club of Toronto.