Industry
Katie Witt began her insurance career shortly after graduating from Wilfrid Laurier University and Nipissing University with a joint BA/BEd in 2012. Initially planning on being an educator but struggling with a challenging hiring process, Witt looked to insurance for a stable income and a start to a promising career. She never looked back. Her […]
October 17, 2024
4 min read
Over the course of 25 years, Michael Watts has honed his deep commercial underwriting expertise and dedication to building broker relationships. Watts started his career in 1999 as a Personal Lines Customer Service Agent, then moved into commercial lines where he rose through the ranks, eventually taking on his current role. He holds a BComm […]
October 16, 2024
3 min read
Monica Waddell’s career began over two decades ago when she joined the industry as a customer service representative with Renfrew Thompson Insurance in 2001. Two years later, she joined Intact Insurance as an underwriting assistant, a role that marked the beginning of her journey in underwriting. Today, Waddell’s experience in nurturing broker relationships is a […]
October 15, 2024
Liza Van de Water’s P&C journey began nearly two decades ago when she made the pivotal decision to switch careers from banking to insurance. Over the years, Van de Water’s determination and commitment saw her working her way up from Junior Underwriter at RSA in 2006, to Senior Fleet Underwriter at Aviva in 2014. In […]
October 11, 2024
Michelle Sugawara’s insurance career spans over 15 years with experience on both the broker and insurer side. Sugawara began her career in the industry in 2009 in an administrative capacity, before becoming a broker. She then joined the insurer side in 2015, where she held various roles in commercial lines. She joined CNA Canada in […]
October 10, 2024
With an underwriting career spanning 20 years, Pam Southern has a passion for continuous learning and nurturing broker relationships. Southern started in the industry as an underwriting associate with Gore Mutual Insurance Company in 2004. She steadily advanced her career to underwriter and finally senior underwriter in personal lines with Portage Mutual Insurance. Her commitment […]
October 9, 2024
Chris Sheehan’s insurance journey began 20 years ago with an assistant commercial underwriting role. A Mohawk College graduate with a CIP designation, Sheehan has seen his career evolve through various commercial underwriting roles. He joined Gore Mutual Insurance Company in 2021 as a Senior Commercial Auto Underwriter and moved into his current role a year […]
October 8, 2024
Sutharsan Sellar’s experience as a broker prior to becoming an underwriter is what fuels his deep understanding and commitment to finding underwriting solutions that best fit customers’ needs. Joining the industry in 2012 as a broker, Sellar worked his way up to senior broker before switching to underwriting, where he quickly climbed the ranks to […]
October 7, 2024
Leighton Salmon’s underwriting excellence stems from his technical expertise and passion for working with people. He began his insurance journey in 2010 as an insurance advisor with TD Insurance. He then moved into a junior underwriting position with RSA, where he held several advancing roles before joining Intact Insurance in his current role. Outside of […]
October 4, 2024
Melissa Reid has honed expert analytical thinking and relationship-building skills since she started as a junior underwriter 13 years ago. Over the years, she has remained passionate about underwriting, steadily advancing to her current position as a Senior Commercial Underwriter. She holds a BA from Memorial University and a CIP designation from the Insurance Institute. […]
October 3, 2024
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