Matthew Poce’s insurance journey is both a testament to his unwavering commitment to helping others, and a reflection of the career growth opportunities offered within the industry. Poce entered insurance as a summer student with Aviva in 2018. The following year, he interned at Intact Insurance’s Individually Rated Commercial Auto team while attending Trent University. […]
October 2, 2024
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A successfully globalized company must maintain both an international perspective and a keen understanding of local markets in their operational strategy. Evolving global events are interconnected and have far reaching ramifications in all aspects of business – including in the insurance marketplace. Sanctions and embargoes, for example, change and evolve, differing from country to country, […]
October 1, 2024
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Will Peterson’s underwriting expertise is complemented by a thorough understanding of risk management from both the customer and insurer side. He gleaned this experience through the diverse roles he has held throughout his career — both within and outside the industry. Peterson began his career in 2011 as an Underwriting Assistant and then Underwriter with […]
October 1, 2024
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Franco Mok has been a dedicated underwriter for the past two decades. A computer science graduate from the University of Calgary, Mok began his insurance career in 2004 at Intact Insurance as an underwriter assistant. Over the years, he has held various advancing roles, contributing to different projects that have helped hone his deep knowledge […]
September 30, 2024
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George Leszczynski’s insurance career spans two decades of experience on both the broker and insurer side, earning a deep understanding of the industry and relationship building. Leszczynski joined the industry in 2004 as part of the Marsh Graduate Trainee Program in Sydney, Australia, where he started as an assistant account executive. His academic background includes […]
September 27, 2024
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New automotive technologies are great, until your clients learn to punk them. Drivers of cars with various auto assist systems are more likely to multitask and quickly learn to work around driver-attention safeguards, according to a pair of recent month-long studies of driver behaviours conducted by the U.S.-based Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and […]
By Phil | September 26, 2024
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Bridget Lee began her insurance career in 2018 as an Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) batcher. Soon after, she completed her CAIB designation and then became an insurance agent for a brokerage. Lee has held various roles, including processor and underwriting assistant for an MGA, where she gained experience that prepared her for her […]
September 26, 2024
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More rain? Let’s hope not. So far, it’s looking like Canada will get a pass from Hurricane Helene, which upgraded from tropical storm status earlier today and is forecast to make landfall in Florida on Thursday as a Category 3 or 4 storm. Current tracking shows the storm remaining at hurricane strength as it enters […]
By Phil | September 25, 2024
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Linda Kerel’s insurance journey spans an impressive 44 years of building expertise in underwriting and developing solid broker relationships. As Senior Personal Lines Underwriter with 21 years of tenure with Travelers Canada, Kerel recalls how she first got into underwriting. She began her insurance career in 1980 as a file clerk for the Canadian General […]
September 25, 2024
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In 2017, a law student started a conversation with a classmate who appeared depressed. “I asked her, ‘What’s going on?’ She explained she had been the victim of a house fire. She had been living in a hotel for two months and needed to go through that for another four months while her home was […]
By Phil | September 24, 2024
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