Industry

Patti Kernaghan, Kernaghan Adjusters

Patti Kernaghan, President, CEO, Kernaghan Adjusters Patti Kernaghan was working in the banking industry and felt pretty settled in her career before her career path veered towards the insurance industry. “My father took me out for lunch, which was not common, and asked if I’d join him,” recalled Kernaghan, president and CEO of Vancouver-based Kernaghan […]

By Jason Contant | March 12, 2021

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Lorri Frederick, ClaimsPro

Lorri Frederick, President, ClaimsPro Claims has been a very “old-school” and traditional sector of the insurance industry, and for the longest time was very slow to change from the standpoints of technology, process, and diversity, said Lorri Frederick, president of independent adjusting firm ClaimsPro. But that’s changing. “The good news is that over the last […]

By Jason Contant | March 12, 2021

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How to actually improve diversity on your board

Data show that most directors are interested in diversity — at least in theory — on their boards, but that doesn’t always translate into real change. A new blog written by the leader and a principal of PwC’s Governance Insights Center highlighted four of the most commonly cited reasons for why boards lacked diversity: Low […]

By Jason Contant | March 11, 2021

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What’s behind reduced auto risk sharing pool usage

The use of risk sharing pools for private passenger auto insurance in Ontario and Alberta dropped last year, according to Facility Association. And when it came to the overall usage of risk sharing pools across the country, there was a drop in market share, albeit slight. At the Facility Association annual general meeting last week, […]

By Adam Malik | March 11, 2021

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