Industry
Canada’s P&C insurance industry is tired of shouldering the weight of “over-regulation” and populist politics.
By David Gambrill | October 20, 2023
5 min read
Kevin McDermott started his career as an insurance advisor at TD before becoming a broker working in the high-net-worth specialty personal insurance space. He joined Aviva in 2021 as an underwriter with the Ovation home insurance team. He has since completed his CAIB designation and is working toward his CIP. McDermott feels “really touched and […]
October 20, 2023
2 min read
Lisa Moores’ insurance career began in 2000 as a billing analyst at RSA. She joined Intact in 2012 and quickly became a senior underwriter within the Commercial Lines Fleet team. Moores prides herself on providing out-of-the-box solutions and helping her broker partners deliver top-notch service. She spends her free time supporting her two daughters’ passion for […]
October 19, 2023
Natalie Magaletta joined Northbridge in 2011 as a summer student in commercial lines. After a brief stint on the broker side as a marketer, she returned to underwriting with a new perspective after having learned both sides of the industry. She credits her time on the broker side with making all the difference in building […]
October 18, 2023
François Létourneau joined the industry 12 years ago and has been working at Sovereign General Insurance as a commercial lines underwriter since 2016. Throughout his career, Létourneau used his experience to drive profitability and growth while striving to provide quality service to brokers. Létourneau finds the analytical aspects of underwriting particularly engaging. “I was drawn […]
October 17, 2023
Post-pandemic, more of your local clients are doing business globally. And they rely on you for peace of mind — not only for expert advice on their increasingly complex corporate exposures and the right international insurance program to protect their business, but also for guidance when they need to make an international claim. “Companies today […]
By Olivia Love | October 16, 2023
4 min read
Alexander Kwan started his insurance career with Aviva Canada in 2013 as an underwriting assistant. A decade later, Kwan, currently a senior personal lines underwriter with Aviva, is still as passionate about underwriting as he was when he first started. “I absolutely love the risk exposure and problem-solving aspect of underwriting,” says Kwan. He says […]
October 16, 2023
Mark Hoyte’s insurance career began in 1989 in the mail room at Continental Insurance (now Northbridge General Insurance). He is a dedicated, accomplished underwriter with more than three decades of risk management expertise. Hoyte is known for his keen attention to detail and trusted by brokers for his out-of-the-box advice and commitment to helping people […]
October 13, 2023
Jordan Hollett joined the industry in 2011, and after five years on the broker side, moved to underwriting with the goal of focusing on technology and cyber liability. He first joined Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company in 2016 as specialty insurance underwriter. In his current role as Assistant Vice-president, Professional Solutions, at Trisura, Hollett specializes in […]
October 12, 2023
Stephanie Hodson’s insurance career began in 2008 in the mail room of Aviva’s personal lines department. She quickly moved into underwriting, first in personal lines, before becoming a commercial lines underwriter in 2011. In 2013, she was part of the team that opened the Aviva West Branch in Calgary and, earlier this year, was promoted […]
October 11, 2023
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