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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Ratings agency AM Best will likely maintain its positive outlook on the global delegated underwriting authority enterprises (DUAE) market, an executive said Friday during AM Best’s Canada Insurance Market Briefing in Toronto. “On Dec. 5, 2022, we did assign a positive outlook to the global market,” AM Best senior director Greg Williams said during the […]
By Jason Contant | October 10, 2023
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Steve Henley started his insurance career as a damage insurance agent at Belair Direct in Québec in 1996, after completing his BBA. In 2008, he completed his CIP designation, and in 2020, he joined Intact in Québec as a senior personal lines underwriter. Henley prides himself in finding new ways to offer win-win insurance […]
October 10, 2023
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With eight years of professional experience and a CIP designation, Ashley Folk is dedicated to making an impact through her positive attitude, empathy, and sincere approach to the service she provides and the relationships she has built and maintains with brokers. She joined SGI CANADA in 2015 and worked her way up to her current […]
October 6, 2023
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With almost 40 years’ experience in the P&C industry, Lisa Decker calls herself an “insurance lifer.” She started her career at an adjusting firm and eventually moved into underwriting, honing her skills in both personal and commercial lines and obtaining her CIP designation. The mom of three prides herself in building strong broker relationships using […]
October 5, 2023
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Specialty insurer Mosaic Insurance’s expansion across Canada in five specialty lines provides a unique hybrid underwriting model that allows the company to take a Lloyd’s syndicated approach locally in Canada, executives told Canadian Underwriter. Mosaic announced its expansion last month in cyber, transactional liability, financial institutions, professional liability and environmental liability. “The model that we […]
By Jason Contant | October 4, 2023
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