Industry
Kathy Curran, Vice President, Business Platforms, Definity Canada’s P&C insurance industry is more widely recognizing the value of mentorship to help women succeed and lead, says Kathy Curran, vice president of business platforms in personal insurance at Definity. “We see the industry starting to develop more mentorship programs, providing women leaders at all levels the […]
By David Gambrill | March 9, 2023
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The Bank of Canada is holding its key interest rate steady for the first time in a year while reiterating its wait-and-see approach.
By Jason Contant | March 8, 2023
Asima Zahid, Director, Market Development, Lloyd’s Canada Inc. “It was a total fluke,” says Asima Zahid when asked how she made her entry into the property and casualty insurance industry. As a relative newcomer to Canada, the current Director of Market Development for Lloyd’s Canada was working three jobs to take care of her mother […]
By David Gambrill | March 8, 2023
Jessica Mou, Director, Commercial P&C Lines, Gore Mutual “Despite our industry making tremendous progress, there are still gender biases and stereotypes that I often face, from men and women,” says Jessica Mou, director of commercial lines at Gore Mutual. “I find a lot of them are subconscious, which makes it challenging to confront.” Mou started […]
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Tracey Medeiros, Senior Vice President, Canadian Operations and Claims, Gallagher “Like most people in my generation, I didn’t graduate thinking insurance,” says Tracey Medeiros, who first applied for an entry-level filing position at a property and casualty insurer because she was getting married and needed a 9-to-5 job. It didn’t take long for Medeiros, now […]
Ilda Dinis, Senior Vice President, Customer Experience and Marketing, Northbridge Financial Corporation “I am very proud to be working alongside an incredible group of senior women at Northbridge, but the reality is that women in our industry are still underrepresented at senior levels, particularly in CEO and board positions,” says Ilda Dinis, Northbridge’s senior vice […]
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Happy International Women’s Day, 2023. To celebrate the accomplishments of women in the Canadian P&C industry, Canadian Underwriter has reached out to 20 of the industry’s women leaders. We asked how they got into the industry and what the industry can do to make it easier for women who aspire to be its next generation […]
CAMGA has created an ombudservice to act as an adjudicator of queries ad allegations made against the association’s members.
By Jason Contant | March 3, 2023
One year after the Bank of Canada's aggressive rate hike cycle began, economists widely expect the bank to keep its key interest rate steady.
Munich Re has posted a profit of 3.4 billion euros in 2022. Its gross premiums written amount to 67 million euros—a 12.7% increase.
By Alyssa DiSabatino | February 27, 2023
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