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Hub International has announced several promotions within Hub Canada’s senior management team. Barbara MacPhail (pictured above) has been promoted to executive vice president of strategic initiatives Canada, Terri Botosan (pictured top right) is now in the newly-created position of regional president of employee benefits, retirement & life for Canada. David Moon (pictured bottom right) is […]
By Jason Contant | March 10, 2022
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With insured cyber losses growing, and the average digital ransom payments increasing by 82% (up US$570,000, according to Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42), securities may help insurers survive the hard market ahead. “For cyber insurance to remain a viable business, insurers and their customers need a new pool of capital to help address the risk […]
By David Gambrill | March 10, 2022
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Yoomi Wynveen, Deputy Senior Vice President, Claims, Intact Insurance Intact’s deputy senior vice president of claims, Yoomi Wynveen, came to the property and casualty insurance industry by way of her finance background. She joined Intact at first via the company’s brokerage, BrokerLink. But when she transitioned over to the company side, she very quickly made […]
Benaaz Irani, Vice President, Desjardins Agent Network If you were to ask Benaaz Irani, vice president of the Desjardins Agent Network, what helped her succeed as a P&C insurance industry executive, part of it would be the help from good mentors and allies. “It’s not just about women helping women,” Irani says. “We definitely need […]
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – The Canadian Coast Guard says a container ship the length of two football fields is adrift off the west coast of Newfoundland. The agency said in an email Wednesday the 265-metre-long MSC Kim reported engine problems and the vessel was approximately 92 kilometres from Port au Port, N.L. The email says […]
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Yvonne Steiner, Head of Property, Zurich Canada While at university, Yvonne Steiner was looking for work as a student. “I had an opportunity to work for part of a company with an insurance division,” she says. Steiner wanted to challenge herself with the skills she was learning in her study of international relations: diplomacy, trade, […]
By David Gambrill | March 9, 2022
Susan Murphy, President, Hub Ontario “I always wanted to be in business,” says Susan Murphy, president of Hub Ontario, “but I never knew what that meant.” Starting in Sunlife in marketing and product placement, she loved the work, but Sunlife was national in scope and Murphy was interested in exploring business on a global scale. […]
Deborah Laferriere, Partner & Principal Broker, Purves Redmond Partner and principal broker at Purves Redmond, Deborah Laferriere entered the industry as a co-op student and has never regretted her decision. She did three work terms with Marsh while earning her business degree at Laurier. She got her brokerage license during that time and was hired […]
Jeannine Branion, AVP National Claims Field Operations, Co-operators “The industry needs a top-down commitment to developing a strong pipeline of women for leadership positions,” believes Jeannine Branion, assistant vice president of national claims field operations at The Co-operators. “This includes providing the funding needed to support development opportunities and meaningful mentorship programs that support and […]
Supply chain disruptions and back-ups due to COVID-19 and other factors (such as a shortage of drivers or trucks to deliver product) are contributing to concerns around cargo theft, a transportation industry expert says. “When you have more [cargo] that’s sitting around, that’s going to increase that level of concern around cargo theft because you […]
By Jason Contant | March 9, 2022
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