Industry

Jody Lohr, Insurance Brokers Association of Alberta

Jody Lohr, President, Insurance Brokers Association of Alberta Jody Lohr, vice president of operations at Excel & Y, Lundgren & Young Insurance, applauds the industry for the progress it has made towards having more women in leadership positions. “Our industry has a strong voice in supporting diversity and inclusion policies,” Lohr says. “I’m a female […]

By David Gambrill | March 10, 2022

3 min read

Hub adds to Canadian executive management team

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

2 min read

A proposed new source of capital for insuring cyber

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

3 min read

Yoomi Wynveen, Intact

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 […]

By David Gambrill | March 10, 2022

3 min read