On The Move (February 01, 2005)

Cunningham Lindsey Canada Ltd. has appointed Greg Doerr as branch manager of its Barrie, Ontario office. Doerr has been with the firm since 2001, and has more than 10 year adjusting experience. Cunningham Lindsey has also named Michael Alwyn as branch manager for the newly combined Toronto central claims services branch and Toronto commercial risk division. Alwyn has been with the firm since 1996 and has a decade of adjusting experience.

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XL Re Europe has appointed Christophe Colle as chief agent for its Canadian branch, located in Toronto. Colle has been with XL Re since 1999, when he joined predecessor Le Mans Re, and in 2002 moved to the Toronto office as deputy manager in charge of underwriting.

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Crawford Adjusters Canada Ltd. has made a series of organizational moves to better align staff with its two key markets – insurers and corporate clients. Among the new roles are: John Smith as senior vice president responsible for insurer markets; Bill Johnstone as director, global technical services; Stephen Anderson as senior vice president responsible for corporate markets; Martin Pinney, vice president responsible for quality; Scott Sutherland as vice president information technology; Richard Racette, vice president of Quebec; Kerry Eaton as vice president of class action services.

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CARSTAR Automotive Canada is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2005, having grown from eight locations in one province to 107 locations in nine provinces today. During the past decade, the collision repair network has seen total sales climb to more than $130 million annually, and brand recognition hit 16.4% nationally. “We have aggressive goals for the future, including having over 200 locations throughout all major markets in Canada and to reach a goal of between 10-20% market share,” says CARSTAR CEO Sam Mercanti.