Views (November 01, 2004)

Outgoing Insurance Brokers Association of Canada (IBAC) president Ken Orr (left) presented the Jean-Charles d’Auteuil Memorial Award of Merit to Brian Gilbert, retiring chair of the IBAC executive at the association’s AGM in Regina recently. The Jean-Charles d’Auteuil Award is presented at the discretion of IBAC’s President to individuals deserving of national recognition for outstanding work on behalf of independent insurance brokers throughout Canada. Gilbert’s “leadership has helped to enhance a sense of cooperation in IBAC and increase the profile of the insurance broker distribution system to government, industry and consumers”.|Odyssey|Odyssey|Odyssey|Odyssey|Odyssey|Odyssey|Odyssey|The “Salute 2004” B.C. Insurance Person of the Year is Vince Pritchard, senior partner and Vancouver manager for claims adjusting firm Pritchard, Woodall & Associates, where he specializes in large property losses, municipal projects and complex liability claims.|Toa Re|Toa Re|Toa Re|Toa Re|Toa Re|Crawford Adjusters Canada|Crawford Adjusters Canada|Crawford Adjusters Canada|Crawford Adjusters Canada|Team CIP|Team CIP|Team CIP|Fellows of the CIP Society|Fellows of the CIP Society|Fellows of the CIP Society|Fellows of the CIP Society|Fellows of the CIP Society|Fellows of the CIP Society|Fellows of the CIP Society|5K Walk/Run|5K Walk/Run|5K Walk/Run|This year’s recipient of the Don Stuart Award, the highest achievement in risk management in Canada, is Joseph Restoule, senior risk consultant for NOVA Chemicals Corp. Restoule has served the Risk & Insurance Management Society (RIMS) for over 14 years, at the local chapter level, as chair of the RIMS Canada Council, as chair of the McGannon Foundation for Advanced Risk Management, and now on the RIMS board as vice president – strategic opportunities. He was a founder of the National Education Committee in Canada, and in 2006 will serve as co-chair of the national conference in Calgary. In accepting the honour, Restoule saluted his mentor and friend, Bill McGannon, and also gave thanks to wife Patti and children Matthew and Sarah for their support.|This year’s winner of the Fred Bosson Award for academic achievement in the CRM program is Samuel Isaacs, review officer for the B.C. Workers’ Compensation Board (right). Presenting the award is Craig Rowe, chair of the national education committee of the RIMS Canada Council.|In conjunction with its AGM, the Insurance Brokers Association of Canada (IBAC) held its first Charity Golf Tournament in memory of fellow broker Cyril MacKinnon who passed away suddenly earlier this year. His wife, Dianne (at center with IBAC president Keith Wilson, left, and chair Ken Orr), was on hand in Regina to accept a $2,500 donation to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Saskatchewan. The event is planned to annually raise funds for the Foundation in the province where the AGM is being held.

Odyssey Reinsurance Co. of Canada president Bob Ysseldyk and his staff gave guests a chance to live history at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto recently. The reception welcomed clients, business partners and guests to wander through the exhibits, take their turn as an NHL star, and sample an impressive food selection.

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Toa Re chief agent in Canada David Wilmot welcomed clients and business partners to the annual Fall Function at Toronto’s Sheraton Hotel. The evening was filled with entertainment of all sorts as well as fine Japanese cuisine.

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The 10th Annual Crawford Adjusters Canada Golf Tournament raised more than $10,000 for the Women in Insurance Cancer Crusade (WICC). The event, held at Royal Woodbine Golf Club, welcomed a capacity crowd of Crawford staff and clients. Crawford CEO Glenn Gibson presented a cheque for an additional $20,000 to Jean Faulkner of WICC, representing funds raised through employee charity activities and payroll deductions this year under the banner of “Crawford Cares”.

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“Team CIP” included 126 runners who participated in the 2004 CIBC Run for the Cure in early October, raising almost $22,200 for cancer research. The runners represented various Insurance Institutes and chapters from across Canada, including Regina, Winnipeg, Burlington, Niagara, Ottawa, London, and Toronto. This year’s record fund raising was four times the amount raised last year, and the efforts were spearheaded by Team CIP organizer Dawn Elliott, manager of the Insurance Institute of Ontario (IIO).

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The Fellows of the CIP Society, Toronto, hosted its annual golf tournament at Diamond Back Golf Club in Richmond Hill, Ontario. The event brought together duffers from across the industry to raise funds for the Women in Insurance Cancer Crusade (WICC). A cheque was presented to WICC executive director Lyna Newman for nearly $3,000.

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The first annual “5K Walk/Run” to support the McGannon Foundation for Advanced Risk Management kicked off from The Forks in Winnipeg, Manitoba to lead off the 29th RIMS Canada Conference. Event organizers were Joe Hardy and the Manitoba RIMS Chapter led by Mike McAndless, with FM Global as sponsor. McGannon Foundation chair Joe Restoule says the event raised over $1,800. As of June 30, the Foundation has $188,000 in net assets, and this year, two scholarships were awarded to students in post-secondary studies which include risk management: University of Calgary students Alyssa Dietrich and Erik Johnson.

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