WICC Gala Dinner

WICC Ontario held its 15th annual gala dinner, ICONIC, on Apr. 13, 2011 at The Westin Harbour Castle Hotel in Toronto. WICC dinner co-chairs and evening emcees Michael Butler and Marian Adamson introduced WICC co-chairs Carolyn Horan and Jean Faulkner to present Martin Kabat, CEO of the Ontario division of the Canadian Cancer Society, with a cheque from WICC for $825,000. Gold Flame Awards, recognizing significant contributions to WICC, went to the Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario; Risk Management Counsel of Canada; SIMAC Canada Inc.; and Worden Insurance & Financial Services Ltd. Nancy Thorne and Debbie Cyr were 2010 WICC ‘Hall of Flame’ Award inductees. Lyna Newman, who was the executive director, board member and secretary of WICC Ontario for more than a decade, received the Lew Dunn Memorial Award. Marilyn Horrick, past dinner chair, introduced WICC Relay for Life co-chairs Paul Martin and Carla Smith, who spoke about the industry’s commitment to the event and 2011 Relay for Life plans and goals. Since WICC’s inception in 1996, the P&C industry has raised more than $5 million.