FIRST Insurance Funding of Canada Announces A Dedicated Sales Team for British Columbia

FIRST Insurance Funding of Canada, the Insurance Industry leader in Payment Solutions, announces today their dedicated Sales Team for British Columbia.

We are pleased announce a new Relationship Manager of Sales in British Columbia. We are proud to welcome Lynda Wong to the FIRST Insurance Funding of Canada team. Lynda has over 15 years of financial and relationship-based sales experience. Lynda’s professionalism and experience in commercial account management and business development will be a welcomed asset for FIRST Canada’s industry partners.

“We are pleased to grow our local representation with Lynda joining our British Columbia sales and service team. Lynda’s demonstrated success in helping clients achieve their profitable financial goals is a great compliment to the team.” stated Stuart Bruce CEO, FIRST Insurance Funding of Canada. Lynda will accept accountability for the British Columbia region on April 14, 2015, working from the Vancouver office. Lynda will be visiting our industry partners’ offices soon to introduce herself. You are invited to join Lynda and all the Vancouver staff on the last Thursday of each month at the Industry Broker Bash, which FIRST Canada is a proud sponsor.  

We would like to also welcome Jason Chow to the FIRST Canada team. Jason will be joining Lynda Wong and Melanie Valiquette and the entire Vancouver office team as an Associate Account Manager. Jason will provide exceptional client service to our partners via his analytical expertise, superior communication skills and previous insurance advisor experience.

We are pleased to reinforce our commitment and reliability to our Western partners with this investment in talent.

About FIRST Insurance Funding of Canada

FIRST Insurance Funding of Canada (FIRST Canada) is proud to partner with commercial insurance brokers to assist them in growing their businesses through innovative solutions. More than premium funding – FIRST Canada offers flexible premium funding options, broker loans, and other exclusive financial services. Experienced staff and dedicated relationship managers enhance the value proposition of independent and major insurance brokers across Canada. FIRST Canada is part of the largest independent premium finance group in North America. The Wintrust Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: WTFC) family of companies is a publicly traded, diversified, financial services company with assets totaling more than $20 billion. FIRST Canada is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with representatives in Montreal and Vancouver. For more information please visit www.firstinsurancefunding.ca

FIRST Insurance Funding of Canada contacts:

Stuart Bruce

• Chief Executive Officer, FIRST Insurance Funding of Canada

• stuart.bruce@firstinsurancefunding.ca (416) 216 1788 

Crystal Macklin

• Vice President of Marketing, FIRST Insurance Funding of Canada
• crystal.macklin@firstinsurancefunding.ca (416) 216 1742