Granite Claims Solutions Welcomes Jodi Payne as their New Calgary Branch Manager

CALGARY – April 14^th, 2014 – Greig Boyle, National Vice President of Operations for Granite Claims Solutions, is pleased to announce Jodi Payne as the new Branch Manager for our Calgary branch.

Jodi has more than 15 years of progressive claims and leadership experience in the insurance industry working with both National Insurers and Independent Adjusting firms. She has extensive expertise in the areas of automobile, personal and commercial liability, and municipal liability claims.

 “Jodi will be a real asset for us going forward,” says Boyle. “She has a long history of high quality claims adjusting and great team leadership skills. With Granite’s focus on delivering a best-in-class Quality Product to our clients, Jodi is a perfect fit.”

Jodi will be taking over the role from Dale Smith, the current Branch Manager who will be moving into the role of Manager, Technical Claims Services for Southern Alberta.

“As our operations in Alberta continue to ramp up, Dale will be a key Large Loss Specialist, Team Leader, and Mentor for our Tech Services Team,” says Blair McGregor, Granite’s VP of Operations for Western Canada. “And with Jodi’s knowledge and leadership capabilities coming into the Branch Manager’s role, we won’t skip a beat. This is an ideal situation for us.”

Jodi is the latest addition in Granite’s continued expansion in Western Canada, having opened offices in Grand Prairie AB, Fort St. John BC, Port Alberni BC, Nanaimo BC, and Prince George BC in the past year.

Jodi will work closely with Blair McGregor and the Alberta team to further push Granite’s expansion into new markets in the province.

For more information, please contact:

Jodi Payne | Phone (403) 640-9076  |  Email jodi.payne@graniteclaims.com

Blair McGregor | Phone (604) 659-6550  |  Email blair.mcgregor@graniteclaims.com About Granite Claims Solutions:

Since 1976, Granite Claims Solutions has provided claims handling, risk management and third party administration services to local, national and international insurance markets, risk managers, brokers and public entities.

Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Granite offers a national presence to the domestic property and casualty insurance industry, with over 300 specialty claims adjusters, marine surveyors and Third Party Administrators in over 50 offices across Canada.

http://www.graniteclaims.com/