Paul Meinschenk Joins the Simmlands Team as VP, Broker Distribution

Simmlands Insurance Services Ltd., Canada’s premium provider of specialty insurance products, announced today that Paul Meinschenk, an industry veteran and former Executive with Berkley Canada, has joined the Simmlands team as VP Broker Distribution.  In this role, Meinschenk will be responsible to cultivate business opportunities with new and existing brokers as well as enhance Simmlands’ visibility and brand within the insurance industry.

Meinschenk will draw on nearly two decades of experience to nurture relationships with insurer partners, manage key performance indicators, and work directly with underwriters to help exceed identified goals and targets.

Meinschenk brings considerable expertise to this role, having worked across verticals to grow broker/client relationships, implement strategies to strengthen market coverage and identify new business opportunities.

“Everyone at Simmlands is very excited that Paul has joined our team.  Paul’s unique point of view positions him well to extend our corporate impact and measure the results of our business efforts,” said John Barclay, President, Simmlands.  “In his new role, I have full confidence that Paul will ensure that our scope of service is further enhanced and that the Simmlands brand resonates meaningfully with our stakeholder audience.”

Paul also boasts proficiency and academic certification in customer care and operational development. “I am delighted to be joining the Simmlands’ team – it is clear that this is a company that values innovation and has an ambitious plan for future business growth,” said Paul Meinschenk.  “I can’t wait to roll up my sleeves and start supporting Simmlands’ corporate vision in new and creative ways.”

Contact: Paul Meinschenk,Vice-President, Broker Distribution T: 1.416.408.5462 – E: meinschenk@simmlands.com

About Simmlands Simmlands Insurance Services Ltd. has been evolving into a provider of niche insurance products since the early 1980’s.  Our current products are available across Canada and our business is supported by independent insurance brokers. We believe that the use of independent brokers provides a number of advantages:

– Clients benefit from increased service levels provided by a broker that is geographically close by;

– Brokers are able to draw on our expertise in the niche areas on which we focus;

– Our partner insurers have the advantage of a wider and deeper range of potential insureds through our broker network.

In addition to Simmlands’ presence in the Golf Industry, for which we have been best known, we specialize in several other niche products, including:

– Contingency coverages

– Packaged coverage for destination risks

– Forestry risks

– Healthcare risks

– Kidnap, Detention, Extortion and Hijacking Protection (Kidnap & Ransom)

– Legal Expense Insurance

– Life & disability insurance (through our Hunter McCorquodale Inc. business)

– Management liability for small and medium enterprises

Contact: John Barclay, Simmlands Insurance Services Ltd. T: 1.416.865.1881- E: barclayj@simmlands.com – www.simmlands.com