Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company president and CEO Jeff Goy (pictured top right) will be retiring after a 35-year career with the insurer, including nearly 11 years as president and CEO. Effective Jan. 1, 2025, Evan Johnston (pictured left), the company’s executive vice president of strategy and related businesses, will serve as the 10th president in […]
By Jason Contant | September 19, 2024
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QBE Canada has appointed Caroline Fenn to a newly created role of multinational underwriting manager, reflecting its desire to attract clients needing multinational insurance placement solutions, the company announced Thursday. QBE Insurance Group is a global international insurer and reinsurer that operates under a Lloyd’s underwriting licence and does business exclusively through partnerships with insurance […]
By Jason Contant | September 5, 2024
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Équité Association has announced the appointment of two senior leaders to its board of directors. Joining the board are Promutuel Assurance CEO Geneviève Fortier and Suzanne Courtlander, Gore Mutal Insurance’s senior vice president of claims, Équité said in a press release Thursday. Fortier has held senior executive positions in the industry over the years, mostly […]
By Jason Contant | August 20, 2024
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Aviva Canada has appointed two senior leaders to its executive leadership team, reporting to CEO Tracy Garrad. Garth Pepper joins as managing director of Aviva business insurance and Pascal Dessureault will become chief public affairs, marketing and communications officer. Pepper is a seasoned insurance veteran in the Canadian and North American specialty and commercial insurance […]
By Jason Contant | August 2, 2024
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Specialty insurer Mosaic Insurance has named Toby Smith as Americas CEO, effective July 23. Based in New York, Smith will become a member of Mosaic’s leadership team and will be responsible for spearheading market engagement and profitable growth across Canada, the United States, and the wider Americas region, Mosaic said in a press release last […]
By Jason Contant | July 29, 2024
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Industry veteran Phil Cook has retired after 62 years in the insurance industry, 57 of which were in Canada. Cook announced his retirement as chairman of Accelerant Insurance Company of Canada (formerly Omega General Insurance Company) effective June 30. For 20 years, he has also been known for his popular Insurance Industry Trends & Predictions […]
By Jason Contant | July 16, 2024
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Less than a week after it announced the acquisition of two Canadian P&C brokerages, Westland Insurance continues its M&A spree with a deal involving Alberta Best Insurance Ltd. Westland’s acquisition of the well-established P&C brokerage became effective July 2. With locations in Beaumont and Leduc, Alta., Alberta Best Insurance has been offering insurance for more […]
By Jason Contant | July 9, 2024
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Insurance investment group Southampton Financial has partnered with the driving force behind brokerage Cheep Insurance, a deal designed to provide the brokerage with cutting-edge digital technologies. Southampton Financial announced its equity partnership with WebBroker Canada Inc. on Tuesday. The deal adds to the firm’s other transactions involving Canadian P&C operations that offer digital car and […]
By Jason Contant | July 4, 2024
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Westland Insurance continues to expand across Canada with its latest brokerage acquisitions in Alberta and Ontario. Westland announced Wednesday its acquisition of Excel Insurance Lloydminster and M. Butler Insurance in Ontario, effective June 24. “These acquisitions bring Westland into two new communities and represent Westland’s continued expansion across Canada,” the brokerage says in a press […]
By Jason Contant | July 3, 2024
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There’s a common perception in the Canadian property and casualty insurance industry that artificial intelligence (AI) will take your job rather than support it. But the opposite is true, as AI empowers talent transition in underwriting, says Pat Caldwell, chief people officer at insurtech Send. AI-driven large language models are changing how underwriters perform their […]
By Jason Contant | June 28, 2024
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