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Brooke Hunter elected to UNIBA Partners board

Canadian commercial brokerage CEO Brooke Hunter is now on the board of UNIBA Partners, a Brussels-based organization. UNIBA, which operates in more than 130 countries, announced Hunter’s election Wednesday. UNIBA is comprised of more than 70 independent, owner-led brokers. In 2005, Hunter founded Toronto-based HUNTERS International Insurance, of which she is currently president and CEO. […]

By Greg Meckbach | November 4, 2021

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Get your brokers back to the office: BFL CEO

Barry Lorenzetti is encouraging you to get your brokers back to the office and if you disagree, don’t hesitate to contact him for a public debate. “It’s not as if COVID is going away and we will shut off COVID in four months or three months or next week. It’s here to stay. So are […]

By Greg Meckbach | November 4, 2021

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Eagle Underwriting gets acquired, keeps own brand

Managing general agent Eagle Underwriting Group Inc. has been acquired by GroupAssur, private equity firm Novacap Management Inc. announced Tuesday. “With Eagle, the objective was to get a broader spectrum of product,” said Jean-François Raymond, president of Montreal-based GroupAssur, in an interview with Canadian Underwriter. Eagle has two offices: one in Vancouver and the other […]

By Greg Meckbach | October 26, 2021

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Diversity, equity and inclusion: Asking the ‘uncomfortable’ questions

If you think it’s a challenge to improve diversity at your brokerage, you should also view it as an opportunity, Ontario brokers heard Wednesday at the Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario convention. Many brokerages are family-operated, Gore Mutual chief people officer Sonia Boyle observed Wednesday during a panel at the IBAO Annual Convention. As a […]

By Greg Meckbach | October 22, 2021

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