At a luncheon held May 17 at Ottawa’s Chateau Laurier Hotel, the Insurance Institute of Ontario hosted the national finals of the Inter-Institute Public Speaking Contest before an audience of 75. The 1999 winner of the Canadian Underwriter Trophy was Andrew Vos of Victoria, British Columbia, representing the western zone. Andrew is with Allan Tolsma […]
June 30, 1999
1 min read
“The elder statesman of Canadian Insurance Journalism, joined Canadian Underwriter as an assistant editor in 1952. What was to be a short stay between newspaper jobs ended up as a 33 year stint, 25 of it as managing editor. The reason? He became hooked on the insurance industry, its problems and its people.” KENNETH E. […]
May 31, 1999
1 min read
Lewis & Wright Insurance Inc. of Grand Prairie and Soltys Insurance Services Ltd. of Edson, represent the two latest Alberta acquisitions by broker network Hi-Alta Capital Inc. (TSE:HIA). Lewis & Wright will add $6 million in premium to the network, Soltys contributes another $3.5 million in sales.
March 31, 1999
1 min read
Canada Brokerlink has added two Ontario brokers pushing total annualized premium volume to more than $200 million. The publicly traded broker network acquired Hawkesbury-based Charbonneau Bercier Taillon Insurance Brokers Ltd. which has premium volume of approximately $5.1 million and Thunder Bay-based Gordon A. Wilson Insurance Brokers with annual premiums of $2.1 million. The purchases boost […]
December 31, 1998
1 min read
Insurance broker and vice president of Toronto-based KRG Insurance Group Eileen Greene recently fulfilled a prophesy and raised more than $10,000 in donations for the Women In Insurance Cancer Crusade (WICC). Her cause was motivated by her mother. Last year Greene’s mother faced surgery to have a cancerous lung removed. Greene recalls from that moment, […]
December 31, 1998
2 min read
BELAIRdirect, a division of ING Canada, has raised the stakes in direct insurance by going to the Internet as a means of distribution. The direct writer launched its online car insurance quotation system in December. The first of its kind in North America, BELAIRdirect’s web-site prompts visitors to answer a step-by-step questionnaire and provides an […]
December 31, 1998
1 min read