CBN Announces 2025 Underwriter of the Year Award Recipients

TORONTO, ON, SEPTEMBER 2, 2025/insPRESS/ – Canadian Broker Network(CBN), Canada’s leading network of independent insurance brokers, is pleased to announce its 2025 Underwriters of the Year.      

“For over a decade, CBN in partnership with Canadian Underwriter magazine, has been recognizing the very best underwriters in the industry. We want to thank this year’s winning underwriters for their commitment to our member brokers and for being an integral part of our success!” says Lorie Phair, President of CBN.

The CBN Underwriter of the Year Awards allows CBN members to select their personal and commercial lines underwriter winners as having met and exceeded our award criteria. The criteria includes underwriting excellence and risk knowledge; prompt and effective responsiveness back to our members; writing business that satisfies clients’ needs while creating a win-win for the broker and the insurer; a positive, helpful attitude; and investing time to develop trusting relationships with brokers.

“These accomplishments highlight the crucial role that strong broker-underwriter partnerships play in our industry,” says Andrew Kemp, Chairman of CBN. “We congratulate this year’s recipients as well as the nominees and express our gratitude for their ongoing dedication to the industry”.

Commercial Award Recipients

Laura Lee Barnes, Economical Insurance

Cara Barry, Economical Insurance

Feliesha Beckett, Intact Insurance

Sheila Briscoe, Intact Insurance

Pamela Darko, Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company

René Gallant, Wawanesa Insurance

Colin Gilmour, Zurich Canada

Noah Gladysz, Intact Insurance

Ken Mombourquette, Northbridge Insurance

Kate Moore, Wawanesa Insurance

Ryan Pardy, Aviva Canada

Carmela Primiani, Aviva Canada

Andre Sekulovski, Intact Insurance

Brittany Siwak, Aviva Canada

Laura Stanley, Portage Mutual Insurance

Amy Stiller, Northbridge Insurance

Samantha Sutherland, Aviva Canada

Personal Award Recipients 

André Camors, Chubb Insurance

Louise Doucette, Aviva Canada

Eudora Gaskin, Aviva Canada

Sarah Keddy, Heartland Mutual Insurance

Noelle Kiesman, Family Insurance

Sarah Klatt, Heartland Mutual Insurance

Brenden Nelms, Chubb Insurance

Raymond Nguyen, Unica Insurance

Kate Peart, Intact Insurance

Martine Pelletier, Wawanesa Insurance

Youpeng Shi, SGI CANADA

Mike Watt, SGI CANADA

Catherine Yatco, Northbridge Insurance

MGA Award Recipients

Trista Alves, Cansure

Annick DeChamplain, SUM Insurance

Paul Ferritto, Totten Group

Robyn Gillespie, Cansure

Leah McCarthy, Burns & Wilcox

Brian Morison, Aurora Underwriting Solutions

Bruce Norman, ODIS Underwriting

Brittany Reuter, Victor Canada

Nicole Rose, Agile Underwriting Solutions

Greg Steinbach, Agile Underwriting Solutions

About Canadian Broker Network

Canadian Broker Network (CBN) is an alliance of Canada’s leading independent insurance brokers. With over 30 member firms, 100 offices, 4,000 employees, and representing more than $3.5 billion in property-casualty premiums, CBN provides national reach with a local touch.

CBN member brokers offer expertise across personal, commercial, employee benefits, life, and financial services, ensuring Canadians receive the highest standard of quality products, risk management advice and service. CBN also provides independent, employee-owned brokerages with a unique way to grow and innovate their businesses by leveraging the collective wisdom, experience, and connections of their members. Evolving from a best-practices forum established in 2002, CBN fosters innovation, collaboration, and a commitment to growth and performance ensuring that members deliver superior value to clients, employees, and insurer partners.

 Exclusively focused on the growth and success of independent brokers.

 For more information on CBN and our member brokers, visit canadianbrokernetwork.com

Media Contact

Angela Venner
Canadian Broker Network
416-855-8150 x 4818
            angela@canadianbrokernetwork.com