CBN Awards

2022 Underwriters of the Year | France Bourgeois, Personal Lines Underwriter, Wawanesa

France Bourgeois joined Wawanesa in 2012 after working at a brokerage for 21 years. Fluently bilingual, a seasoned underwriter and a self-professed workaholic, she has a keen sense of the pressures brokers face and works hard to make life easier for brokers and customers. France loves the rewarding work of being an underwriter, she says, […]

By Phil Porado | October 3, 2022

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2022 Underwriters of the Year | Cristina Sorescu, Senior Personal Lines Underwriter, Northbridge

Cristina Sorescu joined Northbridge in 2019 as senior personal lines underwriter, bringing 11 years of prior underwriting experience to her role. Throughout the years, Cristina sharpened her skills and developed a keen underwriting sense. Today, she consistently provides expert service to her brokers with a primary focus on offering support and solutions, while adhering to […]

By Phil Porado | October 3, 2022

2 min read

2022 Underwriters of the Year | Cheryl Pope, Senior Surety Underwriter, Intact

Cheryl Pope has been in the insurance industry for 34 years, starting as support staff fresh out of secondary school. She got her first taste of the surety industry almost 30 years ago as underwriting assistant for contract surety with GCNA, and thanks to an unquenchable thirst for learning progressed to becoming a senior surety […]

By Phil Porado | October 3, 2022

2 min read

2022 Underwriters of the Year | Cheryl Hebb, Underwriting Manager for Commercial Small Business, Northbridge Insurance

Cheryl Hebb began her career at Northbridge as an underwriter for small business when Northbridge first brought in their small-business offering, just over six years ago. Since then, the small business team has grown and maintained that book of business profitably by providing fast, friendly, fair service to their broker partners. Hebb’s more than 30-year […]

By Phil Porado | October 3, 2022

3 min read