CBN Awards
Natalie Magaletta joined Northbridge in 2011 as a summer student in commercial lines. After a brief stint on the broker side as a marketer, she returned to underwriting with a new perspective after having learned both sides of the industry. She credits her time on the broker side with making all the difference in building […]
By Canadian Broker Network | October 18, 2023
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François Létourneau joined the industry 12 years ago and has been working at Sovereign General Insurance as a commercial lines underwriter since 2016. Throughout his career, Létourneau used his experience to drive profitability and growth while striving to provide quality service to brokers. Létourneau finds the analytical aspects of underwriting particularly engaging. “I was drawn […]
By Canadian Broker Network | October 17, 2023
Alexander Kwan started his insurance career with Aviva Canada in 2013 as an underwriting assistant. A decade later, Kwan, currently a senior personal lines underwriter with Aviva, is still as passionate about underwriting as he was when he first started. “I absolutely love the risk exposure and problem-solving aspect of underwriting,” says Kwan. He says […]
By Canadian Broker Network | October 16, 2023
Mark Hoyte’s insurance career began in 1989 in the mail room at Continental Insurance (now Northbridge General Insurance). He is a dedicated, accomplished underwriter with more than three decades of risk management expertise. Hoyte is known for his keen attention to detail and trusted by brokers for his out-of-the-box advice and commitment to helping people […]
By Canadian Broker Network | October 13, 2023
Jordan Hollett joined the industry in 2011, and after five years on the broker side, moved to underwriting with the goal of focusing on technology and cyber liability. He first joined Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company in 2016 as specialty insurance underwriter. In his current role as Assistant Vice-president, Professional Solutions, at Trisura, Hollett specializes in […]
By Canadian Broker Network | October 12, 2023
Stephanie Hodson’s insurance career began in 2008 in the mail room of Aviva’s personal lines department. She quickly moved into underwriting, first in personal lines, before becoming a commercial lines underwriter in 2011. In 2013, she was part of the team that opened the Aviva West Branch in Calgary and, earlier this year, was promoted […]
By Canadian Broker Network | October 11, 2023
Steve Henley started his insurance career as a damage insurance agent at Belair Direct in Québec in 1996, after completing his BBA. In 2008, he completed his CIP designation, and in 2020, he joined Intact in Québec as a senior personal lines underwriter. Henley prides himself in finding new ways to offer win-win insurance […]
By Canadian Broker Network | October 10, 2023
With eight years of professional experience and a CIP designation, Ashley Folk is dedicated to making an impact through her positive attitude, empathy, and sincere approach to the service she provides and the relationships she has built and maintains with brokers. She joined SGI CANADA in 2015 and worked her way up to her current […]
By Canadian Broker Network | October 6, 2023
With almost 40 years’ experience in the P&C industry, Lisa Decker calls herself an “insurance lifer.” She started her career at an adjusting firm and eventually moved into underwriting, honing her skills in both personal and commercial lines and obtaining her CIP designation. The mom of three prides herself in building strong broker relationships using […]
By Canadian Broker Network | October 5, 2023
Brad Clisdell started his insurance career with the Insurance and Risk Management program at MacEwan University in Edmonton. He has been with Aviva for 18 years, first joining as an underwriting assistant and working his way up to junior then senior underwriter, as well as a field underwriting position working on P&C new business. He […]
By Canadian Broker Network | October 4, 2023
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