Voices of P&C Women
Happy International Women’s Day, 2024! For the past three years, Canadian Underwriter has been producing this tribute to the perspectives of women in the Canadian property and casualty industry — which, by the way, is made up of 66% women, 3 percentage points higher than in 2017. The industry is filled with women helping clients […]
By David Gambrill | March 8, 2024
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Linda Dolan, President, Insurance Brokers Association of Canada After being offered a part-time job at the Port Alberni Shipping Company Ltd. by one of the owners, Linda Dolan was later charged with running the company’s insurance department. She started taking her Canadian Accredited Insurance Broker (CAIB) courses shortly after. Then in 1997, she purchased the […]
By Alyssa DiSabatino | March 14, 2023
Institutionalizing mentorship and training mentors within a company is key to supporting women and diversity in the industry, Phair said.
By Jason Contant | March 14, 2023
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Anna McCrindell, Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer (East), Wawanesa Mutual Insurance A campus recruiter was the P&C industry entry point for Anna McCrindell, senior vice president and chief operating officer (East) at Wawanesa Mutual Insurance. “A recession was starting, and I jumped into a commercial underwriter training program with an American company,” she said. […]
By Phil Porado | March 14, 2023
Alexandra Kindbom, Managing Director, Chief Client Officer, Risk Management and Corporate Segments, Marsh Canada Alexandra (Lexie) Kindbom, managing director and chief client officer for the risk management and corporate segments at Marsh Canada, came to insurance by way of commercial litigation. “I’m a lawyer by background, an insurance defense litigator,” Kindbom told Canadian Underwriter. “It was through that experience that I […]
By David Gambrill | March 14, 2023
Jennette Lee Wah, Vice President, Commercial Insurance, Jones DesLauriers Insurance Management You don’t have to meet Jennette Lee Wah, vice president of commercial insurance at Jones DesLauriers Insurance Management, very long to know why she has ascended to a leadership role in the P&C insurance industry. And yet, it was a lucky coincidence she landed […]
By David Gambrill | March 13, 2023
Monica Ningen, President, CEO, Swiss Re Canada and the English Caribbean Mentorship and sponsorship are key ways to bring women and diversity into the P&C insurance industry’s leadership positions, says Monica Ningen, president and CEO of Swiss Re’s Canada operations. While mentors talk to you (and give you advice), sponsors talk about (and promote) you […]
By Alyssa DiSabatino | March 13, 2023
Colette Taylor, Chief Operating Officer, Sovereign Insurance Although she’s been in commercial insurance for all 28 years of her career, Colette Taylor, chief operating officer at Sovereign Insurance, has done many different things within that time frame. “I’ve made a point of putting my hand up for positions I felt I could be good at,” […]
By Phil Porado | March 13, 2023
Kim Edmondson, Desjardins insurance agent Companies in the Canadian P&C insurance space can provide avenues for support groups to help women overcome any barriers they face, said Desjardins insurance agent Kim Edmondson. “I think if some organizations provide avenues for these groups, that would be really beneficial,” Edmondson said. “Because maybe women aren’t always comfortable […]
By Jason Contant | March 13, 2023
Imen Zitouni, Senior Vice President, Intact Lab, Chief Digital Officer, Intact Financial Corporation Intact’s chief digital officer first came into Canada’s property and casualty industry as a digital expert, not an insurance professional. Her oblique entry into the industry started with her offering digital advice to a friend, an insurance professional. “I started in 1998, […]
By David Gambrill | March 10, 2023
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