Voices of P&C Women

Lorie Phair, Canadian Broker Network

Lorie Phair, President, Canadian Broker Network Canada’s property and casualty insurance industry still has a gap in terms of opportunities for women in middle management, but the overall prospects for career opportunities and development are looking positive, says Lorie Phair, president of Canadian Broker Network.  Phair notes there are a number of senior women leaders […]

By Jason Contant | March 7, 2022

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Susan Penwarden, Aviva Canada

Susan Penwarden, Chief Technical Underwriter, Aviva Canada Susan Penwarden has had a varied and robust career in insurance, living across five different countries and practicing insurance in the United Kingdom, France, Denmark and Canada.  Before settling at Aviva, Penwarden started off as a broker, working each summer at Sedgwick Insurance Brokers. After finishing her undergraduate […]

By Alyssa DiSabatino | March 7, 2022

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Voices of P&C women

To commemorate International Women's Day, Canadian Underwriter has reached out to 20 women leaders in the P&C industry.

By David Gambrill | March 7, 2022

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Lorie Phair, Canadian Broker Network

Lorie Phair, president, Canadian Broker Network Women fight the stigma that you can’t be pleasant and kind while confident and assertive at the same time, said Lorie Phair, president of the Canadian Broker Network. “In fact, I was told once that I was too nice to be in a major, senior role,” Phair said. Another […]

By Jason Contant | March 11, 2021

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