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Carol Jardine has been appointed president of Winnipeg-based Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company’s Canadian property and casualty (P&C) operation. Wawanesa CEO Jeff Goy made the announcement Thursday. Before her appointment, Jardine was senior vice president and chief strategy officer, a position she assumed when joining the company in 2016. In addition to her leadership role at […]
By Jason Contant | April 7, 2018
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An engineer with “extensive mergers and acquisitions experience” is up for election to Intact Financial Corp.’s board of directors, the property and casualty insurer announced recently. William Young, chairman of the board of Aurora, Ont.-based auto parts maker Magna International Inc., has been nominated to serve as an independent director on the board of Toronto-based […]
By Greg Meckbach | April 5, 2018
Brokers need to reinvent how they provide face-to-face advice to their clients, changing their physical office model to reflect a more modern approach inspired by a quick and easy online experience. “Brokers need to start thinking about it in terms of retail,” Paul Jackson, chief marketing and distribution officer at Gore Mutual Insurance Company, told […]
By David Gambrill | April 5, 2018
Carrie Trudeau has officially started her new position as vice president of claims for Canada with Lloyd’s managing agent AEGIS (Associated Electric & Gas Insurance Services Limited), bringing 18 years of experience in the Canadian insurance market to the role. “I am essentially following in my father’s footsteps,” she told Canadian Underwriter before she began […]
By Jason Contant | April 3, 2018
Risk managers are entering a new era that emphasizes their strategic thinking skills. Increasingly, they will be asked to provide valuable risk insights that will help guide their organizations through an uncertain future. Are they up to the task?
By David Gambrill, Editor-in-Chief | April 1, 2018
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Two new staff members join adjusting firm Claims adjusting firm Kernaghan Adjusters said Monday it has relocated its Whistler, B.C. operation and welcomed two new staff members. Michael Unger will be Sea to Sky manager and executive adjuster. He brings more than 17 years of experience in various markets, including Canada, the United States, and […]
By Jason Contant | March 28, 2018
David A. Crozier will become the president of specialist insurer Markel Canada in early 2019, succeeding current president Karen Barkley, who will retire at the end of this year. Completing a 40-year career in the insurance industry, Barkley has held positions at Zurich, AIG, CIGNA, as president of ACE INA Insurance, and as a past […]
By David Gambrill | March 27, 2018
OTTAWA – A year into its effort to help equip youth for the rapidly evolving workforce, one of the country’s largest banks says enhancing young Canadians’ human skills will be critical in navigating the machine-led disruption that lies ahead. In a new study, the Royal Bank of Canada is calling for a national review of […]
By Jason Contant | March 26, 2018
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Do you find it difficult to drag yourself out of bed in the morning and get yourself to work on time? Or are you sick of traffic jams frustrating your morning commute into the office? If you’re late for work as an insurance employee, you’re a lot like other Canadian workers – and you’re probably about twice […]
By Jason Contant | March 23, 2018
Insurance is based on relationships, as we all know, but is your professional network helping you or hindering you? One of the biggest misconceptions about networking is that relationships should form and grow spontaneously among people who naturally like each other, says a blogger writing for Harvard Business Review. For some, thinking about networks strategically […]
By David Gambrill | March 9, 2018
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