IBAO announces new president

The Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO) has announced that Debbie Thompson has been elected as the association’s 70th president. 

Thompson was officially inducted at the recent IBAO Convention held in Toronto, and will formally assume her role as president on Jan. 1, 2013.

Thompson began her insurance career at the Citadel Assurance, and received her broker’s license while working at Gellatley Insurance in Toronto. Her insurance career has developed into many roles, from a customer service representative to Vice President of Commercial Lines at Sinclair Cockburn. She is currently the Director of Business Development at Beyond Insurance Brokers in Whitby, Ont.

Thompson’s passion for the insurance industry found her first as a volunteer, taking on the role of Affiliate President with the Insurance Brokers of Toronto Region (IBTR) in 2002. She has worked on a variety of committees with IBAO including serving as Chair of the Education committee, a Facilitator for the CAIB Program and in 2005 she was elected as the Board Director for Territory 10 and was further elected to the Executive committee of IBAO in 2010. Debbie also sat on the National BIP (Broker Identity Program) Committee, representing Ontario for the Insurance Brokers Association of Canada. 

She also recently sat on the Consumer Engagement and Education Committee as part of the Minister of Finance Automobile Anti- Fraud Task Force.

Thompson is also very active in her community and supports many youth organizations including Big Brothers Big Sisters.  

“Debbie is so passionate about Ontario consumers and the broker brand,” IBAO CEO Randy Carroll commented.  “We are very excited for her to take on her new role as President where she will continue to be a very powerful and educated voice of the association.”

“The support of my three children, Nathanial, Kya and Christian as well as my partner Richmond  have brought me to where I am today,”  Thompson said. “2013 will sure be an exciting year for the association and I am so proud to lead the executive team on their many exciting initiatives.”