What’s New: In Brief (January 19, 2009)

Jean Chretien, former Prime Minister of Canada, will be the keynote luncheon speaker at the 2009 National Insurance Conference of Canada (NICC).
The conference will be held from Wednesday, Sept. 30 until Friday, Oct. 2 at the Ottawa Westin. Registration for the event will likely open in March.
A draft line-up of speakers and sessions includes ‘Market (Mis) Conduct — Shades of Grey;’ an OSFI presentation and Q&A; ‘Muddy Waters, Shifting Sands — Implications of IFRS and Solvency II;’ and ‘Facility’s Role in the Auto Cycle,’ among others.

Three Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO) members have been appointed to the Insurance Brokers Association of Canada (IBAC)’s board of directors and executive committee.
Outgoing IBAC president Danny Craig has been elected as chairman of the board.
Justin MacGregor, previously IBAC’s vice president, is now president-elect of IBAC.
Outgoing IBAO president, Rodney Hancock will represent Ontario as a member of IBAC’s national board of directors.
Craig is president of Craig, McDonald, Reddon Insurance Brokers Ltd. in Hanover, Walkerton, Mildmay and Durham, Ontario.
MacGregor is currently executive vice president of Martin Merry and Reid Limited in Toronto.
Hancock is the president and CEO of McFarlan Rowlands Insurance Brokers in London, Ontario.