Eileen Mercier, a member of the board of directors of Intact Financial Corporation, was named one of Canada’s 100 most powerful women this week by the Women’s Executive Network. Mercier, 70, has been on Intact’s board since 2004. The 100…
Travel insurance and assistance provider Allianz Global Assistance Canada (AGAC) has appointed Chris Van Kooten as chief executive officer, effective immediately. Van Kooten brings extensive insurance industry experience to his new position, having held executive leadership roles with several Canadian…
Jeff Goy elected chairman of Insurance Institute’s board of governors The Insurance Institute of Canada has elected S.J. (Jeff) Goy, president and CEO of Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company, as chairman of its board of governors. Goy was elected chairman at…
Canadian Broker Network, Canada’s leading network of independent insurance brokers, is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Kemp, co-president of CapriCMW Insurance Services Ltd., as the next CBN chairman. “We welcome Andrew Kemp as chairman whose industry experience and…
Ciara Brady, who previously worked in Toronto for both Swiss Re and Chubb, becomes head of global liability for Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty effective Jan. 1, AGCS announced Tuesday. Brady will work out of Zurich and succeed Michael Hohmann…
First General, a North American restoration network with operations across Canada, has appointed Dan Burns to be the regional director of its central and eastern Ontario offices. First General has more than 80 general locations in Canada and the United…
A lawyer who used to represent Saskatchewan’s auto insurer is now a judge with the province’s appeal court, the federal government announced Friday. Robert Leurer represented Saskatchewan Government Insurance on several occasions during the 31 years he practised law for…
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has appointed Jamie Mullarkey as head of property and energy for Canada, replacing Yvonne Steiner. Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, which writes commercial primary insurance in Canada, targets large and mid-sized organizations. Steiner, who joined Swiss Re…
Rissa Revin will be the new CEO of DAS Legal Protection Inc., effective Sept. 1. Revin has more than 27 years of experience in the legal, insurance and banking industries. She has held executive positions with a number of multinational…
CNA Canada has appointed Greg Metcalfe as senior vice president and chief financial officer. In this role, he will be responsible for leading the finance and IT functions for CNA Canada. Metcalfe will report to Nick Creatura, president and CEO…
Zurich Insurance has appointed Saad Mered as CEO and chief agent of Zurich Canada, effective Oct. 1, 2018. Mered is currently chief claims officer for Zurich Insurance Group. He will be assuming the chief agent role from David Levinson, who…
Aviva Canada reported Thursday that it has added to its executive teams in risk, claims and information technology. Bryant Vernon is the new chief claims officer (CCO), Nicole Brouillard is the chief information officer (CIO) and Michel Dionne is the…