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Appointments
IBC congratulates City of Toronto on the creation of a chief resilience officer position
July 5, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) is congratulating the City of Toronto “for its ongoing commitment to emergency preparedness” with the recent establishment of a chief resilience officer for the city. Last month, Tory announced that the position will be…
François Dagneau appointed CEO of Canadian branch of Arch Reinsurance Company
June 16, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterArch Reinsurance Company announced on Friday that François Dagneau will be appointed to the position of chief executive officer of its Canadian branch this month. Dagneau will replace Patrick McGuiness, who is retiring from Arch, the company said in a…
XL Catlin opens political risk, credit and bond insurance practice in Canada
May 30, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterXL Catlin announced on Tuesday that it has opened its first political risk, credit and bond (PRCB) practice in Canada “to address continued demand” and appointed Marvin Azzopardi as senior underwriter. “We are very excited to open our first Canada-dedicated…
Saskatchewan government extends effective data for PST on insurance premiums
May 18, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Government of Saskatchewan announced on Wednesday that it has extended the effective date for the application of provincial sales tax to insurance premiums following discussions with insurance industry associations. The Ministry of Finance said in a press release that…
Former Marsh & McLennan CEO Duperreault replaces Hancock as CEO of AIG
May 15, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterAmerican International Group Inc. has a new chief executive officer, Brian Duperreault, as of Sunday, the New York City-based insurer announced. Duperreault (pictured right), a former CEO of Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc., is now also president and director of…
Uber announces Toronto research hub for self-driving technology
May 8, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterUber has announced that Toronto will be the first international research hub of its Advanced Technologies Group. The technology company also welcomed Raquel Urtasun, an associate professor at the University of Toronto “and one of the world’s leading researchers in…
Former RSA Canada exec appointed CEO Canada, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions
April 27, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterAdrian Hall, former chief customer officer for RSA Insurance in Canada, takes the helm of Swiss Re Corporate Solutions in Canada May 1. He will be “responsible for managing the company’s strategy, development and performance,” Swiss Re Corporate Solutions said…
New president and CEO announced for CNA Canada
April 25, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterCNA Financial Corporation announced on Tuesday the appointment of Nick Creatura to president and chief executive officer of CNA Canada. Creatura will be responsible for “executing profitable growth strategies” for the global insurer’s Canadian operations, CNA said in a press…
Desjardins’ acquisition of Western Financial caused ‘headaches’ for brokers: Baker
April 19, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterIf Trimont Financial Ltd. acquires Western Financial Group, Desjardins Group officials will have “more time to focus on further integrating State Farm,” MSA Research Inc. suggested in a recent report released Tuesday. “Slowly but surely, the complexion of the industry…
Can-Sure Underwriting & Beacon Underwriting promotes Cameron Copeland to president
April 18, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterCanadian property and casualty managing general agency (MGA) Can-Sure Underwriting and Beacon Underwriting announced on Tuesday that Cameron Copeland will assume the role of president. Copeland assumed the role effective April 15, succeeding Can-Sure founder Jeff Hart, who has “decided…
Dave Schioler, CEO of Insurance Brokers Association of Manitoba, to step down in April 2018
April 15, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Insurance Brokers Association of Manitoba (IBAM) announced on Thursday that CEO Dave Schioler will be stepping down effective April 11, 2018. Noting that he still has much to do at IBAM during what will now be a transition year,…
Court appoints committees to represent Economical mutual and non-mutual policyholders
February 24, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterAn Ontario court has appointed two committees to negotiate the allocation of benefits from a demutualization of Economical Insurance, the Waterloo, Ont.-based insurance carrier announced Friday. No federally regulated P&C insurers have demutualized yet. Canada did not have regulations allowing…