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Top 10 Under 40: Canada’s Best Young Brokers, 2018
October 31, 2018 StaffWho are the brightest young talents in Canadian P&C today? Each year, Canadian Insurance Top Broker magazine answers that question with its Top 10 Under 40. (Top Broker was acquired in September 2018 by Canadian Underwriter.) The Class of 2018…
Top 10 Under 40, 2018: Garrett Jones, Valley First Insurance
October 31, 2018 Sarah Cunningham-ScharfWho are the brightest young talents in Canadian P&C today? Each year, Canadian Insurance Top Broker magazine (recently acquired by CU) answers that question with its Top 10 Under 40. Meet the other winners here, and don’t forget to pick…
The case for paying brokers on a 100% commission basis
October 30, 2018 by Jason ContantBrokers in favour of performance-based compensation point to its benefits in promoting customer service to clients. At Surex Direct, a Magrath, Alta.-based online brokerage that is 100% commission-based, customer service is key, said Ryan Kirk, vice president of operations for…
Top 10 Under 40, 2018: Danish Yusuf, Zensurance
October 30, 2018 Brooke SmithWho are the brightest young talents in Canadian P&C today? Each year, Canadian Insurance Top Broker magazine (recently acquired by CU) answers that question with its Top 10 Under 40. Meet the other winners here, and don’t forget to pick…
Top 10 Under 40, 2018: Taylor Bettinson, HUB International
October 30, 2018 Danielle KubesWho are the brightest young talents in Canadian P&C today? Each year, Canadian Insurance Top Broker magazine (recently acquired by CU) answers that question with its Top 10 Under 40. Meet the other winners here, and don’t forget to pick…
Top 10 Under 40, 2018: Dina Godinho, Jones DesLauriers Insurance
October 30, 2018 Sarah Cunningham-ScharfWho are the brightest young talents in Canadian P&C today? Each year, Canadian Insurance Top Broker magazine (recently acquired by CU) answers that question with its Top 10 Under 40. Meet the other winners here, and don’t forget to pick…
Top 10 Under 40, 2018: Anton Antonov, Marsh Canada
October 29, 2018 Brooke SmithWho are the brightest young talents in Canadian P&C today? Each year, Canadian Insurance Top Broker magazine (recently acquired by CU) answers that question with its Top 10 Under 40. Meet the other winners here, and don’t forget to pick…
Top 10 Under 40, 2018: Thomas Watson, Guardsman Insurance Services
October 29, 2018 Danielle KubesWho are the brightest young talents in Canadian P&C today? Each year, Canadian Insurance Top Broker magazine (recently acquired by CU) answers that question with its Top 10 Under 40. Meet the other winners here, and don’t forget to pick…
The Power of Broker Specialization
October 27, 2018 by David GambrillThis story is one in a series reporting on the results of 2018 National Broker Survey, conducted by Canadian Underwriter. The survey of more than 800 P&C brokers nationally was designed to identify the success strategies of both producers and principals. Find other instalments in the…
Broker’s licence suspended for cheating on CAIB 3 exam
October 26, 2018 by Jason ContantFor the second time this year, a broker in British Columbia has had their license suspended for cheating on a CAIB 3 exam. In the latest incident, the proctor observed the broker open PDF files of exam notes twice during…
Why you might need an investment banker to help place commercial insurance
October 24, 2018 by Greg MeckbachIf your mid or large-sized commercial clients are involved in mergers and acquisitions, there are risks involved and insurance to address those risks, but it’s not like selling fire insurance. “It is not a simple case of saying, ‘Fill out…
Signs of the hardening market in property lines
October 23, 2018 by Jason ContantOne multi-location brokerage in Nova Scotia is seeing hardening of property lines in the province, in line with a recent spike in property claims ratios across the country. Canadian federally regulated insurers have incurred $5.5 billion in property claims up…