Burns & Wilcox Canada opens new office in St. John’s, Newfoundland

Burns & Wilcox Canada is opening a new office in St. John’s, Newfoundland, as the first step in the company’s plans to build a strong presence in Atlantic Canada.

Burns & Wilcox Canada offers more than 300 products to the Canadian brokerage community. It was recently created through the acquisition of the Chesterfield Group.

Steve McQueen will lead the St. John’s office. He joins Burns & Wilcox Canada with more than 17 years of experience in the Atlantic Canada broker community.

McQueen will oversee operations for all of Atlantic Canada and is responsible for growing and building the business in the Atlantic region from the regional office headquarters in St. John’s.

Donna Payne also joins the St. John’s office as underwriter.

The St. John’s office is located at 40 Commonwealth Ave., Suites 119 & 120, Mount Pearl, NL, A1N 1W6.