Gail Sheepway appointed Zurich’s specialty products Canada business lead

Gail Sheepway has accepted a new position as Zurich’s specialty products Canada business lead, effective July 1.

Sheepway will be involved in making plans for growth in Canada in conjunction with the existing growth strategy in the United States and in a series of workstreams related to connecting Canadian business into specialty products’ existing special business units.

She will continue to be based in Toronto and will report directly to Dan Riordan, president of specialty products. She will also be a member of the Canadian senior staff under the leadership of Zurich Canada CEO Patrick Lundy.

“We’re pursuing a formal alignment of Canadian specialty business within the Zurich North America specialty products business unit and we believe this move will yield many benefits,” said Riordan. “By aligning all specialty business under one Zurich North America umbrella, we can best pursue our opportunities for growth of the specialty lines.”

Sheepway joined Zurich in 2001 and has held various held roles in product underwriting. Most recently, she was the head of Zurich’s accident and health business in Canada.