What’s New: In Brief (July 03, 2009)

Andrew Cartmell has been appointed president and CEO of Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI).
“We are extremely pleased Mr. Cartmell accepted Saskatchewan’s offer to lead SGI’s 1,800 staff forward in the years ahead,” June Draude, SGI minister, said in a release. “Mr. Cartmell has over 25 years’ experience in the insurance industry, working his way up the ranks at the Co-operators General Insurance Company to his most recent position of regional vice president for central Ontario.”
SGI’s previous president and CEO, Jon Schubert, resigned in 2008 to become president and CEO of the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia.

The Co-operators has donated a total of Cdn$237,000 to 93 charities across Canada as part of the Directed Donations program.
Each staff member has the opportunity to direct Cdn$75 of corporate money towards the organization of their choice from a list of charities.
In all, 2,961 staff directed a total of Cdn$222,075, representing 82% of all Co-operators employees.
Members of the board of directors and delegates of member-owners invested a further $15,375.
The five largest staff-directed donations went to:
• The Toronto Hospital for Sick Children ($23,775)
• The Canadian Cancer Society, Regina branch, ($13,725)
• The Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation, Calgary, ($8,775)
• Sofia House – Women’s and Children’s Shelter, Regina, ($8,025)
• The Canadian Cancer Society, Guelph branch, ($7,800)