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Executive Outlook 2022: Rob Wesseling, Co-operators Group
December 20, 2021 Canadian Underwriter StaffRob Wesseling, president and CEO, The Co-operators Group Limited Canadians continue to interact differently with the economy and our industry. An accelerated shift toward digitization drove us to enhance digital solutions alongside our existing engagement models. The pandemic also emphasized emerging…
Executive Outlook 2022: Matthew Turack, CAA Insurance Company
December 17, 2021 Canadian Underwriter StaffMatthew Turack, President, CAA Insurance Company The most important lesson the industry is really starting to respond to is that consumers want clear and sound advice that is easy to understand, and they are looking to companies for this. We recently…
Executive Outlook 2022: Andy Taylor, Gore Mutual
December 17, 2021 Canadian Underwriter StaffAndy Taylor, CEO, Gore Mutual The industry can be proud of how we’ve managed through the pandemic as it balanced innovation, resilience and compassion for employees, customers and brokers. We need to continue to plan for black swan events that led…
Executive Outlook 2022: Ryan Michel, Allstate Insurance Company of Canada
December 17, 2021 Canadian Underwriter StaffRyan Michel, President and CEO, Allstate Insurance Company of Canada Our mission, “Life is uncertain, we bring strength, experience, and care” helped guide how we have treated our customers, brokers, teammates and communities in which we serve during the 20-plus months of…
Executive Outlook 2022: Bernard McNulty, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty
December 16, 2021 Canadian Underwriter StaffBernard McNulty, chief agent and head of claims, Canada, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty A big lesson for us, and for many insurers from 2020 and into 2021, was understanding our contractual language or policy language and knowing what our obligations are.…
Executive Outlook 2022: Heather Masterson, Travelers Canada
December 16, 2021 Canadian Underwriter StaffHeather Masterson, President and CEO, Travelers Canada The past 20 months have brought unexpected challenges for our industry, but at the same time we’ve learned valuable lessons around planning and the critical importance of agility. We saw further acceleration of the technology…
Executive Outlook 2022: Valérie Lavoie, Desjardins General Insurance Group
December 16, 2021 Canadian Underwriter StaffValérie Lavoie, President and CEO, Desjardins General Insurance Group When the pandemic started, we were very reactive in our response. Being flexible and staying close to our members, clients and employees became more crucial than ever. We must keep challenging ourselves…
Executive Outlook 2022: Carol Jardine, Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company
December 15, 2021 Canadian Underwriter StaffCarol Jardine, EVP & president of Canadian P&C operations, Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company A big thank you to our brokers, policyholders and employees as Wawanesa celebrates our 125th anniversary. Milestones like this make you think about where you’ve been and where…
Executive Outlook 2022: Nick Creatura, CNA
December 15, 2021 Canadian Underwriter StaffNick Creatura, president & CEO, Canada, CNA 2021 has been a transformative year. While we are seeing some return to normal interpersonal interactions as COVID-19 abates, the accelerated digitization of client and partner interactions is likely to continue. The virtualization…
Executive Outlook 2022: Patrick Barbeau, Intact Financial Corporation
December 15, 2021 Canadian Underwriter StaffPatrick Barbeau, executive vice president and COO, Intact Financial Corporation Our purpose is to help people, and the importance of this purpose was highlighted in the last 20 months as we took on COVID-19, one of the biggest economic and…
Coming soon: 2022 Executive Outlook
December 14, 2021 Canadian UnderwriterAs 2021 draws to a close, Canadian Underwriter looks ahead with its annual Executive Outlook for 2022. Our December 2021/January 2022 print issue included outlooks from eight property and casualty insurer executives and 10 brokerage executives. In total, we received…
Executive Outlook 2021: Dave Partington, Gallagher
December 28, 2020 by Adam MalikDave Partington, CEO, Gallagher Global Brokerage – Canada The biggest change and differentiator will be how brokers access and use data. For example, the ability to benchmark coverages, limits and rates against peer groups will help our clients make better…