Executive Outlook 2022: John Haas, NFP Canada
December 24, 2021 Canadian Underwriter StaffJohn Haas, President, NFP Canada There were many lessons learned in 2021. There is the impact of COVID-19 from a supply chain management perspective and how these issues complicated business interruption losses. Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) guidelines are now an entrenched…
Executive Outlook 2022: Andrew Kemp, CapriCMW
December 24, 2021 Canadian Underwriter StaffAndrew Kemp, President, CapriCMW Investment in technology will be critical to brokerages’ future success. The pandemic has accelerated digital transformation within the insurance industry by years. Previous reluctance to digitization and adoption of new technologies was quickly overcome as businesses…
Executive Outlook 2022: Jamie Lyons, Westland Insurance Group
December 24, 2021 Canadian Underwriter StaffJamie Lyons, President and CEO, Westland Insurance Group Brokers have proven remarkably resilient in 2021 against many unpredictable variables. We’ve learned organic growth is there to be had, but you need to work harder for it – whether that’s being relentless on client…
Executive Outlook 2022: Warren Griffiths, FCA Insurance Brokers
December 23, 2021 Canadian Underwriter StaffWarren Griffiths, president, FCA Insurance Brokers Talent was a big part of what we were doing in 2021. Finding talent, coaching, mentoring and trying to bring in new people. We don’t have high turn over but we do have some…
Executive Outlook 2022: Shawn DeSantis, Navacord
December 23, 2021 Canadian Underwriter StaffShawn DeSantis, president and CEO, Navacord Corp. Reflecting on 2021, three themes come to mind. First, there’s the importance of resiliency. Our colleagues and clients faced a second year dealing with COVID-19. Plus, we continued to lead teams in a…
Executive Outlook 2022: Steve Masnyk, Canadian Association of Managing General Agents
December 23, 2021 Canadian Underwriter StaffSteve Masnyk, Managing Director, Canadian Association of Managing General Agents MGAs, the fastest-growing segment of Canada’s insurance industry, will write about $4 billion in premium in 2021. And that’s on track to increase in 2022. Canadian Association of Managing General…
Executive Outlook 2022: Silvy Wright, Northbridge Financial Corporation
December 22, 2021 Canadian Underwriter StaffSilvy Wright, President and CEO, Northbridge Financial Corporation As we reflect on another unprecedented year, the ability to provide a high standard of uninterrupted, responsive service and solutions that help our customers run safer businesses continues to be paramount. We will be…
Executive Outlook 2022: Shelley Willick, Saskatchewan Mutual Insurance Company
December 22, 2021 Canadian Underwriter StaffShelley Willick, President & CEO, Saskatchewan Mutual Insurance Company (SMI) When the pandemic hit in 2020, what we assumed would last only a few weeks or maybe months has turned into 20 months and counting. The industry has shown tremendous resilience throughout…
Executive Outlook 2022: Jason Storah, Aviva Canada
December 22, 2021 Canadian Underwriter StaffJason Storah, CEO, Aviva Canada The lesson I hope we all take from these past 20 months is a collective acknowledgement that science saves lives. As COVID-19 moves to the rear-view mirror, we must turn our focus to the climate emergency.…
Executive Outlook 2022: Renato Rodrigues, AXA XL, Canada
December 21, 2021 Canadian Underwriter StaffRenato Rodrigues, CEO, AXA XL, Canada Resiliency, global connectivity and the impact of non-operational risks are some of the top lessons from this second year of the global pandemic. Overall, businesses have shown real resiliency, particularly amid incredible uncertainty, mandated shutdowns, changes…
Executive Outlook 2022: Saad Mered, Zurich Canada
December 21, 2021 Canadian Underwriter StaffSaad Mered, CEO, Zurich Canada Insurance professionals showed great resilience in 2021 and we cannot take that for granted. We need to continue to help them focus on well-being, mental health and managing their work-life balance. As the industry continues to struggle…
Executive Outlook 2022: Rob Marsh, Liberty Mutual Canada
December 21, 2021 Canadian Underwriter StaffRob Marsh, President, Liberty Mutual Canada The last 18 months have been an incredible test in resilience and they’ve certainly been interesting from a risk perspective. We’ve seen how a significant event can cascade negative impacts across regions and industries in…