Executive Outlook 2021: Aneill MacCaull, AA Munro Insurance
December 22, 2020 by Adam MalikAneill MacCaull, President, AA Munro Insurance Moving forward through COVID and into a post-COVID world, the biggest operational change for brokers will be the continued automation of simple customer transactions. Policy inquiries, payments, requests for liability cards, and renewal transactions…
Executive Outlook 2021: Barry Lorenzetti, BFL Canada
December 22, 2020 by Adam MalikBarry F. Lorenzetti, President, CEO, BFL Canada COVID-19 has been a massive disruptor in every aspect of our lives and we continue to work through and endure a very tough insurance market. Tech is king, with brokers moving towards a…
Executive Outlook 2021: Steve Phillips, Sovereign General
December 22, 2020 by David GambrillSteve Phillips, Chief Operating Officer, Sovereign General Insurance When it comes to the global pandemic, widespread sentiment is that the commercial insurance industry will not fully return to the pre-COVID environment. All businesses have been changed to some extent and to…
Executive Outlook 2021: Valérie Lavoie, Desjardins
December 22, 2020 by David GambrillValérie Lavoie, President, Chief Operating Officer, Desjardins General Insurance Group The COVID-19 pandemic will drive big changes in Canada’s P&C insurance industry. At Desjardins, it’s accelerating our digital transformation as clients increasingly embrace our expanding online and mobile services for sales,…
Executive Outlook 2021: Stéphane Lespérance, Aon
December 21, 2020 by Adam MalikStéphane Lespérance, President, Commercial Risk and Health Solutions in Canada, Aon In 2019, and the early part of 2020, we talked about a market under correction with increased underwriting discipline by insurers. This year, we added to the mix a…
Executive Outlook 2021: Warren Griffiths, FCA Insurance Brokers
December 21, 2020 by Adam MalikWarren Griffiths, President, FCA Insurance Brokers When FCA this year celebrated 100 years of operations, and the beginning of a new chapter for our business journey, we also prepared for market hardening. Like everyone else, we have been surprised by…
Executive Outlook 2021: Carol Jardine, Wawanesa
December 21, 2020 by David GambrillCarol Jardine, President, Canadian P&C Operations, Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company 2020 has ushered in a new reality. Everyone has had to react quickly, creating new norms, and with technology now more integral to our work and personal interactions than ever before.…
Executive Outlook 2021: Louis Gagnon, Intact
December 21, 2020 by David GambrillLouis Gagnon, President, Intact (Canada) Intact was founded on our values, a clear purpose, and a belief that insurance is about people, not things. That purpose is to be here to help society prosper in good times and be resilient in…
Executive Outlook 2021: Shawn DeSantis, Navacord
December 18, 2020 by Adam MalikShawn DeSantis, President, CEO, Navacord Corp. The pandemic has reshaped our industry — and is still reshaping it — with rapid change and innovation. Going forward, brokers will need to adopt and adapt to these changes across our expertise, people,…
Executive Outlook 2021: Raymond Chun, TD Insurance
December 18, 2020 by David GambrillRaymond Chun, President, CEO, TD Insurance The world around us continues to change and we’re all feeling the ongoing impact of COVID-19. Throughout the pandemic, we have demonstrated that we can adapt quickly to execute with speed and deliver for our…
Executive Outlook 2021: Philomena Comerford, Baird MacGregor
December 18, 2020 by Adam MalikPhilomena Comerford, President, CEO, Baird MacGregor Insurance Brokers LP & Hargraft Schofield Deemed an essential service, most tech-savvy brokerages deftly pivoted to a remote workforce model when COVID shut down the economy in March. Necessity became the mother of invention.…
Executive Outlook 2021: Nick Creatura, CNA Canada
December 18, 2020 by David GambrillNick Creatura, President, CEO, CNA Canada As we know, the future rarely unfolds as we expect. Uncertainty drives our value proposition. Insurance responds when the unexpected happens. In this period of uncommon uncertainty, it is incumbent upon all participants in…