Canadian Underwriter


News Insurance

Paid HOW PROACTIVE ARE YOUR CLIENTS’ CYBER RISK STRATEGIES?

May 3, 2022 VICTOR CANADA

With cybersecurity spending expected to exceed US$1 trillion, it’s clear more businesses than ever before are realizing the need to invest in their cyber defenses. “Yet throwing money at a problem is never the lone answer,” says Kevin Auger, department

News Insurance

Paid TOMORROW’S BROKERAGE STARTS TODAY

May 1, 2022 CIBC

Owning a successful brokerage takes years of hard work, entrepreneurial drive and adaptability. Even if you’re a very astute brokerage owner, you may not be familiar with  what is needed to successfully transition your brokerage. Many, if not most, brokerage

News Insurance

Paid How to help your clients risk manage prolonged supply chain struggles

April 5, 2022 HDI Global

With experts predicting the pandemic-induced global supply chain crisis will continue for at least several months, if not as long as two years, it has become more important than ever to help your clients manage their exposures. “It continues to

News Insurance

Paid Barbados Captive Insurance Executives Project Steady Growth

April 4, 2022 Invest Barbados

The global insurance market is experiencing hardening market conditions, with rising rates and capacity constraints posing challenges for risk managers. The starkest examples have arisen from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and many of its related risks such as cyber terrorism

News Insurance

Paid Help your Mid-Market Manufacturing & Construction clients navigate today’s risks

April 2, 2022 CNA Canada

Geo-political uncertainty, slow pandemic recovery and a continued threat of business interruption are keeping your mid-market Manufacturing & Construction clients up at night. Can their risk management strategies keep up? While the market shows signs of softening, prolonged pandemic-induced struggles

Theresa Teixeira
News Insurance

Theresa Teixeira, Travelers Canada

March 11, 2022 by David Gambrill

Theresa Teixeira, Chief Underwriting Officer, Travelers Canada “The industry has really evolved to a wonderfully warm and inviting place for women to realize their full potential, and is far more equipped to support varied family dynamics,” says Theresa Teixeira, chief

Terri O'Brien, CEO, Equite Association
News Insurance

Terri O’Brien, Équité Association

March 11, 2022 Brooke Smith

Terri O’Brien, CEO, Équité Association Terri O’Brien worked 25 years in large financial institutions in the banking sector before joining the P&C insurance industry about a year ago as CEO of Équité Association. But, they’re really compatible. “The two sectors are

Susan Gilbert, Insurance Brokers Association of Manitoba
News Insurance

Susan Gilbert, Insurance Brokers Association of Manitoba

March 11, 2022 by David Gambrill

Susan Gilbert, President-elect, Insurance Brokers Association of Manitoba Susan Gilbert, president-elect of Insurance Brokers Association of Manitoba, started off in marketing and finance and used the same skill sets to find her confidence and success in the world of property

Jody Lohr, President, Insurance Brokers Association of Alberta
News Insurance

Jody Lohr, Insurance Brokers Association of Alberta

March 10, 2022 Gloria Cilliers

Jody Lohr, President, Insurance Brokers Association of Alberta Jody Lohr, vice president of operations at Excel & Y, Lundgren & Young Insurance, applauds the industry for the progress it has made towards having more women in leadership positions. “Our industry

Yoomi Wynveen
News Insurance

Yoomi Wynveen, Intact

March 10, 2022 by David Gambrill

Yoomi Wynveen, Deputy Senior Vice President, Claims, Intact Insurance  Intact’s deputy senior vice president of claims, Yoomi Wynveen, came to the property and casualty insurance industry by way of her finance background. She joined Intact at first via the company’s

Benaaz Irani
News Insurance

Benaaz Irani, Desjardins Agent Network

March 10, 2022 by Jason Contant

Benaaz Irani, Vice President, Desjardins Agent Network If you were to ask Benaaz Irani, vice president of the Desjardins Agent Network, what helped her succeed as a P&C insurance industry executive, part of it would be the help from good

News Insurance

Yvonne Steiner, Zurich Canada

March 9, 2022 Brooke Smith

Yvonne Steiner, Head of Property, Zurich Canada While at university, Yvonne Steiner was looking for work as a student. “I had an opportunity to work for part of a company with an insurance division,” she says. Steiner wanted to challenge