Susan Murphy, Hub Ontario
March 9, 2022 Stacey HuntSusan Murphy, President, Hub Ontario “I always wanted to be in business,” says Susan Murphy, president of Hub Ontario, “but I never knew what that meant.” Starting in Sunlife in marketing and product placement, she loved the work, but Sunlife…
Deborah Laferriere, Purves Redmond
March 9, 2022 Stacey HuntDeborah Laferriere, Partner & Principal Broker, Purves Redmond Partner and principal broker at Purves Redmond, Deborah Laferriere entered the industry as a co-op student and has never regretted her decision. She did three work terms with Marsh while earning her…
Jeannine Branion, The Co-operators
March 9, 2022 Gloria CilliersJeannine Branion, AVP National Claims Field Operations, Co-operators “The industry needs a top-down commitment to developing a strong pipeline of women for leadership positions,” believes Jeannine Branion, assistant vice president of national claims field operations at The Co-operators. “This includes…
Brenda Rose, FCA Insurance Brokers
March 8, 2022 Gloria CilliersBrenda Rose, Executive Vice President, Partner, FCA Insurance Brokers “One challenge every leader faces, but I believe still often falls more heavily on women, is being able to commit to extra responsibilities while juggling personal responsibilities, such as caring for…
Amanda Ketelaars, Mitchell & Whale
March 8, 2022 Stacey HuntAmanda Ketelaars, Chief Process Officer, Mitchell & Whale “My plan wasn’t insurance,” confesses Amanda Ketelaars, chief process officer (CPO) at Mitchell & Whale since November 2021. Yet it has ended up being her first and final stop. Ketelaars was taking…
Catherine Roe, Aon
March 8, 2022 Brooke SmithCatherine Roe, Executive Vice President, Central Region Leader, Canada, Aon Despite a degree in English literature, Catherine Roe “fell” into the insurance industry and has worked in “many different forms” — including auto claims adjustor, claims consultant, and account executive…
Erin Fischer, Wawanesa Mutual Insurance
March 8, 2022 Canadian Underwriter StaffErin Fischer, Senior Vice President, Chief Claims, Regional Operations Officer for Canada, Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Erin Fischer cites good fortune as a reason why she was able to succeed in the Canadian property and casualty industry. And having a good support…
Laura Samaroo, WTW
March 7, 2022 Canadian Underwriter StaffLaura Samaroo, Managing Director, Canadian leader, WTW For Laura Samaroo, rising to the leadership ranks was an evolution. “Early in my career, I aspired to be a great consultant and actuary, but wasn’t necessarily focused on climbing the corporate ladder,” she…
Lorie Phair, Canadian Broker Network
March 7, 2022 by Jason ContantLorie Phair, President, Canadian Broker Network Canada’s property and casualty insurance industry still has a gap in terms of opportunities for women in middle management, but the overall prospects for career opportunities and development are looking positive, says Lorie Phair,…
Susan Penwarden, Aviva Canada
March 7, 2022 by Alyssa DiSabatinoSusan Penwarden, Chief Technical Underwriter, Aviva Canada Susan Penwarden has had a varied and robust career in insurance, living across five different countries and practicing insurance in the United Kingdom, France, Denmark and Canada. Before settling at Aviva, Penwarden started…
Chelsea Fitzpatrick, Park Insurance
March 7, 2022 by Alyssa DiSabatinoChelsea Fitzpatrick, Vice-President of Operations, COO, Park Insurance Chelsea Fitzpatrick joined Park Insurance as a fresh graduate after receiving encouragement from Park’s President and CEO — her father. “There’s two sides of getting into insurance: you fall into it by…
Voices of P&C women
March 7, 2022 by David GambrillHappy International Women’s Day, 2022. To commemorate the occasion, Canadian Underwriter has reached out to 20 women leaders in the P&C industry. We talked to them about how they got into the industry and what obstacles women may face while trying to…