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…
Webinar: Building resilience in challenging times with Michele Romanow
March 24, 2021 by Canadian UnderwriterTo view Canadian Underwriter’s full webinar series, please fill in the following information for immediate access: Webinar Access Name* First Last Email* Zip/Postal Code* Phone*Organization* Job Title* What is the business of the organization you work for?*Choose One…Independent Insurance BrokerageInsurance…
Debbie Thompson, past president, IBAO
March 12, 2021 by Greg MeckbachDebbie Thompson, Manager, Risk and Insurance, Ontario Ministry of Government and Consumer Services Canada’s P&C insurance industry is making good progress on increasing female representation of women in the C-suite, but more needs to be done to mentor future women…
Heena Patel, RSA Canada
March 12, 2021 by Greg MeckbachHeena Patel, Senior Vice President, Chief Auditor, RSA Canada Advertising to more potential job candidates and raising awareness among managers about unconscious bias are among the measures the property and casualty insurance industry can take to help women advance into…
Patti Kernaghan, Kernaghan Adjusters
March 12, 2021 by Jason ContantPatti Kernaghan, President, CEO, Kernaghan Adjusters Patti Kernaghan was working in the banking industry and felt pretty settled in her career before her career path veered towards the insurance industry. “My father took me out for lunch, which was not…
Lorri Frederick, ClaimsPro
March 12, 2021 by Jason ContantLorri Frederick, President, ClaimsPro Claims has been a very “old-school” and traditional sector of the insurance industry, and for the longest time was very slow to change from the standpoints of technology, process, and diversity, said Lorri Frederick, president of…