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Paid 2023 Underwriters of the Year | Alexander Kwan, Senior Personal Lines Underwriter, Aviva

October 16, 2023 Canadian Broker Network

Alexander Kwan started his insurance career with Aviva Canada in 2013 as an underwriting assistant. A decade later, Kwan, currently a senior personal lines underwriter with Aviva, is still as passionate about underwriting as he was when he first started.  

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Paid 2023 Underwriters of the Year | Mark Hoyte, Senior Commercial New Business Underwriter, Northbridge

October 13, 2023 Canadian Broker Network

Mark Hoyte’s insurance career began in 1989 in the mail room at Continental Insurance (now Northbridge General Insurance). He is a dedicated, accomplished underwriter with more than three decades of risk management expertise.   Hoyte is known for his keen attention

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Paid 2023 Underwriters of the Year | Jordan Hollett, Assistant Vice-president, Professional Solutions, Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company

October 12, 2023 Canadian Broker Network

Jordan Hollett joined the industry in 2011, and after five years on the broker side, moved to underwriting with the goal of focusing on technology and cyber liability. He first joined Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company in 2016 as specialty insurance

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Paid 2023 Underwriters of the Year | Stephanie Hodson, Intermediate Commercial Underwriter, Aviva

October 11, 2023 Canadian Broker Network

Stephanie Hodson’s insurance career began in 2008 in the mail room of Aviva’s personal lines department. She quickly moved into underwriting, first in personal lines, before becoming a commercial lines underwriter in 2011.   In 2013, she was part of the

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Paid 2023 Underwriters of the Year | Steve Henley, Senior Personal Lines Underwriter, Intact

October 10, 2023 Canadian Broker Network

Steve Henley started his insurance career as a damage insurance agent at Belair Direct in Québec in 1996, after completing his BBA.   In 2008, he completed his CIP designation, and in 2020, he joined Intact in Québec as a

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Paid 2023 Underwriters of the Year | Ashley Folk, Personal Lines Underwriter, SGI Canada

October 6, 2023 Canadian Broker Network

With eight years of professional experience and a CIP designation, Ashley Folk is dedicated to making an impact through her positive attitude, empathy, and sincere approach to the service she provides and the relationships she has built and maintains with

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Paid 2023 Underwriters of the Year | Lisa Decker, Personal Lines Underwriter, Intact

October 5, 2023 Canadian Broker Network

With almost 40 years’ experience in the P&C industry, Lisa Decker calls herself an “insurance lifer.” She started her career at an adjusting firm and eventually moved into underwriting, honing her skills in both personal and commercial lines and obtaining

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Paid 2023 Underwriters of the Year | Brad Clisdell, Commercial Mid-market Underwriter, Aviva

October 4, 2023 Canadian Broker Network

Brad Clisdell started his insurance career with the Insurance and Risk Management program at MacEwan University in Edmonton.   He has been with Aviva for 18 years, first joining as an underwriting assistant and working his way up to junior then

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Paid 2023 Underwriters of the Year | Kathy Bartolitius, Commercial Lines Underwriter, Peace Hills Insurance

October 3, 2023 Canadian Broker Network

Kathy Bartolitius’s insurance career began in 1986 with Western Canada-based Peace Hills Insurance, and she has been with the company ever since. She started as a data processor, right out of high school, and worked her way up, holding various

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Paid HOW TO TALK TO YOUR CLIENTS ABOUT COMMERCIAL LOSS CONTROL

October 2, 2023 Gloria Cilliers

As the frequency and ferocity of severe weather events continue to soar, so also must insurance conversations between underwriters, brokers and their clients increasingly become about risk mitigation – shifting the focus towards preventing and minimizing potential loss, say experts

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Paid 2023 Underwriters of the Year | Amir Ali Akbarli, Senior Commercial Lines Underwriter, Economical

October 1, 2023 Canadian Broker Network

Amir Ali Akbarli is quick to say he chose to work in insurance rather than say he “fell into it.” He graduated from the British Columbia Institute of Technology’s General Insurance and Risk Management program and started his insurance career

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Paid 10 Preliminary Questions Broker Should ask their Commercial Specialty Clients

October 1, 2023 Echelon Insurance

Specialty commercial businesses require a unique insurance fit, and it’s a Broker’s responsibility to guide their specialty customers in the right direction. Insurance is complex and can be overwhelming for business owners trying to understand their needs. Whether it’s hospitality,