Valérie Lavoie, President, Chief Operating Officer, Desjardins General Insurance Group Family responsibilities and unconscious biases are among factors that can hold women back from advancing into the C-suite, says Valérie Lavoie, a senior executive with Canada’s second-largest P&C insurance carrier.…
Monica Ningen, President, CEO, Swiss Re Canada and the English Caribbean Women at all stages of their careers in the insurance industry continue to face barriers such as higher performance standards, harsher judgement for mistakes than their male counterparts, and…
Jessica Asano, vice president, Thunderbird Insurance Brokers Ltd.; vice president, Insurance Brokers Association of B.C. For Jessica Asano, vice president at Thunderbird Insurance Brokers Ltd., a defining moment for her entry into a senior leadership role in the P&C industry…
Heather Masterson, president and CEO of Travelers Canada Although women make up more than six in 10 workers in Canada’s property and casualty insurance industry, representation falls as career levels rise, statistics from the Insurance Institute of Canada show. Women…
Natalie Higgins, Senior Vice President, Atlantic Canada, Intact Insurance Creating a corporate environment that supports women in taking chances with their career is near and dear to the heart of Natalie Higgins, senior vice president of Atlantic Canada for Intact Insurance. Higgins’ 17-year…
Fayeanne Beattie, chief financial officer, Gallagher Brokerage Canada For women entering the industry, finding that mentor is a key part of professional development and moving up the ranks, says a veteran P&C executive. “Having a really strong mentor system is…
Tina Gardiner, Manager, Risk Management Services, The Regional Municipality of York The experience left a sour taste in Tina Gardiner’s mouth. While with a different employer, Gardiner, who is currently the manager of risk services for York Region in Ontario,…
Kristen Gill, Head of Personal Insurance, Aviva Canada If more women are to become P&C insurance industry executives, the industry should actively recruit young women in the early stages of their career planning and development, says Kristen Gill, head of…
Karen Gavan, Swiss Re board of directors and former president, CEO of Economical Insurance To reach a leadership position in the Canadian property and casualty insurance industry, women leadership hopefuls need to develop and hone their financial literacy skills, the…
Robyn Young, CEO, Excel & Y and president-elect, IBAC Women need to be confident in their own potential and support other women in their rise up the corporate ladder, suggests Robyn Young, president-elect of the Insurance Brokers Association of Canada.…
Susan Murphy, president, Hub Ontario The path Susan Murphy took is not necessarily one that she would recommend for young women in the insurance industry. While the president of Hub Ontario was progressing in her career, Murphy would often be…
Women are making inroads into the senior executive leadership of the property and casualty insurance industry, but there is still a lot of work to do. Recent industry demographic research conducted by the Insurance Institute of Canada shows that although…