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Brovada hosted insurers, brokers, and industry partners at their second Brovada Innovation Day on Jun. 11 at 1 King West in Toronto. At the event, Brovada announced the imminent addition of quoting to their P&C transaction suite. “Innovation is at the heart of everything we do,” said Karl Greenlaw, founder and CEO of Brovada. “Giving brokers the ability to launch quoting from their BMS is a natural evolution for Brovada. We have over 12,000 brokers using our solution every day for the majority of their insurer interactions. Quoting makes our offering that much more complete.”
Heather L. Brown appointed VP, Insurance Operations Peter Flattery, CEO of the Healthcare Insurance Reciprocal of Canada (HIROC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Heather Brown as Vice President, Insurance Operations. Heather began her career with HIROC in 1990 when she joined the Underwriting & Client Services Department and was soon appointed Manager, Marketing & Underwriting. When the Reciprocal’s Underwriting Department and the HIROC Brokerage were merged in 2003 to form Insurance Operations, Heather was appointed Manager of the department. She holds a RIBO licence and is now Principal Broker of HIROC Insurance Services Limited. She has also obtained an RPLU (an international professional liability underwriting designation) and an MBA from the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. Heather has played a key role in the development of HIROC’s rating methodologies, as well as building the capacity and expertise of the Insurance Operations department. Her experience will ensure HIROC’s Insurance Operations department continues its tradition of specialized knowledge, financial stewardship and responsive client service. HIROC works in partnership with healthcare organizations across Canada to provide innovative insurance and risk management solutions supporting safety, stability and collaboration in healthcare. As a reciprocal, any profit, or excess surplus, is returned to the memberowners. Since 1987, HIROC has returned over $91 million to its subscribers - funds that have been re-invested in programs that improve patient care and outcomes.
www.hiroc.com August 2013 Canadian Underwriter
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