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of Calgary; Gordon Adams; Robert Cartwright, Jr.; Al Gorski; Leslie Lamb; John Phelps; Michael Phillipus; Frederick Savage; and Lori Seidenberg.
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9 6 positions have included general adjuster, branch manager, of Directors (BoD) for the vice president of operations last six years, and is a former and Lloyd’s Division leader. vice president and board liaison to the RIMS External AffairsMacdonald Committee.Chisholm Other officers on the RIMS Trask Insurance2016 (MCT) BoD include vice in president announced early Nowell Seaman, January that it willdirector join propof global risk management erty and casualty brokerage for Potash Corporation of the BrokerLink. The terms of Saskatchewan Inc.; treasurer transaction were not disJennifernotes Santiago, director closed, a statement of insurance for Novartis from BrokerLink. BrokerLink Corporation;subsidiaries and secretary companies, of Steve Financial Pottle, director Intact Corp.,of risk management include 84 offices services serving at Yorkin University. The new clients Atlantic Canada, board members are Alberta and Ontario. Emily Dating Cummins, Barry60 Dillard back more than years, and Laura Langone, whileinMCT has more than 110 the incumbent members surance professionals in 18 are Gordon Adams, Gloria offices. Michael Brien, who Brosius, Robert has led MCT overCartwright, the last 12 Jr., Richard Roberts, Jr., years, joins BrokerLink as JanetofStein and Robert Zhang. head its Atlantic operations.
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Carolyn Snow [7] will lead RIMS as president Ontario-based City for the 2014 term, Insurance Offices Ltd. which took effect January 1. and Philpot & Delgaty Snow, who has been on the Insurance Ltd. joiningfor RIMS Board of are Directors BrokerLink, one of Canada’s seven years, is currently dilargest property and casualty rector of risk management for insurance brokerages, whose Humana Inc. She previously companies are subsidiaries served as RIMS’s treasurer, of Intact Financial Corporation. secretary and director of The termsaffairs. of theThe transaction external RIMS were not disclosed. the board for 2014 alsoInincludes coming months, the operavice president Richard tions of both brokerages Roberts, Jr.; treasurer Julie will “transition and integrate” Pemberton; corporate secreunder the brand, BrokerLink. tary Nowell Seaman, director
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of global risk management for Western PotashSouth Corporation of Insurance Group Saskatchewan Inc.; Gloria Limited welcomed Brosius; Steve has Pottle, director Doreen Teoh [8] as senior of risk management services underwriter. In her Jennifer new role at York University; at the wholesale insurance Santiago; Janet Stein, direcintermediary/managing tor of risk management genand eral agent (MGA), Teoh will insurance at the University
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As of January 8, Toronto insurance bro3b ker Jones DesLauriers Insurance Management Inc. (JDIMI) had acquired Whitley Insurance and Financial Services. Whitley Insurance has offices in Belleville, Ontario and the nearby communities of Trenton, Deseronto and Stirling. “The acquisition is expected to build a solid presence for JDIMI in Eastern 10 and position the firm Ontario to better service their clients, join company’scommerspecialty withthe strengthened casualty team, supporting cial and personal insurance the Canadian hospitality and offerings in the region and a leisure marketplace. She has new financial services divispent more than sion,” most notesofa her statement from 25-year career in various JDIMI. President and CEO underwriting and will leadership Shawn DeSantis lead the capacities the companies. MGA space. teams frominboth
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Loris Clarke [8] has been Kaufman namedH.W. successor to Paul Financial Group has Whitley, president of Whitley acquired Toronto-based Insurance, who will remain loss control inspection and during a transition period. consulting firm Technical Risk Services (TRS). TRS will continue to operate Ken Rayner [9] has under the TRSAnderson name as joined part of McTague Canadian&Reports, a Associates Canadian provider of audits, Ltd. as its director of busiloss inspections and nesscontrol development, Central risk management services. Region. “Ken brings a wealth Gilles Proulx, TRS’s of experience to our former comexecutive viceheld president, pany, having various client will become senior services, management positions president of Canadian with insurers and otherReports. MGAs,”
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says Chuck McTague, president of Anderson McTague & Associates, a familyowned MGA based in New Brunswick. In January, Anderson McTague & Associates announced it was expanding, adding an office in Toronto to service the brokers of Ontario and Manitoba. Rayner’s appointment confirms the 3c company’s “commitment to the Ontario/Manitoba marketplace, and to the building of Mississauga, a local support team to assist brokers withOntario-based their surplus Fenchurch lines and difficult to place General Insurance Company business,” McTague adds. has a new surety manager in Iqbal Bhinder [10]. “With his 10The years of surety Guarantee underwriting Company and business of developmentNorth experience, America Iqbal is positioned further has announced thattoTara capitalize on Fenchurch’s Wishart [10] became vice identified niche market president of claims for the segments,” says insurer’s Toronto Steve branch on Brown, Fenchurch General December 2, 2013. Having Insurance’s president 21 years of experienceand in The chief executive officer. Guarantee’s claims
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department, Wishart will be responsibleMcDougall for the operations Insurance of the Toronto Branchand Claims. Financial is She first joined The Guaranmerging withas Upper Canada tee in 1995 an adjuster Commercial Insurance Group and has held roles of increas(UCC). The merger will enhance ing seniority with the comMcDougall Insurance’s pany, including, most commercial expertise and recently,lines claims manager for introduce its personal specialty lines. Wishartlines is a strength UCCthe offices. member into of both Surety All 40 UCC staff will Association of Canadaremain and with UCC, andAssociation all branch of the Canadian locations continue. Women inwill Construction. Follow @CdnUnderwriter on http://twitter.com/CdnUnderwriter
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