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The PAL Insurance Brokers Canada Award for
Young Gun of the Year
WINNER
“I know this is a personal award, but for me it’s a team award. I’ve got a phenomenal team back home, and we’ve got a phenomenal business” ALY KANJI InsureLine Brokers Inc.
AFTER 11 years in the insurance industry, Aly Kanji’s innovative spirit and hard work have earned him the Young Gun Award. Kanji’s insurance journey began when he worked as general counsel for Sussex in 2005. By 2007, Kanji had become COO of Sussex and stayed on until 2014. He keenly negotiated Sussex’s agreement to operate in BC and Alberta’s Walmart stores, tripling the company’s locations in those provinces and doubling its gross product.
Kanji’s savvy business manoeuvres earned him capital to co-fund the startup InsureLine Brokers Inc., where he is now the president and CEO. InsureLine is a technology-focused company with unique communication products that bridge the gap between mortgage and insurance professionals. “[Obtaining] the home valuation and the insurance quote enables the insurance broker to quickly give the client a comprehensive quote over the telephone in only a few
“It’s so important for us to sponsor this award because PAL comes from a younger generation” MATT TAYLOR General manager, PAL Insurance Brokers Canada
AWARD SPONSOR PAL INSURANCE BROKERS CANADA has been Canada’s leading specialty MGA for more than 25 years. PAL’s online platform is very popular with brokers, as it allows quick and easy access to many of PAL’s programs. Responsiveness to brokers is one of PAL’s top priorities, whether in providing top-notch customer service or in the creation of several programs in direct response to broker demand. For more information, visit palcanada.com
minutes,” the company says. Driving client data innovation has provided a seamless transition between mortgages and insurance, largely thanks to Kanji’s efforts. Kanji concurrently runs Kanji Consulting and sits on the board of directors for the Women in Insurance Cancer Crusade.
FINALISTS Neil Bryson Bryson Insurance Brokers Simar Sidhu Diamond Insurance Group Dave Giles Giles Financial Solutions Maxime Poulin Groupe Ostiguy & Gendron Aly Kanji InsureLine Brokers Inc. Peter Demangos PDF Financial/Collage HR Crystal Underhill Reith & Associates Insurance and Financial Services Shawn Graydon Rempel Insurance Brokers
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