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COVER STORY: YOUNG GUNS 2017 JONATHAN BROWN Commercial and personal lines producer PETERS INSURANCE AGENCIES Location: Alberta Age: 33 Years in insurance: 12
In 2005, Jonathan Brown started in insurance in the life and A&S sector. After working his way to district manager for the Calgary area with Combined Insurance, he decided to switch to general property & casualty insurance in 2009. Since 2014, Brown has been with Peters Insurance Agencies, currently as commercial and personal lines producer. In addition, Brown is involved with the Insurance Brokers Association of Alberta, where he serves as a director-at-large on the Professional Young Insurance Brokers board and chairperson of the communications committee. He also recently took on the role of vice-president for PYIB.
DANIEL REID President, partner REID & BRADLEY’S Location: Ontario Age: 31 Years in insurance: 11
DANISH YUSUF Founder and CEO ZENSURANCE Location: Ontario Age: 34 Years in insurance: 6
To launch Zensurance, a technology company that focuses on SMEs in the brokerage space, Danish Yusuf and his partners raised venture capital, hired a team of six and solicited the support of three insurance companies to support their vision. In just a few short months, the company has already helped hundreds of customers with their insurance needs, including sub-brokered policies across Canada and in the US. In describing his typical workweek, Yusuf reveals his passion for the intersection of insurance and technology. “I love being able to take a problem we identify on Monday, designing a solution on Tuesday, building the solution on Wednesday/Thursday and then launching it live by Friday,” he says. This exceptional efficiency and focus on technology has earned Yusuf's company several accolades. Zensurance was named PayPal’s hottest and most promising Canadian fintech company, was the winner of Bank of Montreal’s Next Big Idea in Fintech event, and was one of Canadian Innovation Exchange’s top 20 most innovative companies in Canada.
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Daniel Reid’s insurance career began in 2006 at an international brokerage firm in Winnipeg. After 18 months, he moved back to Ottawa to pursue his career in his hometown at Marsh, where he managed commercial clients and was responsible for the maintenance and development of business. After spending more than 10 years working on various association insurance programs, large/mid-market commercial risks, market negotiation/product development and captive development, Reid decided to open his own brokerage firm in the nation’s capital, capitalizing on a void he felt was opening up in the market due to the trend of many independent brokerages selling to corporate Canada.
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