2018 Winners and Excellence Awardees
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We’ve received a record number of nominations from all over the nation in our quest to find the insurance sector’s most dedicated, diligent and diverse organizations, teams and professionals – and now it’s time to reveal the finalists of the third annual Insurance Business Canada Awards.
Want to be there as the lucky winners receive their awards? Join hundreds of insurance leaders and professionals at the awards ceremony itself, hosted by TV celebrity Jessi Cruickshank, on 29 November in Toronto’s Liberty Grand.
Together with our publisher and event organizer Key Media International, we would like to thank both the insurance community and our fantastic sponsors. Your support in the pursuit of insurance excellence continues to make this event a huge yearly success.
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Best Service Provider – Claims
Best Service Provider – InsurTech
Business Development Manager of the Year
Digital Innovation in a Brokerage
Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Life & Health Insurer of the Year
Outstanding Customer Experience Award
The Armour Insurance Brokers Award for CEO of the Year
The Beneva Award for MGA of the Year
The Burns & Wilcox Award for Big Brokerage of the Year (100 Staff or More)
The Cansure Award for Insurance Broker of the Year
The CNA Award for Excellence in Philanthropy & Community Service
The FIRST Insurance Funding of Canada Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Insurance Industry
The PAL Insurance Brokers Award for Young Achiever of the Year
The Steamatic Canada Award for Woman of Distinction
The Travelers Canada Award for Brokerage of the Year (Fewer Than 10 Staff)
The Westland Insurance Group Award for P&C Insurer of the Year
The XN Worldwide Insurance Award for Brokerage of the Year (10-100 Staff)
Best Service Provider – Claims
Baker Tilly
DSB Claims
Royal Claims Services
Sedgwick
Specialty Claims Canada
Best Service Provider – InsurTech
3Tree
Calefy Inc.
Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc
FIRST Insurance Funding of Canada
Foxquilt
FRISS
Goose Digital
Quandri
QuickFacts Inc
Vertafore Canada
Business Development Manager of the Year
Alexander Rei - Echelon Insurance
Camilla Cannell - Allianz Global Assistance
Camille Arian-Dupuis - APRIL Marine
Darren D'Aguilar - HSB Canada
Debbie Arnold - Sound Insurance Services
Denise Yeng - Specialty Program Group Canada
Diana Ho - RAISE Underwriting
Drew MacArthur - Travelers Canada
Jocelyn St-Onge - Allianz Trade in Canada
Madison Cheffins - Agile Underwriting Solutions Inc.
Mike Farrell - Allianz Trade in Canada
Digital Innovation in a Brokerage
Boardwalk Insurance
Fuse Insurance Ltd.
Munn Insurance
Surex
UW Insure Brokers
Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Aviva Canada
Burns & Wilcox Canada
CNA Canada
Definity
Desjardins
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
Medavie Blue Cross
Pacific Blue Cross
PROLINK Insurance Inc.
RAISE Underwriting
Specialty Program Group Canada
Travelers Canada
Life & Health Insurer of the Year
Beneva
Desjardins
Manulife
Medavie Blue Cross
TD Insurance
Outstanding Customer Experience Award
AEGIS London
APRIL Marine
Assumption Life
Billyard Insurance Group
CNA Canada
Leibel Insurance Group
Medavie Blue Cross
Northbridge Insurance
Travelers Canada
The Armour Insurance Brokers Award for CEO of the Year
Alex Meier - Axis Insurance Managers Inc.
Brett Graham - Agile Underwriting Solutions Inc.
Cameron Copeland - Specialty Program Group Canada
Jacques Goulet - Sun Life
Matt Baynton - RAISE Underwriting
Nick Creatura - CNA Canada
Saad Mered - Zurich Canada
Sarah Johnston - Johnston Insurance (Judy Johnston Insurance Services Inc.)
Stephen Billyard - Billyard Insurance Group
Stuart Bruce - FIRST Insurance Funding of Canada
Zahid Salman - GreenShield
The Beneva Award for MGA of the Year
Agile Underwriting Solutions Inc.
APRIL Canada
Aurora Underwriting Solutions
Burns & Wilcox Canada
Cansure
CHES Special Risk
Forward Insurance
PAL Insurance Brokers Canada
PREMIER
RAISE Underwriting
Special Risk Insurance Managers
Totten Insurance Group
The Burns & Wilcox Award for Big Brokerage of the Year (100 Staff or More)
Axis Insurance Managers Inc.
Billyard Insurance Group
HUB International Limited
Lloyd Sadd Insurance Brokers Ltd.
NFP Canada
PROLINK Insurance Inc.
Surex
Synex Insurance
Westland Insurance
Wilson M. Beck Insurance Services
The Cansure Award for Insurance Broker of the Year
Aneeza Ahmad - KASE Insurance Inc.
Blair Tinianov - Louis Meier Insurance Brokers Ltd.
Eduardo Campos - Summit Commercial Insurance Solutions
Hammad Hadi - Billyard Insurance Group - Mississauga East
Jo-Anne Raymond - Paisley Partners Inc.
Joshua Kearley - Benson Kearley IFG
Morgan Roberts - RH Insurance Inc
Nathian Burke - Ai Insurance Organization
Rose Freeman - Willow Insurance Corp.
Shahzad Ali - Billyard Insurance Group
Sheri Clay - J.T. Insurance Services (Canada), Inc.
Terence D. Cairns - Wilson M. Beck Insurance Services (Alberta) Inc.
The CNA Award for Excellence in Philanthropy & Community Service
Allianz Trade in Canada
APRIL Marine
Assumption Life
BIG Hearts Foundation
Ecclesiastical Insurance PLC
GreenShield
Specialty Program Group Canada
Sun Life
Zurich Canada
The FIRST Insurance Funding of Canada Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Insurance Industry
The recipient of this award will be contacted weeks before the event and will be announced at the Insurance Business Canada Awards gala.
The PAL Insurance Brokers Award for Young Achiever of the Year
Joanne Bowles - Wilson M. Beck Insurance Services Inc.
Joshua Brown - Billyard Insurance Group
Kiran Kaur - Billyard Insurance Group
Sam Unruh - Surex
Sukhman Brar - Armour Insurance Brokers Ltd
The Steamatic Canada Award for Woman of Distinction
Carolyn Shaffer - Billyard Insurance Group
Cynthia Compère - Echelon Insurance
Edwina McKennon - Move Her Forward Inc.
Jacqueline Tremblay - Agile Underwriting Solutions Inc.
Jessica Fryer - Special Risk Insurance Managers
Jurenda Landry - Gallagher
Karen Kilbrei - Wilson M. Beck Insurance Services (Kelowna) Inc.
Leah MacLean - Agile Underwriting Solutions Inc.
Marie-Eve Paquette - APRIL Marine
Melissa Bajwa - PROLINK Insurance Inc.
Nikki Keith - Wilson M. Beck Insurance Services Inc.
Sukhdeep Kang - Armour Insurance Brokers Ltd
The Travelers Canada Award for Brokerage of the Year (Fewer Than 10 Staff)
Beyond Insurance Inc
Boardwalk Insurance
Cane and Co. Insurance
Fuse Insurance Ltd.
Johnston Insurance (Judy Johnston Insurance Services Inc.)
Keyes Real Estate & Insurance Ltd.
Louis Meier Insurance Brokers Ltd.
RH Insurance Inc
Richard McKenzie Insurance Brokers Inc.
The Westland Insurance Group Award for P&C Insurer of the Year
Aviva Canada
CNA Canada
Ecclesiastical Insurance PLC
Northbridge Insurance
Red River Mutual
The Mutual Fire Insurance Company of British Columbia
Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company
The XN Worldwide Insurance Award for Brokerage of the Year (10-100 Staff)
Ai Insurance Organization
Armour Insurance Brokers Ltd
BMS Canada Risk Services Ltd.
Ferrari and Associates
InsureLine Brokers Empire
isure insurance inc.
KASE Insurance Inc.
Leibel Insurance Group
McCAM Insurance Brokers Limited
Munn Insurance
SCU Insurance Services Ltd., a Vancity company
Underwriter of the Year
Celina Lucchitti - RAISE Underwriting
Eric Kung - HSB Canada
Hans Choi - Cansure
Jacqueline Tremblay - Agile Underwriting Solutions Inc.
Jay Miah - PMU Specialty
Joanne van Pelt - The Mutual Fire Insurance Company of British Columbia
Kara Webb - Allianz Trade in Canada
Laurence Dube - CHES Solutions Spécialisées
Regen Chan - RAISE Underwriting
Rosalie Stinson - Travelers Canada
Stacee McCulloch - SGI CANADA
Steve Hrab - Burns & Wilcox Canada