Award Categories

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BROKERAGE NETWORK / CLUSTER OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Prolink Broker Network

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

BrokerLink
Canadian Broker Network
Excel Insurance Group
GTI Broker Group Inc.
Huestis Insurance Group
InsureLine Brokers
The InsureBC Group

THE DSB CLAIMS AWARD FOR BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (10 STAFF OR MORE)

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Winner: HighStreet Insurance Group Inc.

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

A.P. Reid Insurance
Armour Insurance Brokers
Elevate Insurance Brokers Inc.
ELM Insurance Brokers Inc.
KTX Insurance Brokers
McLean Hallmark Insurance Group
Oracle RMS Insurance Risk Management Services Inc.
Sharp Insurance
Surex Direct

BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (FEWER THAN 10 STAFF)

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Winner: Levitt Insurance Brokers Ltd.

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Canopy Insurance
InSureU! Broker Inc.
KASE Insurance
Servo Insurance Brokers Inc.
Wells Insurance Services

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Lindsay Donelson – FirstOnSite Restoration

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Frank Piluso – Aon Canada
Katherine E Ferrante – ARAG Services Corporation
Sheldon Williams – Dream Insurance
Julia Fischer – Intact Insurance
Carmen Kehyeian – Intact Insurance
Alan Spruin – RSA Canada

DIGITAL INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR

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Winner: FIRST Insurance Funding of Canada

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

April Marine
Economical Insurance
InsureLine Brokers
LowestRates.ca
Oracle RMS Insurance Risk Management Services Inc.
Surex Direct

EXCELLENCE IN CUSTOMER SERVICE BY A BROKERAGE

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Winner: Oracle RMS Insurance Risk Management Services Inc.

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Armour Insurance Brokers ltd.
BFL Canada (Kitchener)
Costen Insurance
Gillons Insurance Brokers
KASE Insurance
Leibel Insurance Group
Levitt Insurance Brokers Ltd.
Sharp Insurance
Stanhope Simpson Insurance Limited

THE CANSURE AWARD FOR INSURANCE BROKER OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Tammy McCarthy – Bryson & Associates Insurance Brokers Ltd.

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Filip Ambroziak – Ambroziak & Rao Insurance Brokers Inc.
Andrea Hadlington – CCV Insurance
Kevin Stedman – Jones DesLauriers Insurance Management Inc.
Jurenda Jacobs – KASE Insurance
Dan Ivans – KTX Insurance Brokers Ltd
Blair Tinianov – Louis Meier Insurance Brokers LTD
Chris Sikorski – Magna Insurance Group
Calvin Lim – UWinsure
Sean McKechnie – Zehr Insurance Brokers Ltd.

INSURANCE INDUSTRY EMPLOYER OF CHOICE

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Winner: Trillium Mutual Insurance Company

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

BFL Canada
Bryson Insurance
Burns & Wilcox Canada
Cansure
CNA Canada
Economical Insurance
Nacora Insurance Brokers Ltd.
Sharp Insurance
Special Risk Insurance Managers Ltd.
Surex Direct
The Great-West Life Assurance Company
Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company
Wynward Insurance Group

LIFE & HEALTH INSURER OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Empire Life

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Foresters Financial
Industrial Alliance
SSQ Financial Group
Sun Life
The Great-West Life Assurance Company

MGA OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Special Risk Insurance Managers Ltd.

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

ABEX Affiliated Brokers Exchange Inc.
April Canada
Burns & Wilcox Canada
Cansure
CHES Special Risk Inc.
Encon Group
K&K Insurance Canada
PAL Insurance Brokers Canada
Ridge Canada
Signature Risk Partners Inc.

THE BURNS & WILCOX CANADA AWARD FOR BIG BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Westland Insurance Group Ltd.

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Aon Canada
Archway Insurance
BFL Canada
CapriCMW Insurance
HUB International Limited
McDougall Insurance & Financial
Navacord Inc.
Rogers Insurance
Western Financial Group
Willis Towers Watson

THE CNA CANADA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PHILANTHROPY & COMMUNITY SERVICE

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Winner: Truman Insurance Agency Inc

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

BMS Canada Risk Services Ltd.
Burns & Wilcox Canada
Nacora Insurance Brokers Ltd.
Oracle RMS Insurance Risk Management Services Inc.
Sharp Insurance
Special Risk Insurance Managers Ltd.
Sun Life Financial
The Great-West Life Assurance Company
Trillium Mutual Insurance Company
Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company

THE DKI CANADA AWARD FOR P&C INSURER OF THE YEAR

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Winner: CNA Canada

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Aviva Canada
CAA Insurance
Economical Insurance
Intact
Liberty International Underwriters Canada
Markel Canada
Northbridge Insurance
Portage Mutual Insurance
Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company
Wynward Insurance Group

THE EMPIRE LIFE AWARD FOR LIFE & HEALTH ADVISOR OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Samuel Waxman – Milliennial Financial Group

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Joshua Krenus – Alteri Insurance
Andrew W. Bradley – AndrewWBradley.ca Financial Services
Chris Gory – Insurance Portfolio Financial Services
Ryan Riffel – KnightArcher Insurance Brokers Ltd.
Gavin Mosley – Gallagher Benefit Services (Canada) Group Inc.
Jason Pereira – Woodgate Financial Inc.

THE FIRST INSURANCE FUNDING OF CANADA AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY

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Winner: Barry F. Lorenzetti – BFL Canada – Recipient

THE INSURANCE BUSINESS MAGAZINE READERS’ CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN

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Winner: Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Aviva Canada
CAA Club Group
Cansure
Economical Insurance
Kanetix.ca

THE INSURANCE BUSINESS MAGAZINE READERS’ CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST INDUSTRY SERVICE PROVIDER

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Winner: ClearPay Corp.

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Goose Digital
iv3 Solutions
Keal Technology
Kronos Technologies
Opta Information Intelligence
ProNavigator
Trufla Technology

THE IV3 SOLUTIONS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN RISK MANAGEMENT

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Winner: Longo Brothers Fruit Markets Inc.

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

City of Brampton’s Risk & Insurance Team
City of St. John’s
Intech Risk Management
Trillium Mutual Insurance Company

THE PAL INSURANCE BROKERS AWARD FOR YOUNG GUN OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Dina Godinho – Jones DesLauriers Insurance Management Inc.

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Cole Leitch – Avant Insurance Brokers Ltd.
Ryan Burns – Cowan Insurance Group
Mitch MacLellan – Founders Insurance Group
Thomas Watson Jr. – Guardsman Insurance Services Inc
Matthew Studley – HUB International
Arian Ebrahimi – KASE Insurance
Daniel Italiano – Oracle RMS Insurance Risk Management Services Inc.
Mike Boynton – PBL Insurance
Victoria Stanhope – Stanhope Simpson Insurance Limited
Imran Pira – Willis Towers Watson

THE WINMAR AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN CLAIMS SERVICE

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Winner: DSB Claims

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

ClaimsPro LP
Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc.
Louis Meier Insurance Broker LTD
The Co-operators
Trillium Mutual Insurance Company
Wynward Insurance Group

THE STEAMATIC AWARD FOR WOMAN OF DISTINCTION

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Winner: Heather Masterson – Travelers Canada

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Jo-Anne MacDonald – ARAG Services Corporation
Sukhdeep Kang – Armour Insurance Brokers ltd.
Tracy Makris – Bryson Insurance
Jodie Kaufman Davis – Burns & Wilcox Canada
Heather Matthews – Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc.
Alice Keung – Economical Insurance
Marilyn Horrick – Senior Insurance Executive & Women in Insurance Cancer Crusade
Monica Woldring – InsureLine Brokers
Dianna Fioravanti-Ashikwe – Nacora Insurance Brokers Ltd.
Cathy Lipe – Sharp Insurance
Loris Clarke – Whitley Insurance & Financial Services