2024 Excellence Awardees

Wednesday November 13 2024 | LIBERTY GRAND, TORONTO

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BEST INSURTECH FIRM


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

APOLLO Insurance
BOXX Insurance
Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc.
EcoClaim
FIRST Insurance Funding of Canada
Goose Digital
Opta/Verisk (Lightspeed Commercial)
Primaco
Rival Insurance Technology Inc.
Trufla

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER OF THE YEAR


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Christine Young – The Mutual Fire Insurance Company of British Columbia
Darren D’Aguilar – HSB Canada
Jason Court – Travelers Canada
Jordan Aravena – FIRST Insurance Funding of Canada
Kiarash Soltani – Special Risk Insurance Managers (SRIM)
Marius Van Reede – Trinity Underwriting
Sam Capone – South Western Insurance Group Limited
Samantha Dhaliwal – Ecclesiastical Insurance PLC
Sharon Sharma – CAA Insurance
Tina Jonmaire – Forward Insurance Managers Ltd
Tracey Paish – April Canada

THE ARMOUR INSURANCE BROKERS AWARD FOR CEO OF THE YEAR


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Brett Graham – Agile Underwriting Solutions Inc.
Cameron Copeland – Specialty Program Group Canada
CJ Nolan – Munn Insurance
Colette Taylor – Sovereign Insurance
Lisa Giannone – BFL Canada
Rob Marsh – Liberty Mutual Canada
Stuart Bruce – FIRST Insurance Funding of Canada
ValĂ©rie Lavoie – Desjardins Group

EXCELLENCE IN DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

BMO Insurance
CNA Canada
Intact Public Entities
Liberty Mutual Canada
Medavie Blue Cross
PROLINK Insurance Inc.
RAISE Underwriting
Specialty Program Group Canada
The Mutual Fire Insurance Company of British Columbia
Travelers Canada
Zurich Canada

LIFE & HEALTH INSURER OF THE YEAR


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Canada Life
Desjardins Group
Manulife
Medavie Blue Cross

MGA OF THE YEAR


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

ABEX Affiliated Brokers Exchange Inc.
Agile Underwriting Solutions Inc.
BOXX Insurance
Burns & Wilcox Canada
Cansure
CHES Special Risk
Forward Insurance Managers Ltd
PAL Insurance Brokers Canada
PREMIER
Special Risk Insurance Managers (SRIM)
Totten Insurance Group
Victor Insurance Managers Inc. (Victor Canada)

OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AWARD


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

APOLLO Insurance
APRIL Marine
Assumption Life
Intact Public Entities
Medavie Blue Cross
Northbridge Insurance
Red River Mutual
Stanley Mutual
Travelers Canada

P&C INSURER OF THE YEAR


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Aviva Canada
CNA Canada
Definity Insurance
Ecclesiastical Insurance PLC
Intact Speciality Insurance
Northbridge Insurance
Red River Mutual
Sovereign Insurance
The Mutual Fire Insurance Company of British Columbia
Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company

THE ALLIANZ GLOBAL ASSISTANCE AWARD FOR DIGITAL INNOVATION IN A BROKERAGE


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Billyard Insurance Group
Boardwalk Insurance
Fuse Insurance Ltd.
InsureLine Brokers Empire
Munn Insurance
OVC Insurance
Sharp Insurance
Specialty Program Group Canada
Surex
Western Financial Group

THE BURNS & WILCOX CANADA AWARD FOR BIG BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (100 STAFF OR MORE)


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Axis Insurance Managers Inc.
Brokers Trust Insurance
Greatway Financial Inc.
InsureLine
McFarlan Rowlands
Orbit Insurance Services
OTIP
Surex
Westland Insurance
Wilson M. Beck Insurance Services Inc.
Youngs Insurance Brokers Inc.

THE CANSURE AWARD FOR INSURANCE BROKER OF THE YEAR


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Aneeza Ahmad – KASE Insurance Inc.
Denis Landry – Wilson Insurance Ltd.
James Clay – J.T. Insurance Services (Canada), Inc.
Karim Chandani – Wilson M. Beck Insurance Services Inc.
Nikki Keith – Wilson M. Beck Insurance Services Inc.
Pauly Thoppilan – Prairie Centre Insurance
Rose Freeman – Willow Insurance Corp.
Sheri Clay – J.T. Insurance Services (Canada), Inc.
Tara Khodaparast – Connect Insurance
Terence D. Cairns – Wilson M. Beck Insurance Services (Alberta) Inc.

THE CNA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PHILANTROPHY & COMMUNITY SERVICE


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

APRIL Marine
Assumption Life
Brokers Trust Insurance
Desjardins Group
Ecclesiastical Insurance PLC
Greatway Financial Inc.
Munn Insurance
Northbridge Financial Corporation
Red River Mutual
Saskatchewan Blue Cross
Specialty Program Group Canada
Zurich Canada

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


The recipient of this award will be contacted before the event and will be announced at the awards gala

THE PAL INSURANCE BROKERS AWARD FOR YOUNG ACHIEVER OF THE YEAR


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Catherine Sinclair – Sharp Insurance
Hans Choi – Cansure
Harnoor Uppal – Armour Insurance Brokers Ltd.
Joe DiGravino – Lyon & Butler Insurance Brokers Ltd / Navacord
John Zonio – ZAG Insurance (A Division of Oracle RMS)
Matthew Calvin – PROLINK Insurance Inc.
Rhys Doiron – Youngs Insurance Brokers Inc.
Rob McLeod – Axis Insurance Managers Inc.
Rowan Geddes – HUB International Insurance Brokers
Sarah Bacon – Wilson M. Beck Insurance Services (Alberta) Inc.
Zac Isfjord – Western Financial Group

THE PREMIER AWARD FOR BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (FEWER THAN 10 STAFF)


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Atlas York Insurance
ELCO Insurance
Fuse Insurance Ltd.
InsureLine Brokers (Premier)
JJB Insurance Agencies Inc
SN Insurance Brokers Inc.
Sussex Corporate Risk
We Talk Insurance

THE SERVICEMASTER RESTORE AWARD FOR BEST CLAIMS MANAGEMENT FIRM


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Baker Tilly
Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc.
DSB Claims
Royal Claims Services
Specialty Claims Canada
Sedgwick

THE STEAMATIC CANADA AWARD FOR WOMAN OF DISTINCTION


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Andrea Falcioni-Drew – PROLINK Insurance Inc.
Anna McCrindell – Wawanesa Insurance
Carole Bissett – Wilson M. Beck Insurance Services (Victoria) Inc.
Carrie Bernardo – We Talk Insurance
Gillian Noble – BMO Insurance
Heather Matthews – Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc.
Jurenda Landry
Kadey B.J. Schultz – Schultz Law Group LLP
Katherine Gauthier – Intact Insurance
Sindy Houle – FRISS
Sonia Kundi – Zurich Canada
Taryn Vaughan – Special Risk Insurance Managers (SRIM)

THE TRAVELERS CANADA AWARD FOR BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (10-100 STAFF)


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Begin Insurance
BMS Canada Risk Services Ltd. (BMS)
KASE Insurance Inc.
Leibel Insurance Group
Munn Insurance
Prairie Centre Insurance
RH Insurance
SCU Insurance Services Ltd., a Vancity company
Sharp Insurance
Strong Roots Insurance Brokers Ltd.
Summit Commercial Insurance Solutions
Wylie-Crump

UNDERWRITER OF THE YEAR


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Anja Duess – Allianz Commercial
Atef Shah – Burns & Wilcox Canada
Cody Mahood – Wynward Insurance Group
Fabian Rojas – Unica Insurance
Gabriel Morneau – CHES Special Risk
Julie Thompson – Peace Hills Insurance
Megan Peters – Sovereign Insurance
Moya Campbell – HSB Canada
Regen Chan – RAISE Underwriting
Stacy Goddard – Agile Underwriting Solutions Inc.
Stephanie Banning – BOXX Insurance
Teri Bourne – Wawanesa Insurance