2024 Winners and Excellence Awardees

Wednesday November 13 2024 | LIBERTY GRAND, TORONTO

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BEST INSURTECH FIRM


Winner: BOXX Insurance

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

APOLLO 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


Winner: Jordan Aravena – FIRST Insurance Funding of Canada

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Christine Young – The Mutual Fire Insurance Company of British Columbia
Darren D’Aguilar – HSB Canada
Jason Court – Travelers 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
Tracey Paish – April Canada

THE ARMOUR INSURANCE BROKERS AWARD FOR CEO OF THE YEAR


Winner: Stuart Bruce – FIRST Insurance Funding of Canada

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Brett Graham – Agile Underwriting Solutions Inc.
Cameron Copeland – Specialty Program Group Canada
CJ Nolan – Munn Insurance
Colette Taylor – Sovereign Insurance
Kenny Nicholls – Western Financial Group
Lisa Giannone – BFL Canada
Rob Marsh – Liberty Mutual Canada
ValĂ©rie Lavoie – Desjardins Group

EXCELLENCE IN DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION


Winner: RAISE Underwriting

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

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

LIFE & HEALTH INSURER OF THE YEAR


Winner: Medavie

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Canada Life
Desjardins Group
Manulife

MGA OF THE YEAR


Winner: Cansure

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

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

OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AWARD


Winner: Travelers Canada

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

APOLLO Insurance
APRIL Marine
Assumption Life
Intact Public Entities
Medavie
Northbridge Insurance
Red River Mutual
Stanley Mutual

P&C INSURER OF THE YEAR


Winner: CNA Canada

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Aviva Canada
Definity Insurance
Ecclesiastical Insurance PLC
Intact Specialty 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


Winner: Billyard Insurance Group

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Boardwalk Insurance
Fuse Insurance Ltd.
InsureLine Brokers Empire
Munn Insurance
OVC Insurance
Sharp Insurance
Surex
Western Financial Group

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


Winner: Axis Insurance Managers Inc.

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Brokers Trust Insurance
Greatway Financial Inc.
InsureLine
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


Winner: Aneeza Ahmad – KASE Insurance Inc.

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

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 CANADA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PHILANTROPHY & COMMUNITY SERVICE


Winner: Northbridge Financial Corporation

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

APRIL Marine
Assumption Life
Brokers Trust Insurance
Desjardins Group
Ecclesiastical Insurance PLC
Greatway Financial Inc.
Munn Insurance
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


Winner: Lynn Oldfield – AIG Canada

THE PAL INSURANCE BROKERS AWARD FOR YOUNG ACHIEVER OF THE YEAR


Winner: Harnoor Uppal – Armour Insurance Brokers Ltd.

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Catherine Sinclair – Sharp Insurance
Hans Choi – Cansure
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.
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)


Winner: We Talk Insurance

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Atlas York Insurance
ELCO Insurance
Fuse Insurance Ltd.
InsureLine Brokers (Premier)
SN Insurance Brokers Inc.

THE SERVICEMASTER RESTORE AWARD FOR BEST CLAIMS MANAGEMENT FIRM


Winner: Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc.

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

DSB Claims
Royal Claims Services
Specialty Claims Canada
Sedgwick

THE STEAMATIC CANADA AWARD FOR WOMAN OF DISTINCTION


Winner: Heather Matthews – Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc.

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
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)


Winner: Munn Insurance

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Begin Insurance
BMS Canada Risk Services Ltd. (BMS)
KASE Insurance Inc.
Leibel Insurance Group
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


Winner: Moya Campbell – HSB Canada

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
Regen Chan – RAISE Underwriting
Stacy Goddard – Agile Underwriting Solutions Inc.
Stephanie Banning – BOXX Insurance
Teri Bourne – Wawanesa Insurance