JUDGES

For any awards, carrying out fair, consistent, and accurate judging is key to ensuring the true winners are recognized. To deliver this, we have assembled a diverse and unbiased judging panel of experts. The judges are assigned categories which reflect their expertise and are asked to recuse themselves from voting in any category in which there is a conflict of interest.

All Judges are required to sign a non-disclosure agreement for the purpose of preventing the unauthorized disclosure of confidential information. This includes the sharing of the information contained within the submission forms with any third parties and communicating with shortlisted nominees in any way.”

2022 JUDGES

Carla Blackmore

Vice President
Insurance Consulting Group

Teresa Drijber, FCIP

National Arbitration Director and Director of Special Projects
National Chapter of the Canadian Claims Managers’ Association

Nicole Hackney, CIP

Training and Research Officer
Ontario Mutual Insurance Association

Vinita Jajware-Beatty

President
Toronto Insurance Women’s Association (TIWA)

Keith Martin

Co-Executive Director
Canadian Association of Financial Institutions in Insurance

Steve Masnyk

Managing Director
Canadian Association of Managing General Agents

Annette Palalas

Professor of Insurance
Humber College

Greg Pollock

President and CEO
Advocis

Nicole Sinclair

Director
Industry Development, Insurance Brokers Association of Saskatchewan

Catherine Smola, FCIP

President and CEO
Centre for Study of Insurance Operations (CSIO)

Grant Wainikka

CEO
Insurance Brokers Association of Manitoba (IBAM)

Brendan Wycks, BA, MBA, CAE

Co-Executive Director
Canadian Association of Financial Institutions in Insurance

PAST JUDGES

Carla Blackmore

Vice President
Insurance Consulting Group

Brett Boadway

Chief Operating Officer
IBAO

George Hodgson

CEO
Insurance Brokers Association of Alberta

Vinita Jajware-Beatty

President
Toronto Insurance Women’s Association (TIWA)

Steve Masnyk

Managing Director
Canadian Association of Managing General Agents

Annette Palalas

Professor of Insurance
Humber College

Greg Pollock

President and CEO
Advocis

Nicole Sinclair

Director
Industry Development, Insurance Brokers Association of Saskatchewan

Bob Tisdale

President and CEO
JR Tisdale Consulting Services

Brendan Wycks, BA, MBA, CAE

Co-Executive Director
Canadian Association of Financial Institutions in Insurance