2025 WINNERS & EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Award Categories

BEST CLAIMS MANAGEMENT FIRM

CLAIMS MANAGEMENT

Winner: Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc.

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Apex Expertise
  • ClaimsPro
  • Royal Claims Services
  • Specialty Claims Canada 

BEST INSURTECH FIRM

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Winner: Applied Systems

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • 3Tree
  • Apollo Insurance
  • Cognition+
  • Foxquilt
  • Guidewire Software
  • PolicyMe
  • ProNavigator
  • Quandri
  • QuickFacts
  • Quotey
  • Rival Insurance Technology 

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

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Winner: Westland Insurance

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Axis Insurance Managers Inc.
  • BFL CANADA Risk and Insurance Services Inc.
  • InsureLine
  • Oracle Insurance Risk Management Services Inc.
  • Orbit Insurance Services
  • OVC Inc.
  • Western Financial Group
  • Wilson M. Beck Insurance Services Inc. 

THE PREMIER CANADA ASSURANCE | PREMIER MARINE AWARD FOR BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (FEWER THAN 10 STAFF)

Winner: ELCO Insurance

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EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • All-Risks Insurance Brokers Limited – Bolton
  • Atlas York Insurance
  • Kilgour Bell Insurance 

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Jason Court – Travelers Canada

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Alannah Doxtater – Allianz Global Assistance
  • Derek Anderson – Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company
  • Isabelle Gagne – HSB Canada
  • Kiarash Soltani – Special Risk Insurance Managers
  • Kristina Snelgrove – Max Insurance
  • Marius van Reede – Trinity Underwriting
  • Sam Capone – South Western Insurance Group
  • Shamin Khan – Intact
  • Victoria Hanson – Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc. 

CEO OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Jean-François Chalifoux – Beneva

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Aly Kanji – InsureLine
  • Amanjot Sidhu – Diamond Insurance Group
  • Brenda Gibson – Red River Mutual
  • Brett Graham – Agile Underwriting Solutions
  • Cameron Copeland – SPG Canada
  • Carmela Marino – Ferrari and Associates
  • Chris Huebner – Lloyd Sadd Insurance Brokers Ltd.
  • David Palermo – Insureit Group
  • Kirk Purai – Carte Risk Management Inc.
  • Marie-Eve Paquette – APRIL Marine
  • Nancy Raymond – Steamatic Canada Inc
  • Sarah Johnston – Atlas York Insurance 

CLAIMS TEAM OF THE YEAR – INSURER

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Winner: Travelers Canada

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Aviva Canada’s Claims team
  • Co-operators Claims Team
  • Desjardins General Insurance Group
  • Red River Mutual
  • Sandbox Mutual Insurance 

CYBER INSURANCE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR

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Winner: BOXX Insurance

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Beazley
  • Coalition
  • HSB Canada
  • Zurich Canada 

DIGITAL INNOVATION IN A BROKERAGE

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Winner: Solutions Insurance Group

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Boardwalk Insurance
  • Cornerstone Insurance Services Incorporated
  • InsureLine Brokers Empire
  • InSureU! brokers inc.
  • Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan (OTIP)
  • Sharp Insurance
  • ZAG Insurance 

EXCELLENCE IN DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION

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Winner: Definity

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Beyond Insurance Inc.
  • Ecclesiastical Insurance PLC
  • Gallagher
  • Red River Mutual
  • Securian Canada
  • SPG Canada
  • Tokio Marine Canada
  • Western Financial Group
  • Zurich Canada 

INSURANCE BROKER OF THE YEAR (REGIONAL – AB & BC)

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Winner: Maureen Crockett – Axis Insurance Managers Inc.

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Derek Henneberry – Westland Insurance
  • Fardin Ahmed – Link Insurance Glenbrook
  • Jack Schmidt – Wilson M. Beck Insurance Services (Specialty) Inc.
  • James Clay – Axis Insurance Managers Inc.
  • Jamil Karimani – BFL CANADA Risk and Insurance Services Inc.
  • Joseph Xu – InsureLine Brokers (Platinum)
  • Simran Bath – Sharp Insurance
  • Terence Cairns – Wilson M. Beck Insurance Services Inc. 

INSURANCE BROKER OF THE YEAR (REGIONAL – EASTERN)

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Winner: Jason DiVincenzo – Insureit Group

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Adrian Obeyesekere – Billyard Insurance Group – Mississauga East
  • Alexander Hutchison – Caldwell Insurance Services
  • Aslam Abdulla – Billyard Insurance Group – Mississauga East
  • Karim Zein – HUB International
  • Kathy Dang – Surex
  • Morgan Roberts – RH Insurance Inc.
  • Omar Nizam – Insureit Group
  • Tara Khodaparast – Connect Insurance 

INSURANCE BROKER OF THE YEAR (REGIONAL – PRAIRIES & MARITIMES)

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Winner: Rose Freeman – Willow Insurance Corp

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Bjorn Ostlund – Axis Insurance Managers Inc.
  • Bobbee Wood – Atlas York Insurance
  • Brayden York – BFL CANADA Risk and Insurance Services Inc.
  • Denis Landry – Wilson Insurance Ltd
  • Jonathan Hines – Wilson Insurance Ltd
  • Kayla Thompson – Atlas York Insurance
  • Leah Jurgens – Atlas York Insurance
  • Mark James – HUB International
  • Ronald Reider – Kilgour Bell Insurance
  • Tanner Pateman – InsureLine Brokers (Cornerstone) 

LIFE & HEALTH INSURER OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Sun Life

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Assumption Life
  • Canada Life
  • Medavie Blue Cross
  • Primerica Canada
  • RBC Insurance Services Inc.
  • Securian Canada 

MGA OF THE YEAR (50 STAFF OR MORE)

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Winner: Agile Underwriting Solutions

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • APRIL Canada
  • ARAG Legal Solutions Inc.
  • Burns & Wilcox Canada
  • CHES Special Risk
  • Premier Canada Assurance | Premier Marine
  • South Western Insurance Group
  • Special Risk Insurance Managers
  • SPG Canada
  • Victor Canada 

MGA OF THE YEAR (FEWER THAN 50 STAFF)

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Winner: PAL Insurance Brokers Canada

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • ABEX Affiliated Brokers Exchange Inc.
  • Apollo Insurance
  • APRIL Marine
  • Aurora Underwriting Solutions
  • Modern Specialty Insurance
  • NovaRisk
  • PMU Specialty Underwriting Managers Ltd.
  • SIGNAL Underwriting Inc. 

THE SECURIAN CANADA AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

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Winner: Northbridge Insurance

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • APRIL Marine
  • Axis Insurance Managers Inc.
  • BFL CANADA Risk and Insurance Services Inc.
  • Empire Life
  • InsureLine Brokers Empire
  • Medavie Blue Cross
  • Modern Specialty Insurance
  • Primerica Canada
  • Red River Mutual
  • Western Financial Group
  • Zurich Canada 

P&C INSURER OF THE YEAR

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Winner: The Mutual Fire Insurance Company of British Columbia

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Aviva Canada
  • CNA Canada
  • Desjardins General Insurance Group
  • Ecclesiastical Insurance PLC
  • Northbridge Insurance
  • Sandbox Mutual Insurance
  • Sovereign Insurance
  • Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company 

THE CNA CANADA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PHILANTHROPY & COMMUNITY SERVICE

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Winner: APRIL Marine

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Assumption Life
  • Ecclesiastical Insurance PLC
  • Gore Mutual Insurance Company
  • Insureit Group
  • Northbridge Financial Corporation
  • Red River Mutual
  • Sharp Insurance
  • Western Financial Group
  • Zurich Canada 

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

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Winner: Glen MacRae – Wilson M Beck Insurance

THE FIRST ONSITE PROPERTY RESTORATION CANADA AWARD FOR CLAIMS TEAM OF THE YEAR – MGA

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Winner: Agile Underwriting Solutions

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • APRIL Marine
  • ARAG Legal Solutions
  • Specialty Claims Canada 

THE PAL INSURANCE BROKERS AWARD FOR YOUNG ACHIEVER OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Morgan Mackenzie – Western Financial Group

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Amanpreet Kaur Jakhar – Armour Insurance Brokers Ltd.
  • Brayden York – BFL CANADA Risk and Insurance Services Inc.
  • Brendan Nickles – BrokerLink Inc.
  • Iqra Ahmed – KASE Insurance
  • Jeff Logan – Mitch Insurance Brokers
  • Liliana Alexeeva – Sharp Insurance
  • Matthew Calvin – PROLINK Insurance
  • Michelle Allemang – Burns & Wilcox Canada 

THE SPG CANADA AWARD FOR CANADIAN INSURANCE BROKER OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Jason DiVincenzo – Insureit Group

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Maureen Crockett – Axis Insurance Managers Inc.
  • Rose Freeman – Willow Insurance Corp 

THE STEAMATIC CANADA AWARD FOR WOMAN OF DISTINCTION

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Winner: Donna Mulligan – Zurich Canada

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Alexandra Kindbom – Marsh
  • Andrea Aitken – Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc.
  • Julia Baumann – AIG
  • Kathryn Britnell
  • Lex Engel – Westland Insurance
  • Lisa Giannone – BFL CANADA Risk and Insurance Services Inc.
  • Melisia Judge – BrokerLink Inc.
  • Nicole Sinclair – Insurance Brokers Association of Saskatchewan
  • Nirali Shah – Gallagher
  • Rowena Chan – Sun Life
  • Sheri Clay – Axis Insurance Managers Inc.
  • Susan Williams-Bonet – Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company 

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

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Winner: Strong Roots Insurance Brokers Ltd

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • BMS Canada Risk Services Ltd. (BMS)
  • Boardwalk Insurance
  • Leibel Insurance Group
  • Munn Insurance
  • Oegema, Nicholson & Associates Insurance Brokers Ltds
  • Sharp Insurance 

UNDERWRITER OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Avi Mali – Zurich Canada

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Andre Prasad – CHES Special Risk
  • Deanne Taylor – Burns & Wilcox Canada
  • Mashood Ali – PMU Specialty Underwriting Managers Ltd.
  • Megan Peters – Sovereign Insurance
  • Michael Kilroy – Burns & Wilcox Canada
  • Nirmal Binnag – Mutual Fire Insurance and Four Points Insurance
  • Ruth McCann – Axis Insurance Managers Inc.
  • Sam Khanna – Intact
  • Stacy Goddard – Agile Underwriting Solutions
  • Stephanie Banning – HSB Canada
  • Virginie Boucher – CHES Special Risk