2017 WINNERS & FINALISTS
THE EMPIRE LIFE AWARD FOR LIFE & HEALTH ADVISOR OF THE YEAR
Andrew Bradley – AndrewWBradley.ca Financial Services
Aviva North – Sun Life Financial
Chris Gory – Insurance Portfolio Financial Services
Gavin Mosley – Palladium Insurance
Jaimie Foncea – Active Insurance & Financial Group
Jay Papernick – Assante Capital Management
Joshua Krenus – Alteri Insurance Brokers
Louis Antonio Maestre – Maestre Financial Solutions
Paul Crossdale – Morrow, Crossdale & Associates
Samuel Waxman – Millennial Financial Group - WINNER
THE FIRST INSURANCE FUNDING OF CANADA AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY
Ross Totten - WINNER
THE PAL INSURANCE BROKERS AWARD FOR YOUNG GUN OF THE YEAR
Andrew Cilinsky – Western Financial Group
Andrew Knee – Investors Group
Cole Leitch – Avant Insurance Brokers
Dorothea VanHerwaarden – Axis Insurance Group, Shaw Sabey & Associates
Dustin Harvey – Aon
Fowad Ahmed – Markel Canada
Greg Markell – Ridge Canada Cyber Solutions
Gregor McAvity – Anderson McTague & Associates
Joshua Kearley – Benson Kearley IFG - WINNER
Luke Keun – Archway Insurance
Matt Miller – Oracle RMS
Simar Sidhu – Diamond Insurance Group
Thomas Wright – Tredd Insurance Brokers
THE SOUTH WESTERN GROUP AWARD FOR BROKER OF THE YEAR
Brock Longworth - Cornerstone Insurance Services
Chris Sikorski – Magna Insurance Group
Joe Palmer – Palmer Atlantic Insurance
Kevin Stedman – Jones DesLauriers Insurance Management
Mark McKinley – Lloyd Sadd Insurance Brokers
Michelle Elliott – HUB International
Nick Wong – Sharp Insurance - WINNER
Wayne LeGear – HUB International
Wendy Wildeman – Rogers Insurance
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Darrell Keezer – Anderson McTague & Associates
Frank Piluso – Aon
Julia Fischer – Intact Insurance - WINNER
Julie Visser – Rogers Insurance and Sharp Insurance
Lindsay Donelson – FirstOnSite Restoration
Melanie Pon – South Western Group
Michael Kewley – Berkley Canada
Richard McKenzie – Garriock Insurance
Steve Thorogood – Intact Insurance
THE IV3 SOLUTIONS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN RISK MANAGEMENT
Cheryl Madden, Wynward Insurance Group
City of Vancouver – Risk Management Group
Ingle International
Intech Risk Management - WINNER
Peace Hills General Insurance Company
WOMAN OF DISTINCTION
Cathy Lipe – Sharp Insurance
Darlene Diplock - HUB International
Eileen Greene – HUB International
Ellen J. Moore – Chubb Insurance Company of Canada
Jodie Kaufman Davis – Burns & Wilcox Canada
Karen Barkley – Markel Canada
Kathleen Peace – Woodgate Financial
Lynn Oldfield – AIG Canada - WINNER
Rosetta Bilodeau – Rogers Insurance
Sandra Henkel – Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company
Shari Douglas – RSA Insurance
Victoria Masucci – Oracle RMS
ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
CAA Insurance - "Great pairings"
Economical Insurance - "Get ready for the future, with us."
Markel Canada - "Cyber Risk"
RSA Insurance - "Expert Advice"
The Guarantee Company of North America - "Guarantee Gold H20+" - WINNER
Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company - "Surety 101"
Wynward Insurance Group - "Wynward Is Here"
THE BURNS & WILCOX CANADA AWARD FOR BEST BROKERAGE OVER 10 PEOPLE
A.P. Reid Insurance
Dalton Timmis Insurance
HighStreet Insurance Group
Ives Insurance Brokers
Masters Insurance
Platform Insurance Management - WINNER
Sound Insurance Services
Surex Direct
TK WoodMar Insurance Brokers
BEST BROKERAGE UNDER 10 PEOPLE
ALIGNED Insurance - WINNER
Bensol Consulting
Hatton Insurance Agency
Insureu Brokers
Kase Insurance
Le Groupe AFER / AFER Group
Risk Balance
Sussex Corporate Risk
TG Group
Woodgate Financial
Zensurance
THE WYNWARD AWARD FOR BROKERAGE NETWORK CLUSTER OF THE YEAR
Canadian Broker Network
GTI Broker Group
InsureBC
Intergroupe
Prolink Broker Network - WINNER
INSURANCE INDUSTRY EMPLOYER OF CHOICE
Economical Insurance
Intact Insurance
Jones DesLauriers Insurance Management
Keal Technology
Louis Meier Insurance Brokers
Oracle RMS
Platform Insurance Management
Surex Direct
Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company - WINNER
Wynward Insurance Group
LIFE AND HEALTH INSURER OF THE YEAR
BMO Insurance
Empire Life
Foresters Life Insurance
Great-West Life - WINNER
Industrial Alliance
LaCapitale Financial Group
Manulife Canada
RBC Life Insurance Company
SSQ Financial Group
THE IB MAGAZINE READERS’ CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST INDUSTRY SERVICE PROVIDER
Applied Systems
EquiSoft
Humi
iv3 Solutions
Keal Technology - WINNER
Kronos Technologies
Goose Digital
THE ARAG CANADA AWARD FOR MGA OF THE YEAR
ABEX Affiliated Brokers Exchange
Anderson McTague & Associates - WINNER
Angus-Miller
April Canada
Burns & Wilcox Canada
Can-Sure Underwriting
CHES Special Risk
Encon Group
K&K Insurance Canada
PAL Insurance Brokers Canada
Pen Underwriting
Signature Risk Partners
South Western Group
Special Risk Insurance Managers
OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE BY A BROKERAGE
Avant Insurance Brokers
BMS Canada Risk Services - WINNER
Cornerstone Insurance Services
Erb & Erb Insurance Brokers
Gillons Insurance
Ken Gibb
Knight Archer
Newman, Oliver & McCarten Insurance Brokers
Nuera Insurance
Sharp Insurance
Wardell Insurance
Wells Insurance Services
THE CNA CANADA AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PHILANTHROPY & COMMUNITY SERVICE
Darling Insurance and Realty
Mark Halpern, WEALTHinsurance.com
Oracle RMS
Preferred Insurance Group - WINNER
Rhodes & Williams Insurance Brokers
Special Risk Insurance Managers
Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company
THE DKI CANADA AWARD FOR P&C INSURER OF THE YEAR
Aviva
Chubb Insurance
Echelon Insurance
Economical Insurance
Intact Insurance
Markel Canada
Northbridge Insurance - WINNER
RSA Insurance
SGI Canada
Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company
Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company
Wynward Insurance Group
THE KEAL TECHNOLOGY AWARD FOR DIGITAL INNOVATION
Go Insurance
GroupHEALTH Benefit Solutions
Johnson Inc.
LowestRates.ca
McDougall Insurance - WINNER
Opta Information Intelligence
Sharp Insurance
Sonnet Insurance
Surex Direct
Zensurance
ZipSure.ca
THE MARKEL AWARD FOR BIG BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR
Aon
Archway Insurance - WINNER
HUB International
Huestis Insurance Group
Jones DesLauriers Insurance Management
McDougall Insurance
Rogers Insurance
Willis Towers Watson
THE WINMAR AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CLAIMS SERVICE
Aon
Archway Insurance
Crawford & Company - WINNER
Cunningham Lindsey
Huestis Insurance Group
Louis Meier Insurance
MGB Claims Consultants
Willis Towers Watson
Zurich Canada