2021 WINNERS AND FINALISTS
QUICK LINKS
The FIRST Insurance Funding of Canada Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Insurance Industry
Best Service Provider – Claims
Best Service Provider – InsurTech
Business Development Manager of the Year
The Advocis Award for Life & Health Insurer of the Year
The Armour Insurance Award for MGA of the Year
The Cansure Award for Insurance Broker of the Year
The CNA Award for Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility
The DSB Claims Award for Brokerage of the Year (10 Staff or More)
The Empire Life Award for Life & Health Advisor of the Year
The LowestRates.ca Award for CEO of the Year
The PAL Insurance Brokers Award for Young Achiever of the Year
The Steamatic Canada Award for Woman of Distinction
The Travelers Canada Award for Brokerage Of The Year (Fewer Than 10 Staff)
The Westland Insurance Group Award for P&C Insurer of the Year
The FIRST Insurance Funding of Canada Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Insurance Industry
Dean A. Connor - President and Chief Executive Officer (Retired), Sun Life
Best Service Provider – Claims
Charles Taylor
EXCELLENCE AWARDEESBaker Tilly
Contractor Connection Canada
DSB Claims
Gallagher Bassett
Sedgwick
Best Service Provider – InsurTech
ProNavigator
EXCELLENCE AWARDEESApplied Systems Canada
Calefy Inc.
FIRST Insurance Funding of Canada
Global IQX
Goose Digital
LowestRates.ca
ProNavigator
Trufla Technology
UW InsureTech
Vertafore Canada
Big Brokerage of the Year
Westland Insurance
EXCELLENCE AWARDEESBillyard Insurance Group Inc.
BrokerLink
GTI Broker Group Inc.
HUB International Limited
Lloyd Sadd Insurance Brokers Ltd.
Sharp Insurance
Surex
Western Financial Group
Zensurance
Business Development Manager of the Year
Sharon Sharma - CAA Insurance Company
EXCELLENCE AWARDEESJanu Debalathas - APOLLO Insurance
Kristina Snelgrove - APRIL Canada
Sofia Colaiacovo - Equitable Life
Dillon Johnson - Northbridge Insurance
Jeff Haddon - Red River Mutual
Michael Craig - SGI Canada
Diana Vardy - Travelers Canada
Kristina Van Ameyde - TuGo Travel Insurance
Nicole Burrell - Unica Insurance
Zak Barbary - Zensurance
Digital Innovator of the Year
APOLLO Insurance
EXCELLENCE AWARDEESAPRIL Canada
BFL Canada
BrokerLink
Fuse Insurance Ltd.
isure insurance inc.
Surex
Unica Insurance
UW Insure Brokers
Zensurance
Excellence in Claims Service
APRIL Marine
EXCELLENCE AWARDEESAllianz Global Corporate & Specialty
CNA
Crawford & Company (Canada), Inc
HUB International Limited
KASE Insurance
Northbridge Insurance
Red River Mutual
Saskatchewan Mutual Insurance
Travelers Canada
Leader of Change
Rowena Chan - Sun Life
EXCELLENCE AWARDEESChloe Lyons - APOLLO Insurance
Sukhdeep Kang - Armour Insurance Brokers Ltd
Natasha Mascarenhas - Aviva Canada
Jodie Kaufman Davis - Burns & Wilcox Canada
Benaaz Irani - Desjardins
Anne-Marie Vanier - Independent director and consulting actuary
Janice Farrell Jones - TD Insurance
Rachael MacLean - Travelers Canada
Nicole Burrell - Unica Insurance
Calvin Lim - UW Insure Brokers
The Advocis Award for Life & Health Insurer of the Year
Medavie Blue Cross
EXCELLENCE AWARDEESCanada Protection Plan
Chubb Canada
Desjardins
Empire Life
Manulife
Medavie Blue Cross
Sun Life
TD Insurance
The Armour Insurance Award for MGA of the Year
Agile Underwriting Solutions
EXCELLENCE AWARDEESAPOLLO Insurance
APRIL Canada
Burns & Wilcox Canada
Cansure
CHES Special Risk Inc.
GroupOne Insurance
PAL Insurance Brokers Canada
Premier
Special Risk Insurance Managers
Totten Insurance Group
Unique Risks Ltd.
The Cansure Award for Insurance Broker of the Year
Alena Kharkavets - BrokerLink
EXCELLENCE AWARDEESHarry Jhajj - Billyard Insurance Group Inc.
Sacha Poshni - Billyard Insurance Group Inc.
Alena Kharkavets - BrokerLink
Maggie Yang - CIS Insurance Brokers
Simar Sidhu - Diamond Insurance Group Inc
Karim Chandani - HUB International
Sheri Clay - J.T. Insurance Services (Canada), Inc.
Haaris Karimullah - Leibel Insurance Group
Morgan Roberts - RH Insurance
Melanie Hemmerling - Westland Insurance
Terence D. Cairns - Wilson M. Beck Insurance Services (Alberta) Inc.
The CNA Award for Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility
Ecclesiastical Insurance
EXCELLENCE AWARDEESKASE Insurance
Knight Archer Insurance Ltd.
Medavie Blue Cross
Preferred Insurance Group
Red River Mutual
Squamish Insurance, a division of Vancity
TD Insurance
The Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group
Youngs Insurance Brokers Inc.
The DSB Claims Award for Brokerage of the Year (10 Staff or More)
KASE Insurance
EXCELLENCE AWARDEESAlteri Insurance
Armour Insurance Brokers Ltd
FCA Insurance Brokers
Leibel Insurance Group
Oracle RMS
OVC Assurance
Wilson M. Beck Insurance Services
The Empire Life Award for Life & Health Advisor of the Year
Jiten Puri - PolicyAdvisor.com
EXCELLENCE AWARDEESHayden Barre-Henuset - Aspire Financial Services
Neena Matabudul - Billyard Insurance Group Inc. - Mississauga East
Vincent Champagne - CHES Vie
Mary Mazza - Desjardins
Salini Uthirakumaran - Independent Advisor
Diana Feliz - KASE Insurance
Shanti Longstaff - RBC Insurance
Chris Karram - SafeBridge Private Wealth
Lyle MacDougall - Strata Wealth
Dave Watson - WFS Wealth & Financial Strategies
The LowestRates.ca Award for CEO of the Year
Stephen Billyard - Billyard Insurance Group Inc.
EXCELLENCE AWARDEESDaphné de Vitton - APRIL Canada
Sukhdeep Kang - Armour Insurance Brokers Ltd.
Jason Storah - Aviva Canada
Cameron Copeland - Cansure
Terri Botosan - HUB Financial
Tracy Archer - Knight Archer Insurance
Rick Jaitley - My Insurance Broker
Silvy Wright - Northbridge Financial Corporation
Tim Shauf - The Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group
Sherif Gemayel - Trufla Technology
Saad Mered - Zurich Canada
The PAL Insurance Brokers Award for Young Achiever of the Year
Marisa Berezowski - Aon
EXCELLENCE AWARDEESFady Kamel - All-Risks Insurance Brokers Limited- Erin Mills Branch
Dorothea Dowling - Axis Insurance Group
Safeeullah Patel - Billyard Insurance Group Inc.
Karim Zein - HUB International Limited
Armin Habibi - Insureit Group Inc.
Cody Macpherson - KASE Insurance Inc.
Masud Nadiri - My Insurance Broker
Brooke McClelland - Rubach Wealth
Denae Popp - Surex
The Steamatic Canada Award for Woman of Distinction
Alice Keung - Independent Corporate Director
EXCELLENCE AWARDEESEdwina McKennon - APOLLO Insurance
Maria Flores - Carte Risk Management
Erin Gattoni - CNA
Jacinta Whyte - Ecclesiastical Insurance
Alice Keung - Independent Corporate Director
Shkya Ghanbarian - Eddy Solutions
Jurenda Landry - KASE Insurance Inc
Lisa Wolfe - QBE
Erika Schurr - Travelers Canada
Lori Cassidy - Zurich Canada
The Travelers Canada Award for Brokerage Of The Year (Fewer Than 10 Staff)
Excel Beyond Insurance Inc
EXCELLENCE AWARDEESAbatis Risk Management inc.
Diamond Insurance Group Inc.
Fuse Insurance Ltd.
Louis Meier Insurance Broker Ltd
Millennial's Choice Insurance Inc.
Sussex Corporate Risk
Wells Insurance Services
The Westland Insurance Group Award for P&C Insurer of the Year
Aviva Canada
EXCELLENCE AWARDEESCNA
Ecclesiastical Insurance
Intact Insurance
Northbridge Insurance
The Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group
The Mutual Fire Insurance Company of British Columbia
Travelers Canada
Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company
Unica Insurance
Underwriter of the Year
Heather Dusenbury - Aviva Canada
EXCELLENCE AWARDEESMashood Ali - Agile Underwriting Solutions
Joyce Rajadurai - APRIL Canada
Mary Giunta - Arch Insurance Canada Ltd.
Heather Dusenbury - Aviva Canada
Snigdha Ghosh - Billyard Insurance Group Inc. - Mississauga East
Rachana Patel - CHES Special Risk Inc.
Kevin Williams - Chutter Underwriting Services
Amy Morrison - Gore Mutual Insurance Company
Nicole Hachey - Intact Insurance
Louise Dion - Peace Hills Insurance
Noel Dodd - Special Risk Insurance Managers
Ray Edwards - Victor