2022 Winners and Excellence Awardees

Wednesday November 13 2024 | LIBERTY GRAND, TORONTO

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BEST SERVICE PROVIDER – CLAIMS


Winner: DSB Claims

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Charles Taylor Adjusting
Contractor Connection Canada
Royal Claims Services
Simply Benefits

BEST SERVICE PROVIDER – INSURTECH


Winner: Trufla Technology

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

3Tree
Calefy Inc.
Equisoft
FIRST Insurance Funding of Canada
FRISS
Goose Digital
Policy Ninja
Primaco
Vertafore Canada

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER OF THE YEAR


Winner: Asima Zahid – Lloyd’s Canada Inc.

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Janu Debalathas – APOLLO Insurance
Maria Mohnachev – Aviva Canada
May Ng – Chubb
April Ravarra – Gore Mutual Insurance Company
Dan Bleiwas – My Insurance Broker
Paul Tegelaar – Northbridge Insurance
Diana Ho – RAISE Underwriting
Diana Vardy – Travelers Canada

CEO OF THE YEAR


Winner: Andy Taylor – Gore Mutual Insurance Company

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Jeff McCann – APOLLO Insurance
Daphné de Vitton – APRIL Canada
Sukhdeep Kang – Armour Insurance Brokers Ltd.
Jason Storah – Aviva Canada
Troy Moreira – Forward Insurance Managers
Dave Partington – Gallagher
Tracy Archer – Knight Archer Insurance
David Crozier – Markel Canada
Rick Jaitley – My Insurance Broker
Gregory Markell – Ridge Canada Cyber Solutions
Saad Mered – Zurich Canada

DIGITAL INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR


Winner: APRIL Canada

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

APOLLO Insurance
Carte Risk Management Inc
Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc.
Fuse Insurance Ltd.
Gore Mutual Insurance Company
Mackay Insurance Brokers Inc.
Medavie Blue Cross
Munn Insurance
Simply Benefits
Surex

EXCELLENCE IN CLAIMS SERVICE


Winner: Ecclesiastical

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Cansure
CNA Canada
Markel Canada
Medavie Blue Cross
Northbridge Insurance
Red River Mutual
The Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group
Travelers Canada

EXCELLENCE IN DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION


Winner: CNA Canada

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Cansure
Desjardins Insurance
FiduSure Financial
PROLINK Insurance Inc.
TD Insurance
TruStar Underwriting Inc.

LEADER OF CHANGE


Winner: Sukhdeep Kang – Armour Insurance Brokers Ltd.

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Chloe Lyons – APOLLO Insurance
May Ng – Chubb
Erin Gattoni – CNA Canada
Ann Hildreth – HSB Canada
Heather Chatham – INTECH Risk Management Inc.
Moira Gill – TD Insurance
Ray Chaaya – Zurich Canada

THE ADVOCIS AWARD FOR LIFE & HEALTH INSURER OF THE YEAR


Winner: Desjardins

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Canada Life
Empire Life
Equitable Life
Manulife
Medavie Blue Cross
Sun Life
TD Life and Health Insurance

THE ARMOUR INSURANCE AWARD FOR MGA OF THE YEAR


Winner: Burns & Wilcox Canada

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

ABEX Affiliated Brokers Exchange Inc.
Agile Underwriting Solutions Inc.
APOLLO Insurance
APRIL Canada
Cansure
CHES Special Risk
PAL Insurance Brokers Canada
RAISE Underwriting
Special Risk Insurance Managers
Totten Insurance Group
Victor Insurance Managers Inc. (Victor Canada)

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


Winner: Billyard Insurance Group

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Axis Insurance Managers Inc.
BrokerLink
Cowan Insurance Group
HUB International Limited
Lloyd Sadd Insurance Brokers Ltd.
My Insurance Broker
Surex
Western Financial Group
Westland Insurance

THE CANSURE AWARD FOR INSURANCE BROKER OF THE YEAR


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Joshua Krenus – Alteri
Thierry Koupaki – Aon Reed Stenhouse Inc.
Rupinder Hayer – Armour Insurance Brokers Ltd
Shahzad Ali – Billyard Insurance Group
Karim Chandani – HUB International
Sheri Clay – J.T. Insurance Services (Canada), Inc.
Morgan Roberts – RH Insurance Inc
Rose Freeman – Willow Insurance Corp.
Terence Cairns – Wilson M. Beck Insurance Services (Alberta) Inc.

THE CNA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY


Winner: Kent & White Insurance

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Cansure
Ecclesiastical
Medavie Blue Cross
Northbridge Insurance
Primaco
Red River Mutual
The Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group
Western Financial Group

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


Winner: Don Forgeron, President & Chief Executive Officer – Insurance Bureau of Canada

THE PAL INSURANCE BROKERS AWARD FOR YOUNG ACHIEVER OF THE YEAR


Winner: Reygel Robles – JEM Insurance Group Inc.

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Kanwar Bola – A-KanInsurance Ltd
Celina De Bruge – APOLLO Insurance
Anita Peterson – Axis Insurance Managers Inc.
Monica Alves – Billyard Insurance Group
Somit Seth – Billyard Insurance Group
Tariq Ba’Aqeel – Experior Financial Group
Aneeza Ahmad – KASE Insurance
Raj Chug – Surex
Ian White – Surex

THE STEAMATIC CANADA AWARD FOR WOMAN OF DISTINCTION


Winner: Celyeste Power – Insurance Bureau of Canada

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Angela McKerlich – CapriCMW Insurance Services Ltd.
Cindy David – Cindy David Financial Group Ltd.
Heather Matthews – Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc.
Melissa Bajwa – PROLINK Insurance Inc.
Diana Ho – RAISE Underwriting
Tanya Coburn – Trufla Technology
Seema Sharma – Wealth & Estate Financial Canada Inc
Edwina McKennon – Western Financial Group
Jill Lankin – Zurich Canada

THE TRAVELERS CANADA AWARD FOR BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR, FEWER THAN 10 STAFF


Winner: Fuse Insurance Ltd.

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Blue Harbour Financial
RH Insurance Inc
Richard McKenzie Insurance
Summit Commercial Solutions
Wells Insurance Services

THE WESTLAND INSURANCE GROUP AWARD FOR P&C INSURER OF THE YEAR


Winner: Aviva Canada

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

CNA Canada
Ecclesiastical
Gore Mutual Insurance Company
Northbridge Insurance
Red River Mutual
The Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group
The Mutual Fire Insurance Company of British Columbia
Travelers Canada
Wawanesa Insurance

THE XN WORLDWIDE INSURANCE AWARD FOR BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (10-100 STAFF)


Winner: Munn Insurance

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Ai Insurance Organization Inc.
Alteri
Elk Point Insurance
Insureit Group Inc.
isure insurance inc.
JEM Insurance Group Inc.
KASE Insurance
Leibel Insurance Group
PROLINK Insurance Inc.
Stanhope Simpson Insurance

UNDERWRITER OF THE YEAR


Winner: Amy Stiller – Northbridge Insurance

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Jacqueline Tremblay – Agile Underwriting Solutions Inc.
Maureen Sherk – Burns & Wilcox Canada
Catherine Wu – Cansure
Brock McKechnie – CNA Canada
Kevin Lai – Gore Mutual Insurance Company
Mashood Ali – PMU Specialty Managers Ltd.
Tina McKenzie – Totten Group Insurance
Cindy Evans – Travelers Canada
Madison Longmire – Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company
Celia Lowe – Zurich Canada