Swanarchuk appointed to head up sales at Grain Insurance & Guarantee

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Rick Swanarchuk has been appointed vice president of sales, marketing and distribution at Grain Insurance & Guarantee.  Swanarchuk has 13 years of experience in the Canadian property and casualty market, and will lead the national sales, marketing and distribution team, with a strong emphasis on investing in broker relationships.  Most ...

Towergate brings home Senior

Tuesday, March 27th, 2012

Towergate appoints Hull managing director from Gallagher HeathRichard Senior has returned to Towergate as managing director of its broking operation in Hull. Senior has left his role as affinities director at Gallagher Heath, where he spent five-and-a-half year, and will make the switch back to the consolidator, where he was once ...

Aviva Canada warns of season for wildlife crashes

Thursday, March 15th, 2012

Wildlife collisions are in the sights of Canadian insurers, particularly between March and June, when wildlife collisions are most frequent. “The most costly result of these collisions is injury or even death of both the wildlife and the driver,” Aviva Canada notes on its website. “They’re more common than you’d ...

Bluefin network appoints DAS for legal expenses and emergency assistance

Tuesday, March 6th, 2012

BPPS brokers can offer clients extra products under new dealBluefin’s broker network has appointed DAS to supply legal expenses and emergency assistance products to its brokers.Members of Bluefin Broker Partnership Services (BPPS) will be able to offer clients cover in a range of areas including contract disputes, home emergencies, tenancy ...

New Brunswick union pushes for public insurance

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

The New Brunswick Union of Public and Private employees believes public auto insurance is one way to address the province’s budget woes. The union represents 8,500 workers in the public, private and manufacturing sectors. In a statement online, the union says it has met with the province’s finance minister, Blaine ...

Plumeri ‘not satisfied’ as Willis profits halve

Saturday, February 11th, 2012

Broker’s 2011 review $20m over budgetGlobal broking group Willis made a net profit of $219m in 2011, down 52% on the $455m it made in 2010.The broker also revealed that the bill for its 2011 operational review came in at $180m – $20m more than the original estimate of $160m.Willis ...