And the winners are…

Prize-winners

First place: Fanshawe College

$4,000 Prize

Students: Jeff Bowden, Nate Williamson, Hollie Knott, Jaedyn Laanstra

Advisor: Zan Vania, BA, B.Ed, CIP, CRM

Second place: Mount Royal University

 $2,000 Prize:

Students: Rishabh Balakrishnan, Heinrich Grobbelaar, Shane D’Arcy

Advisor: Will Mitchell

Third place: Seneca Polytechnic

 $1,000 Prize

Students: Susan Shan-Shan Choi, Francine Joseph, Seowon Kim, Andrei Maci

Advisor: Warren Ting, M.P.S., B.A. (Hons.), FCIP, CRM, ICP

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Canadian Underwriter notes the following people and companies who helped make the 2026 NextGen: Insurance Case Competition happen:

Competition Judges

Kirsten Edmonds, Brad Neal*, Susie Wright, Shannon Wheeliker, Michael Ilnycky*, Miranda Phillips, Mitch Grassi, Erin DeBlasio*, Enobong Ekpenyong, Leanne Taylor, Seti Mazaheri, Dylan Pinter-Findlater*, Jainyme DaSilveira, Brad Zingel, Tannis Wade*, Julia Hewitt

*-Denotes judges for the final round

Competition Sponsors

CNA Insurance, Wawanesa Insurance, HUB International, Intact, Peace Hills Insurance