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2024 Underwriters of the Year | Liza Van de Water, Senior Commercial Underwriter, Economical Insurance

Liza Van de Water’s P&C journey began nearly two decades ago when she made the pivotal decision to switch careers from banking to insurance. Over the years, Van de Water’s determination and commitment saw her working her way up from Junior Underwriter at RSA in 2006, to Senior Fleet Underwriter at Aviva in 2014. In […]

By Canadian Broker Network | October 11, 2024

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2024 Underwriters of the Year | Michelle Sugawara, Underwriter, CNA Canada

Michelle Sugawara’s insurance career spans over 15 years with experience on both the broker and insurer side. Sugawara began her career in the industry in 2009 in an administrative capacity, before becoming a broker. She then joined the insurer side in 2015, where she held various roles in commercial lines. She joined CNA Canada in […]

By Canadian Broker Network | October 10, 2024

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Deepfakes: The latest weapon in the cyber security arms race

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and new so called ‘deepfake’ tools are being deployed by cyber criminals to defraud companies out of significant amounts of money. A recent example of this new phenomena in action occurred in May this year.  News of an elaborate deepfake scam broke. UK engineering group, Arup, suffered a US$25m loss, when a […]

By Beazley | October 9, 2024

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2024 Underwriters of the Year | Pam Southern, Senior Personal Lines Underwriter, Portage Mutual Insurance

With an underwriting career spanning 20 years, Pam Southern has a passion for continuous learning and nurturing broker relationships. Southern started in the industry as an underwriting associate with Gore Mutual Insurance Company in 2004. She steadily advanced her career to underwriter and finally senior underwriter in personal lines with Portage Mutual Insurance. Her commitment […]

By Canadian Broker Network | October 9, 2024

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