Insurance Institute of Ontario Southwestern Chapter WINTER 2013–2014 SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO Chapter Newsletter Vol
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Insurance Institute of Ontario Southwestern Chapter WINTER 2013–2014 SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO CHAPTER NewsLetter Vol. 1, No. 1 Message from the Chair WHAT’S INSIDE Suni Simpson-Calvert, CIP Feed the Minds of Youth Day 2 The Southwestern Ontario Chapter of the Insurance View from the Box 2 Institute has had a very busy fall and it’s hard to believe that 1st semester exams are already complete and that winter is Social Events 2 upon us in full force. As current chapter chair I have had the pleasure of attending Subscribing Companies 2013 2 a wide variety of interesting as well as fun events over that last few months. Mark Your Calendar 3 I was pleased to witness another large graduating class at the annual SWO Convocation Annual Convocation Ceremonies in November. This is a testament to the commitment of our students as well & Awards Luncheon 3 as the support of our local employers, graduates and teachers to ensure that education of insurance professionals is a critical component to the future of our business. We are Back on Track 3 particularly proud this year to have two National Award winners from within our chapter. Jean Dutot was the top FCIP Continuing Education graduate and Megan Nyland was What’s happening in other recognized as top student by achieving the highest marks in her first five CIP courses. Organizations 7 Congratulations to both of these dedicated individuals. Rental Opportunities 7 Also in November, we welcomed a diverse and interesting panel to our annual speakers’ breakfast. Attendees at this popular event were treated to the commentaries and insights Winter 2014 CIP Class Schedule 8 from several industry leaders. Led by Paul Feron, FCIP (ClaimsPro), Alister Campbell (CEO, Guarantee Company of Ontario Auto: North America) spoke to specialization and being customer focused; Paul Lucarelli, FCIP, Future Impact on the (Vice-President Global Specialty Lines - Ontario, RSA Insurance) discussed how challenges Insurance Industry 9 create opportunities; Glenn McGillivray, (Managing Director, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction) addressed becoming experts in loss mitigation measures; Margaret Parent, (Director, Professionals’ Division, Insurance Institute of Canada) shared that more IIO - Southwestern Ontario Chapter diversification is needed in recruitment strategies; and Peter Silk, FCIP, (Vice-President, 101 - 200 Queens Avenue National Commercial Underwriting, Aviva Canada) focused on managing exposure in London, Ontario, N6A 1J3 519-432-3666 an increasingly automated world. On behalf of our board, I would like to thank all of our Contact: Wendy Barbour, FCIP, CRM speakers for taking the time to be with us and for sharing their very interesting thoughts [email protected] and perspectives on the future in our industry. continued on page 2 Learning for the real world. Rewarding. Message from the Chair continued from page 1 Feed the Minds of Youth Day Our CIP Society also saw many fun filled Brian Ashton, CIP networking events throughout the fall. If Careers Co-Ordinator you have never taken the opportunity to participate, please take a look through the On November 6th 2013 we once again welcomed local Grade 9 students who had newsletter to discover the numerous events accompanied their parents to work as part of “Take Our Kids to Work Day”. This year we that we have hosted for our members. From had 19 students participating along with several parents or guardians. golf tournaments, to car rallies, Olympics or London Knights hockey games, there is sure Our luncheon began with our careers video followed by pizza, soft drinks and dessert. to be something that appeals to everyone. Following this our panel of industry professionals and college students explained a little Perhaps consider our upcoming volleyball bit about what their career aspirations had been at that age, how their education had led or dodge ball tournaments for a different them to careers in insurance and what their jobs entailed; and exciting team building event! Our many thanks to all of the wonderful volunteers » Christina Heisz and Roman Subotko from Fanshawe College’s Business Insurance who make all of these events such a great program talked about their choice of insurance for post-secondary education and also success! their roles in the Alpha Rho insurance and risk management fraternity. Although we do like to have fun, we are » Tanya Diehl, CIP from Stevenson & Hunt talked about her role as an insurance broker about education. We have another round of and how her education from Fanshawe’s Business Insurance program had prepared her CIP classes commencing in January as well for it. as the broker/agent licensing course and » Derek Alcock, FCIP from State Farm talked about how his career path had gone from a Ontario Auto Seminar. beginning adjuster to his present role investigating insurance fraud. For more details click here. » Doug Carey, CIP from Intact Insurance Company explained how he’d gone from being an inside underwriter to his present job of risk inspector. The Insurance Institute remains committed to excellence in education and we welcome » Trish Ladner-Foster, CIP from Economical Insurance and myself talked about our jobs as your suggestions for current and relevant underwriters. topics or speakers for seminars. » Kym Topping spoke on how her career and education had led her from claims adjusting to risk management at Labatt Brewing Company. I wish you all a happy and successful new year. The students really enjoyed listening to the panelists and perhaps a seed or two was Sincerely, planted about insurance as a career. We played the ‘penny game’ and we had Suni Simpson-Calvert, CIP given all the students a chocolate bar when they came in. At the end of the luncheon, the very few students who had their chocolate bar left were fully covered in the View from the Box event of a disaster. Those who had eaten their bars…were uninsured and at the mercy of government charity! Following group pictures, each student left Feed The Minds of Youth Students with a pen and notebook from IIC’s Career Connections. This event started out with only a few participants several years ago but is now a highlight of ‘Take Our Kids to Work Day’ each year. Our parents came from the insurer, broker and claims fields. We aided some outlying offices with an ‘Event in a Box’ No, this isn’t a view from the Penalty Box at Budweiser Gardens but from the Hospitality Box that the Chapter as well. rents up to 7 times during the Knights regular season. It has its own cash bar and space for networking with fel- Our Chapter Chair, Suni Simpson-Calvert, CIP low insurance industry colleagues and their friends and families. There are still tickets for the February 7th, 21st and Chapter Manager, Wendy Barbour, FCIP and March 14th games. kept things rolling throughout the event. Feed The Minds of Youth Panel 2 Social Events Subsbribing Andrea Decoo, CIP and Kevin Foster, FCIP Companies 2013 Adventure Charity Car Rally 2013 Thanks to our 2013 Subscribers: On the evening of September 12th, 9 teams set out with lists of instructions and tasks and ended the evening with a light dinner at our last stop. Speed was not the objective Platinum Level but rather testing mental and physical skills as a team. Stops included building lego HMS Insurance and Financial Services Inc. projects, a blind mind build, using imaginative ways to break balloons and crossing off - Giffen, Pierce & Sinclair Ins. Brokers Ltd. items in the cars. Perhaps the team of women from Gore Mutual had the advantage - MacLachlan Insurance Brokers on the last ‘test’ with a number of purses to draw from. Fun was had by all and we look - Woods Hodgins Insurance Broker Ltd. forward to our next ‘adventure’ on May 1st. What was our charity – the John E. Lowes Lambton Mutual Insurance Company Insurance Education Fund. Oxford Mutual Insurance Company CIP Society Golf Tournament 2013 Gold Level Our 12th annual golf tournament began Bill Blaney Insurance Brokers Ltd. without the cooperation of the weather. It G. Taylor & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. was pouring rain but, almost as if it were on J.C. Sutherland Insuarnce Brokers Inc. a timer, the rain stopped about 15 minutes Middlesex Mutual Insurance Company prior to our shotgun start at 10 a.m. 110 Omni Insurance Brokers golfers enjoyed a day at Fire Rock Golf Course Stevenson & Hunt Insurance beginning with a buffet breakfast and ending Tradition Mutual Insurance Company with a mid-afternoon buffet lunch. Sale of Usborne & Hibbert Insurance Company our ‘passports’ to be part of the specialty Silver Level holes, prizes and 50/50 draw netted over $500 Matson, Driscoll & Damico Ltd. Team which was donated to the John E. Lowes Caradoc Delaware Mutual Fire Ins. Co. Insurance Education Fund. Many thanks to Hay Mutual Insurance Company our golfers, our sponsors and our volunteers. Kent & Essex Mutual Insurance Company We’re happy to report our 2014 date will be a McTaggart Armstrong Dewar Owen Ins. Ltd. week earlier on September 12th. North Kent Mutual Insurance Company The Merit Group Insurance Brokers Inc. Thanks to our golf tournament sponsors: Town & Country Mutual Insurance Co. Insurance Institute - IIC / FCIP West Wawanosh Mutual Insurance Co. Homewood Suites / Hilton Yarmouth Mutual Insurance Company Staybridge Suites Winmar Bronze Level Gray Insurance Brokers Lubnow Restoration Granite Team Investors Group Magermans & Raes Insurance Brokers Ltd. Ground Force Environmental North Blenheim Mutual Insurance Co. Evolve Davis Martindale Mark Your Calendars M D & D Matson Driscoll & Damico Totten Group January 6, 2014 King Transit Ltd. Broker/Agent Licensing Course Caskanette Udall Consulting Engineers January 15, 2014 CARSTAR London West/ Ontario Auto: London East Collision and Glass Service“ Future Impact on the Insurance Industry Distinctive Engineering February 11, 2014 Insurance Search Bureau (ISB) Masonry Heating – What is Old is New Again? Economical Insurance MCCG - Mutual Concept Computer Group Inc.