Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is responsible for the stewardship and oversight of the Corporation. All Directors serving on the Assuris Board are independent of the member life and health insurance companies. Board members are chosen for their knowledge and experience in the business, technical expertise important to the life and health insurance industry and the management of failures.




Frank Swedlove (Chair)
Former President & CEO of the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association (CLHIA)

Alain BrunetFSA, FCIA
Former Senior Vice-President and President of Insurance at National Bank of Canada

Brenda EprileFCPA, ICD.D
Former Executive Director and Chief Accountant at the Ontario Securities Commission

Colm FreyneFCPA
Former Executive Vice President & Chief Risk Officer of Sun Life Financial Inc.



Jamey HubbsICD.D
Former Vice-Superintendent, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions

Pamela HuffLLB, ICD.D
Partner, Former National Chair Corporate Restructuring Group, Blake, Cassels & Graydon

Marie-Josée MartinFCIA, FSA, ICD.D
Former President and CEO for Blue Cross Life Insurance Company of Canada


Paul PetrelliLLB
President & CEO, Assuris

Jacques Potvin
Former Chief Financial Officer and Chief Actuary, Industrial Alliance

Janis SarraS.J.D
Professor of Law at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Peter A. Allard School of Law

Jean VincentCSM, FCPA, FCA, CAFM (Quebec)
President, National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association

Mark Zelmer
Former Deputy Superintendent of Financial Institutions, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI)
