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.

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

Frank Swedlove (Chair)

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

Portrait of Alain Brunet, Former Senior Vice-President and President of Insurance at National Bank of Canada

Alain Brunet
FSA, FCIA

Former Senior Vice-President and President of Insurance at National Bank of Canada

Portrait of Brenda Eprile, Former Executive Director and Chief Accountant at the Ontario Securities Commission

Brenda Eprile
FCPA, ICD.D

Former Executive Director and Chief Accountant at the Ontario Securities Commission

Portrait of Colm Freyne, Former Executive Vice President & Chief Risk Officer of Sun Life Financial Inc.

Colm Freyne
FCPA

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

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Portrait of Jamey Hubbs, Former Vice-Superintendent, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions

Jamey Hubbs
ICD.D

Former Vice-Superintendent, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions

Portrait of Pamela Huff, Partner, Former National Chair Corporate Restructuring Group, Blake, Cassels & Graydon

Pamela Huff
LLB, ICD.D

Partner, Former National Chair Corporate Restructuring Group, Blake, Cassels & Graydon

Portrait of Marie-Josée Martin, Former President and CEO for Blue Cross Life Insurance Company of Canada

Marie-Josée Martin
FCIA, FSA, ICD.D

Former President and CEO for Blue Cross Life Insurance Company of Canada

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Portrait of Paul Petrelli, President and CEO at Assuris

Paul Petrelli
LLB

President & CEO, Assuris

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

Jacques Potvin

Former Chief Financial Officer and Chief Actuary, Industrial Alliance

Portrait of Janis Sarra, Professor of Law at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Peter A. Allard School of Law

Janis Sarra
S.J.D

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

Portrait of Jean Vincent, President, National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association

Jean Vincent
CSM, FCPA, FCA, CAFM (Quebec)

President, National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association

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

Mark Zelmer

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

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