Canada Province Appoints Tender

Four new appointments and four reappointments are being made to the Insurance Council of Manitoba Finance Minister Scott Fielding announced.The Insurance Council of Manitobas mandate is to act in the public interest by regulating agents brokers and adjusters said Fielding. These new and returning members will ensure the council continues to promote high standards of professionalism competence and integrity in the insurance industry.Under The Insurance Act the council may issue or refuse a license attach limitations or conditions to a license investigate complaints regarding agents brokers and adjusters cancel or suspend a license and fine or assess costs.The General Insurance Council appointments are new member Elenor Nowosad of Fisher BranchWinnipeg an insurance manager at PC Insurance at M.M.L Club ServicesCAA Manitoba reappointed Lynn Rempel of Morris who is former president and chief executive officer of Rempel Insurance Brokers and reappointed Peter Tessier of Winnipeg partner at Waggoner Insurance Services.The Life Insurance Council appointments are new member James Pollard of La Salle who is a licensed life agent and works with the World Financial Group Insurance Agency of Canada new member Craig Shanks of Brandon is a claims professional and owneroperator of Wheat City Claims Services Ltd. new member Kayla Harold of Oakbank the operations manager at Crescent Financial Group reappointed Carol-Ann Borody-Siemens of East St. Paul who is the owneroperator of Vi Olin Investments Inc. and reappointed Carole Urias of Winnipeg the marketing director with Customplan Financial Advisors Inc.The minister noted the appointments provide new members to the Life Insurance Council following the merger of the General Insurance Council and the Insurance Adjusters Council in September 2018. The new appointments ensure the two councils have better representation with the same number of members. The merger also reflects an overall board membership reduction of one-third the minister noted. It is part of the governments commitment to reduce the total number of agencies boards and commissions while providing better and more efficient services for Manitobans. Streamlining the insurance industry oversight model is consistent with governance systems used in other provinces such as Saskatchewan and British Columbia.These appointments support the Manitoba governments effort to continue to refresh the agencies boards and commissions of the province ensuring Manitobans continue to be represented in these important positions by highly qualified and enthusiastic individuals.