Employee benefits insurance provider GroupHEALTH Benefit Solutions has appointed a new executive for its underwriting team.
Gary Walters has been tapped to serve as senior vice-president of underwriting for GroupHEALTH Benefit Solutions. He will be based in the company’s Barrie, Ontario, location and will oversee underwriting initiatives across Canada for the GroupHEALTH Family of Companies, a release said.
Walters has over three decades of diverse actuarial experience in the employee benefits insurance and reinsurance sectors. He had previously led the development of a Canadian group reinsurance operation for a large multi-national reinsurer, paving the way for that reinsurer to become one of the largest group reinsurers in Canada. He has also served leadership positions in the group insurance sector, and continues to play roles in the actuarial and group insurance sector through industry groups.
“GroupHEALTH continues to introduce innovative products and services to the group insurance sector,” said GroupHEALTH CEO Matt Houghton in a statement. “Gary’s unparalleled expertise will be instrumental in helping us to deliver industry-leading solutions to our clients.”
The GroupHEALTH Family of Companies has more than 400 employees in offices in Vancouver, Surrey, Calgary, Edmonton, Etobicoke, Woodbridge and Barrie, insuring more than 3,900 client organizations across Canada.
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