Another female leader has taken on the top position at a Canadian insurance company. Mo Kaur (pictured) has been named president and chief operating officer of the managing underwriting agency Premier Group (Premier Marine Insurance and Premier Canada Assurance Managers).
Kaur assumes the role after serving as Premier’s senior vice president for five years. The new leader counts more than 25 years of experience spanning two continents – she began her career at Royal Insurance in London, and has worked in various underwriting and management positions in the Western Canadian insurance marketplace. She succeeds Troy Moreira, who has held the position since 2001.
“Working with Troy has been one of the most dynamic and rewarding roles that I have undertaken in my career,” said Kaur. “I am honoured and excited to be given the opportunity to continue to expand the Premier business with brokers across Canada and the US, and continuing to grow our long-standing relationships with our insurer partners in Canada and the London market.”
Moreira decided to step away from the day-to-day leadership role, and will continue to work at Premier as an executive advisor to Kaur, assisting with the transition, and will also be a director on the Premier board.
“Premier has been a great success story,” Moreira said. “What started as a single-product Marine MGA has developed into a multi-class specialty underwriting agency with offices throughout Canada and the US.
“I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at the helm of Premier and [am] thankful for all the wonderful people I have had the opportunity to work with and meet in that time.”
