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Wawanesa’s Canadian property and casualty operation is getting a new president to lead the division.
Carol Jardine, senior vice-president and chief strategy officer, has been promoted to the role of president for the operation. Jardine had assumed the roles of senior vice-president and chief strategy officer in 2016, when she first joined Wawanesa.
“It’s an exciting time in our company as we accelerate the transformation of Wawanesa with a strategy that Carol Jardine has been instrumental in developing,” said Wawanesa Mutual Insurance CEO Jeff Goy. “As our organization has grown and increased in complexity, our team is rolling out innovative new technologies and products in support of bold targets. As we go forward, Carol’s leadership in our Canadian P&C business will be integral in supporting my role as I drive our enterprise-wide opportunities.”
“I am truly honoured for the opportunity to lead our P&C organization at this strategic moment in time for this highly respected name in Canadian insurance,” commented Jardine.
Jardine added that among her top objectives for the business is to “strengthen [the company’s] relationship with the 1,700 brokerages that offer [Wawanesa’s] products to Canadians.”
In addition to her leadership role in strategy development, Jardine was instrumental in Wawanesa’s acquisition of Western Financial Group and Western Life Assurance last year.
Prior to joining Wawanesa, Jardine held executive roles at Canadian Northern Shield, TD Insurance, CUMIS Group and RSA Insurance.
She was named a Fellow of Distinction by the Fellows of the Insurance Institute of Ontario in 2011. Jardine is also currently serving as director of the Institute of Catastrophic Loss Reduction and was the founding vice-chair of CANATICS.
