CRU Group has announced that it has appointed Bob Tisdale to its board of directors.
Tisdale is a veteran of the insurance industry, with 40 years of experience under his belt. He recently retired as president of Pembridge and Pafco Insurance companies. He had previously served as chair of the board of The Facility Association, chair of the board of governors of the Insurance Institute, and chair of the CIP Society.
He has several industry designations, including the Chartered Insurance Professional (CIP), Fellow Chartered Insurance Professional (FCIP), Canadian Risk Manager (CRM) and Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D) designations.
“Bob is an industry icon and we are just thrilled that he has agreed to join our growing organization,” said CRU Group founder and chair of the board of directors Gary Winston in a statement. “Our company has become a significant player in the market with a growing North American footprint in catastrophe response as well as general and specialty claims. Bob brings deep experience in the Canadian market and a legendary customer focus to our board table. We know he will help us continue to build on our CRU Group ‘customer-first’ service model.”
“I have been following the progress of CRU GROUP for some time now and can honestly say I am truly impressed by the platform Gary and Kyle Winston are building and by their substantial growth prospects here and in the US market,” commented Tisdale on his appointment.
Tisdale added that as an insurer for most of his career, he understands the importance of good claims management. He also said that CRU Group has developed a “compelling” vision of how to deliver claims adjusting services “as the client requires,” adapting to and working in their systems.
“It is a winning customer value proposition,” the new board member noted.
