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Jason Storah, to the Chair of the Board of Governors, The Insurance Institute of Canada (IIC)SUPPLIED

At the 69th Annual General Meeting, held October 25, 2022, Jason Storah, BA (Hons), Economics was elected Chair of the Board of Governors of The Insurance Institute of Canada (IIC). Jason Storah is Chief Executive Officer of Aviva Canada based in Toronto, Ontario.

Valérie Lavoie, BASc, Deputy Chair and President and COO of Desjardins General Insurance Group.

James Russell, BMath, FCIA, Vice Chair, Membership-at-Large and President and CEO of TD Insurance.

Heather Masterson, BA, BEd, FCIP is Immediate Past Chair and President and CEO of Travelers Canada.

Regional Vice Chairs are:

Joanne Hampson, FCIP – Western provinces

Dave Smiley, BSc, FCIP – Ontario

Lisa Desgagné, PAA– Québec

Helen O’Donnell, CIP, CRM – Atlantic provinces

Divisional Vice Chairs are:

Paul Croft, BA, BSc, CCIB, CIP, CRM – Academic

Rosalind Staples-Simpson, BComm, FCIP – Professionals


The IIC is the premier professional education body for the property and casualty insurance industry. Its membership of over 40,000 includes more than 18,000 active students in its formal programs. The Institute is also the parent organization of the Chartered Insurance Professionals’ Society, which serves the needs of more than 18,000 graduate Chartered Insurance Professionals (CIP) and Fellow Chartered Insurance Professionals (FCIP).

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