Libby MacDonald

Libby MacDonald

Libby is a senior journalist at Key Media.

Libby is an accomplished journalist with 20+ years of experience. Before joining Insurance Business, she worked principally in magazine and web publishing, with a smattering of newspaper experience. She recently worked as a senior journalist at online financial news hub Proactive Investors and as editor of one of International Resource Journal.

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Curiosity didn’t kill the broker

She’s one of Canada’s top insurance brokers – and she’s prepared to share the secret of her success - ‘I owe it all to my inquisitiveness’

“We need a little glamour in the insurance industry”

Want to recruit the young? Sprinkle a little glamour says young broker

Communication keeps top broker in tune

What is the secret behind Calgary-based Brian Jardine’s success? The top broker believes increased face-to-face time with clients is what sets his service apart

Airlines need coverage as Ottawa backs off airline insurance

Airlines need $5M insurance a year as feds get out of aviation insurance

Peer-to-peer insurers a hazard to consumers, warns regulator

New industry disruptors attract attention – and represent a risk to consumers, says industry body

Flood maps off limits in this city

100 neighborhoods have been mapped for flooding in this especially vulnerable city – but at the moment, they are for No Eyes Only

Insurance broker now top 7 on Masterchef

After a tense night on the cookery show that saw Ontario broker in the bottom two, Mary Berg proceeds to the top 7

Driverless cars a threat to brokers

Insurance professionals to be displaced by automated vehicles, conference hears

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Global turbulence is reshaping climate risk for Canadian businesses

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In 2026, SMEs face evolving risks and opportunities and need the right broker to navigate them

WTW's Grant Williamson shares key insights for SMEs on managing cyber, supply chain and emerging risks

Why interconnected threats are reshaping complex risk strategy in Canada

Climate, cyber and supply chain shocks are colliding, forcing Canadian firms to rethink how they understand and structure risk

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