Welcome to Insurance Business Canada’s Hot List, the annual spotlight on the power players in Canada’s insurance industry. We asked you to nominate your picks for the big names to be considered for inclusion on this list of Canada’s movers and shakers, and you responded. From C-suite leaders and company presidents to local business owners, the names came flooding in.

While this isn’t an exhaustive list, we’ve whittled it down to 50 people we think merit recognition. Some of them helped mold small start-ups into industry-leading firms. Others have worked to shatter barriers and bring more diversity to the industry. And all of them are changing the face of insurance in Canada.