CHRIS VAN KOOTEN
SVP and chief underwriting officer
ECONOMICAL INSURANCE
Age: 34 Years in insurance: 13
In the eight years Chris Van Kooten has been with Economical Insurance, he has risen through the ranks of one of Canada’s largest P&C insurance companies from vice-president to SVP and chief underwriting officer. Van Kooten was instrumental in the development and launch of Sonnet Insurance, and is also the business lead for the implementation of Economical Insurance’s new policy administration system. Van Kooten says what he enjoys most about his career is “changing the way insurance is seen by consumers and disrupting the status quo.”
Active in the actuarial community, he is past president of Ontario Conference of Casualty Actuaries and teaches an actuarial course at the University of Waterloo, his alma mater. In addition, he is involved in various IBC committees, is a triathlete and is a black belt in karate.
