Regional underwriting manager, financial institutions
AIG INSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA
Location: Ontario
Age: 30
Years in insurance: 6
Since her promotion to the role of regional underwriting manager in 2015, Candace Colquhoun has grown AIG’s financial institutions book of business, and has led her team to win several large E&O and cyber placements over the past 12 months. Colquhoun was also responsible for launching a national mentorship program in September 2015 through AIG’s Women & Allies Employee Resource Group, which she co-chairs.
Knowing how challenging it still is for women in insurance, Colquhoun has committed herself to this cause. “The most rewarding part of my career has been mentoring other young professionals, specifically women,” she says. “Providing young professionals with the opportunity to network and to develop their individual skill sets to support their future career growth is always inspiring.”
For her efforts, she was nominated for AIG’s Outstanding Woman of the Year Award in 2016, and won the Outstanding ERG Achievement Award for Career Development, thanks to her role as co-chair of the Women & Allies Employee Resource Group. In the same year, Colquhoun received the Young Insurance Professional of the Year Award from Young Insurance Professionals of Toronto.
