National director, commercial lines
APRIL CANADA
Location: Ontario
Age: 35
Years in insurance: 13
When Kent Pitkin joined April Canada in 2015 after stints at Aviva and Munich Re, he brought with him the idea that MGAs are not just the market of last resort for substandard risks. Instead, he says, “MGAs provide a valuable service for access to alternative markets to assist brokers in writing any piece of business.” Working with the April team and broker force on innovative solutions and products, Pitkin has been instrumental in bringing April to the top of the MGA spectrum.
Learning about new aspects of the insurance world has provided Pitkin with a valuable outlook, and he’s keen to pass his knowledge on to others.
“I have worked in many different lines of business and companies to help develop a knowledge base that can be used to train and educate my staff and brokers, as well as help to find unique solutions to risk,” he says. “There is no better way of learning than real-world scenarios, and having that experience to share is very important to me.”
