President and CEO
RIDGE CANADA CYBER SOLUTIONS
Age: 32
Location: Ontario

A self-described ‘crypto geek’ and ‘insurance nerd,’ Greg Markell names becoming a Lloyd’s coverholder and being granted cyber underwriting authority as one of his most notable recent accomplishments. Having captured a strong share of the Canadian standalone cyber market, Ridge Canada Cyber Solutions expects to double its GWP in 2018. The company is also in the process of launching a partnership with a global risk management firm and a national law firm to offer an integrated cyber underwriting model.

Markell’s other notable accomplishments include teaching the Insurance Business Cyber 101 continuing education course, contributing a chapter on cyber risk management to a Canadian textbook now being used by several post-secondary institutions, and serving as keynote