Market: Canada
Company: Intact Insurance
Job title: President
Louis Gagnon was appointed president of service and distribution at Intact Insurance in December 2013. In this role, Gagnon oversees the development and the expansion of belairdirect, BrokerLink as well as international initiatives and ventures while overseeing Intact’s claims activities. Before this role, Gagnon was president and chief operating officer of Intact Financial Corporation for two years. He was also president of Intact Insurance from 2008 to 2011. He joined Intact Insurance as senior vice president, Québec division in January 2007. After working several years in the banking and consulting businesses, Gagnon began his insurance career in 1992. Prior to joining Intact, he headed a successful brokerage, with offices in Québec and Ontario, and was active within the provincial and national brokers’ associations. Gagnon is past president of the Regroupement des cabinets de courtage d’assurance du Québec and director of the Insurance Brokers Association of Canada. He earned a BA in Economic Science from the Université de Montréal and an MBA from the University of Ottawa.
