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October 2013

Monthly Bulletin of the

TORONTO INSURANCE WOMEN’S

ASSOCIATION

www.tiwa.org • 31 ADELAIDE STREET EAST • P.O. BOX 861 • TORONTO

ON • M5C 2K1

http://www.tiwa.org/

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President’s Message

September 2013

The leaves are beginning to change and Thanksgiving is just around the corner. As we gather around the table and give thanks for family and friends who enrich our lives in so many ways, we should also take a moment give thanks to how fortunate we are to be living in such a wonderful country as Canada. Our September meeting was a great start to the 2013 – 2014 year. We had a record number with 91 members and guest in attendance. Our guest speaker, Stuart Knight, reminded all of us the importance of nurturing relationships. Rather than picking up the telephone or cell to call that broker, underwriter or client, how many of us send an email or text message instead of engaging someone in a conversation because we think it will faster? How much do you know about the people you transact business with or work with on a daily or weekly basis? Stuart reminded us of how important and potentially beneficial it can be if you take the time to develop these relationships. Two reminders for everyone: First we are hosting convention June 2016 so the countdown has started. We still require volunteers to chair or work on committees. If you are interested, please contact Joanne Greco or Karen Akeson. Secondly, a reminder that if you have not already done so, to submit your membership renewal. Our next meeting is on Tuesday, October 15th at the Hyatt Regency. Our guest speaker will Glen Gibson, President and COO at the Hamilton Tiger Cats and CEO Crawford Consulting Services (Canada). I am looking forward to Glen’s insight on The Impact of Social Media on Today’s World. Make sure you register early. See you on October 15

th!

Betty Hornick- Metzler, BA, CIP, CRM

President

2013-2014

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TIWA Executive Board Positions

2013–2014 Term

Board Member Address Contact Information

Betty Hornick Metzler President

Aviva Canada Inc. 2206 Eglinton Ave East Scarborough ON M1L 4S8

Mobile: 416-889-1646 Direct Line: 416-288-5889 Fax: 416-288-9295 Email: [email protected]

Pam de Boer

1st

Vice President Paul Davis Systems 38 Crockford Blvd Toronto, ON M1R 3C2

Phone: Toll Free 1-800-661-5975 Cell: 416- 388-3478 [email protected]

Sephora Sciara

2nd

Vice President CAA South Central Ontario 60 Commerce Valle Dr E,

Thornhill, ON L3T 7P9

Phone: 905-771-3205

Email:[email protected]

Vinita Jajware Treasurer

Brosz Forensic Services Inc.

64 Bullock Drive, Markham ON L3P3P2

Phone: 905- 472-6660 Mobile: 416- 797-8467 Fax: 905- 472-6665 Email: [email protected]

Quinn Regis Executive Officer

Speedy Glass (A Div. of Belron Canada) 360 Applewood Crescent Concord, ON L4K 4V2

Mobile: 416-428-2430 Fax: 905-669-1624

Email: [email protected]

Sandra Colantonio Executive Officer

Conerstone Insurance Brokers Ltd. 8001 Weston Road Woodbridge, ON L4L 9C8

Phone: 1-888-798-2875 ext. 358 Fax: 905-264-5161 Email: [email protected]

Megan Stefani

Recording Secretary (Executive & Business Meetings)

CAA Insurance

60 Commerce Valley Dr E, Thornhill, On L3T 7P9

Phone: 905-771-3587 Fax: 905-771-3006 Email: [email protected]

Cheryl Morton CAIW Director


Karen Akeson

Parliamentarian Dominion of Canada National Manager, TIP Commercial Lines Underwriting, Head Office

Phone: 416-350-3716

Mobile:416-389-2473 Fax:416- 860-2899


Michelle Cole-Kennedy Past President

Pathway Partners Limited 1 Yonge Street, Ste. 1801

Toronto, ON M5E 1

Phone: 416-214-4284 Direct Line: 416-214-4284 Fax: 416-214-4284


mailto:[email protected]








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Left to Right: Pam de Boer (1st Vice President), Michelle Cole-Kennedy (Past President),

Quinn Regis (Executive Officer), Betty Hornick Metzler (President), Megan Stefani (Recording

Secretary), Cheryl Morton (CAIW Director) Sandra Colantonio (Executive Officer),

VinitaJajware (Treasurer), Sephora Sciara (2nd

Vice President)

TIWA Executive Board

2013–2014 Term

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TIWA Committee Chairs

2013–2014 Term

Committee Chairperson Telephone and Email Liaison Officer

CAIW Achievement Award (Cowan)

Traveler’s Award

Chair:

Co-Chair:

Quinn Regis

Education Chair: Sara Campoli

Email: [email protected] Sandra Colantonio

NETWORKING

Industry Events

(Summer Social, Boat Cruise, & IBTR)

Chair: Pam De Boer

Co-Chair: Lori Festarini

T: 1-800-661-5975

Mobile: 416-388-3478


Sandra Colantonio

Golf Tournament Chair: Amanda Small

Co-Chair:

T: 416-636-4544

Mobile: 416-844-3900


Quinn Regis

Insurance Information Campaign Chair:

Co-Chair:

T:

Email:

Sandra Colantonio

Meeting Coordinator Chair: Sara Campoli Email: [email protected] Quinn Regis

Membership Chair: Greg Belfry

Co-Chair:

T: 416-441-9386

Mobile:


Sandra Colantonio

Wine & Cheese Chair: Cheryl Morton Co-Chair: Michelle Cole-Kennedy

T: 416-441-9386

Mobile:


T: 416-214-4284


Sandra Colantonio

Marketing & Communication: Coordinator: Vinita Jajware T: 905-472-6660


Quinn Regis

Publicity & Public

Relations(subcommittee):

Chair: Jonathan Fischtein

Co-Chair: Quinn Regis

T: 416-233-9280 (Jon)

T: 16-428-2430 (Quinn)


[email protected]

Social Media (subcommittee): Chair: Sephora Sciara

T: 905-771-3205


Web Site (subcommittee): Chair: Vinita Jajware T: 905-472-6660


Bulletin (subcommittee): Chair: Sonia Scattarelli

Co-Chair: Inna Kalinina

T: 416-590-0038 ext. 46967


T: 416-590-0038 ext. 46854


Digital Media (subcommittee): Chair: Paul Johnson

T: 416-233-9280

Email: pjohnson@ithenterpretersgroup

Updated: October 2013



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TIWA Committees

Bulletin: Prepares and distributes monthly bulletin (TIWA Topics) to keep

Members informed. Gathers material and co-ordinates printing, and distribution.

Cowan Group

Award:

Collects and prepares a submission to the Canadian Association of Insurance Women (CAIW) outlining the yearly activities of the Association and it’s Membership.

Education: Submits educational items for publication in the Bulletin. Prepares 10-

minute educational workshops for dinner meetings.

Golf Tournament:

Co-ordinates arrangements for the annual Golf Tournament.

Industry Events:

Co-ordinates TIWA’s participation in the various industry events such as IBTR.

Insurance Information

Week:

Co-ordinates TIWA’s involvement in the annual CAIW Insurance Information Campaign in conjunction with industry-wide associations.

Travelers Education

Award:

Collect and prepares a submission to the Canadian Association of Insurance Women (CAIW) outlining the year’s education achievements of the Association’s Members.

Meeting Coordinator:

Co-ordinates space requirements and menus with the meeting venue. Manages the reception desk at all meetings.

Membership: Receives new and renewal membership application, prepares

membership list and orders and distributes nametags. Assists on reception desk at dinner meetings.

Publicity: Liaises with media and industry to publicize and promote activities of the

Association.

Wine & Cheese:

Co-ordinates arrangements for the annual Wine & Cheese Reception.

Web Master Co-ordinates TIWA’s online presence.

Fun Committee:

Co-ordinates various events throughout the year

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TIWA September Dinner Meeting Minutes September 17th, 2013 @ 5:45 pm

Held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel

370 King Street West Toronto, Ontario M5V1J9

1. Call to order: 5:55pm

2. Grace and Toast: Betty Hornick

3. Introduction of Executive Board Members

• President: Betty Hornick, BA, CIP, CRM

• 1st Vice President: Pam DeBoer, FCIP,CRM

• 2nd

Vice President: Sephora Sciara

• Treasurer: Vinita Jajware, B.Comm., CMS • Executive Officer: Sandra Colantonio • Executive Officer: Quinn Regis • Recording Secretary: Megan Stefani, BA (Hons)

• CAIW Director: Cheryl Morton, CA, CAIB, CIP

4. New Member Introduction

• Paul Johnson

• Stan Ivankovich

• Johnathon Fischtein

• Lisa Roland

5. Announcement made regarding Committee Chairs, as we are still looking for any

interested Members to come forward and let the Executive Board know if wanting to

volunteer.

6. Dinner

Business Items

I. Convention 2016: Joanne Greco

• Date: June 8th

-12th,

2016, CAIW’s 50th

Anniversary!

• Announcement made recruiting for volunteers, all Chairs have been established

• Benefits of involvement: networking, building organizational skills, creative

outlook, time management skills

II. Wine & Cheese Announcement: Cheryl Morton

• TIWA Wine and Cheese 2013 – February 20th

, 2014 @ 5pm, Hyatt Regency Hotel

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• Reminded Members that the Hyatt has a block of rooms available at a discounted

rate of $129.00/night, and should be booked as soon as possible.

• Tickets will be available for sale October 2013, and will be $70.00 each before

January 15th,

2014, $85.00 thereafter.

III. 50/50 Draw: Betty Hornick

• Reminder to buy tickets tonight: 1 for $2.00, 3 for $5.00

• Announcement made that there would be a second draw for a complimentary Wine

& Cheese Ticket.

IV. Dinner Meeting Update: Sephora Sciara

• Sephora spoke on what to expect in upcoming dinner meetings this TIWA term.

• Sneak Peak on Speakers featured this year, Sephora referred to the Survey Monkey

sent our earlier this year, whereby Members voted on what topics they would like to

hear. Top 3 selections will be covered this term.

September Meeting: Stuart Knight - Art of Powerful Conversation

(Tonight’s Topic)

October Meeting: Glen Gibson, President & COO of the Hamilton Tiger

Cats, and CEO of Crawford

November Meeting: Bob Tisdale, President & COO of Pembridge Insurance

Company

January Meeting: Barbara Haynes, CEO DAS Canada

February Meeting: Will Southcombe, Regional Director PuroClean

March Meeting: Kelleen Arquette - Towers Watson (Speaking on

Telematics)

April Meeting: Jerome Zeyen, Principal Consultant & Executive Coach,

InsightHR Consulting & Past Presidents Meeting

V. Patron of the Year Award: Michelle Cole Kennedy

• Extended the date for submissions to September 30th

• Criteria: nominate a company for their support in the TIWA organization, or

Membership

VI. Education: Sara Campoli

• TIWA Bulletin has an ad encouraging Members to submit articles on anything

insurance related to be featured in our future bulletins.

VII. Membership: Greg Belfry

• Applications are at the back to become a Member, and anyone requiring a name tag

may see Greg as well

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VIII. Early Bird Draw for early Renewal Application (August 30th

): $50.00 Gift Card.

• Greg drew the Winner: Lori Lapond

7. Any other business - None

8. Speaker: Stuart Knight spoke on the Art of Powerful Conversation. Stuart is the

President of Stuart Knight Productions, and was introduced by Sephora Sciara.

Stuart was very enthusiastic, energetic, and confident while executing his

presentation. He interacted with the audience very well, and was animated in his

delivery. Stuart encouraged us to look at the ways we interact with others, and to

make it a memorable experience for both parties involved. Stuart identified the Five

factors that let you know you are having a powerful conversation, and went into the

4 powerful conversations a Leader should have. Overall, this presentation was

received highly from those in attendance. Following the presentation, Stuart was

signing and selling copies of his book, which sold out!

9. Close of Business Meeting: 7:50 pm

• Motion: Michele Mallet

• Seconder: Karen Akeson

• All in Favour: Passed

10. Next TIWA Dinner meeting: October 15th

, 2013 at the Hyatt Hotel

11. 50/50 Draw: We raised $366.00, winner will be going home with $183.00

• Winner of 50/50: Cynthia Oudin

• Winner of Wine & Cheese Gift Certificate: Rose Siciliano

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TIWA Topics

2016 CAIW Convention Committees

CONVENTION IS CLOSER THAN YOU THINK!!

JOIN THE TEAM AND

HELP US PLAN THE 2016 CONVENTION

Here are just some of the positions we are looking to fill:

Chairman

Responsible for entire operation of Convention.

Close liaise with CAIW President is essential from this point on. Monthly contact initially is recommended, moving to weekly contact

within two months prior to Convention.

Liaise with all committees.

Selects hotel, negotiates room rates, menu prices

Co-Chairman

Attends all meetings with Chairman and assists in the organization.

Secretary

Treasurer

Hotel

Registration

Program, Advertising & Printing Goodie Bags

Fun Night

Decoration & Centre Pieces

Transportation

Education Day

Final Banquet

Publicity

Fundraising

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TIWA Meeting Schedule

2013–2014 Term

Monthly Dinner Meetings

Location: 370 King Street West

Venue name and address: The Hyatt Toronto on King. Time: Cocktails at 5 p.m., dinner at 5:45 p.m.

Meeting Date Guest Speaker Other Activities

October 15, 2013 Glenn Gibson, CEO of Crawford Consulting

Canada & President of Hamilton Tiger Cats

November 19, 2013 Bob Tisdale, Pembridge Insurance New Members Reception

December 10, 2013 Annual Christmas Party Hosted by Past Presidents

January 21, 2014 Barbara Haynes, DAS

February 11, 2014 Will Southcombe, PuroClean Public Speaking Contest

March 18, 2014 Kelleen Arquette, Towers Watson

April 15, 2014 TBA Past President Reception

May 20, 2014 No speaker AGM

Monthly TIWA Executive Meetings

Location: 2206 Eglinton Avenue East, Scarborough, ON M1L 4S8

Venue name and address: Aviva Canada Inc.

October 22nd, 2013

November 19th, 2013

January 28th, 2014

February 25th, 2014

March 25th, 2014

April 22nd, 2014

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TIWA Topics

2013–2014 Submission Deadlines

If you have TIWA-relevant news to share or TIWA events to promote – or if you took

some great photos at a TIWA gathering – publish them in TIWA Topics! Send your submissions to the Bulletin Chair with a copy to the President:

Bulletin Co-Chairs

Inna Kalinina & Sonia Scattarelli

Economical Insurance

5700 Yonge Street, Suite 1600

North York, ON M2M 4K2

T -Inna: 416-590-0038 ext. 46854 T -Sonia: 416-590-0038 ext. 46967

[email protected] [email protected]

President

Betty Hornick

Aviva Canada

Inc.

2206 Eglinton Ave East

Scarborough, ON M1L 4S8

T 416-288-5889

[email protected]

If possible, please submit your text as Word files and your photos as JPEG files. Here

are the submission deadlines for our upcoming issues.

Issue Submission Deadline

November 2013 Monday, November 4

December 2013 Monday, November 25

January 2014 Monday January 6

February 2014 Monday, January 27

March 2014 Monday, March 3

April 2014 Monday March 31

May 2014 Monday, May 6

Remember: to keep receiving TIWA Topics, you’ll need to renew your membership (if

you haven’t already done so), and let Membership Chair Greg Belfry know whenever

any of your contact details change, so we can keep our database up to date.



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Toronto Insurance Women’s

Association

Past Presidents

Barb Rathbone 1960-1961 Sheron Metcalfe 1987-1988

1961-1962 1988-1989

Bobbie Parks 1962-1963 Maggie Moody 1989-1990

Diana Gordon 1962-1963 Lynn Croydon 1990-1991

Rita McCourt 1964-1965 Joanne Greco 1991-1992

Mary Rimmer 1965-1966 Doreen Brown 1992-1993

Lila Hirst 1966-1967 Karen Akeson 1993-1994

Lynn Rimmer 1967-1968 1994-1995

1968-1969 Teresa Pimentel 1995-1996

Diane Wigley 1969-1970 Brenda Van Heel 1996-1997

Millie Kovacevich 1970-1971 Alison Porter 1997-1998

Ritchie Rew 1971-1972 Arleigh Quesnelle 1998-1999

Lotys Stephenson 1972-1973 Lori Duclos 1999-2000

Pat Bowie 1973-1974 2000-2001

1974-1975 Michèle Roberts 2001-2002

Delores Pieterse 1975-1976 Gail Cuffie 2002-2003

1976-1977 Kelly Brisbin-Harris 2003-2004

1977-1978 Cheryl Morton 2004-2005

Sandra Jarrett 1978-1979 Dalia Sabour 2005-2006

1979-1980 2006-2007

Pam Skinner 1980-1981 Zina Tofano 2007-2008

1981-1982 Mary Lisi 2008-2009

Cheryl Lowe 1982-1983 Cathy Ramsander 2009-2010

1983-1984 2010-2011

Rosemarie Lee 1984-1985 Michelle Cole Kennedy 2011-2012

Arlene Bell 1985-1986 Betty Hornick 2012-2013

1986-1987

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