TORONTO, Feb. 1, 2021 /CNW/ - Intact Financial
Corporation (TSX: IFC) today announced the appointment of
Carolyn A. Wilkins to its Board of
Directors.
Ms. Wilkins had a distinguished twenty-year career at the Bank
of Canada, serving as Senior
Deputy Governor for the last six and a half years, overseeing
strategic planning and economic and financial research. She was a
member of the Bank's Governing Council and served as a member of
the Bank's Board of Directors.
Ms. Wilkins oversaw the development of the Bank's market
liquidity facilities and large-scale asset purchase program as part
of its COVID-19 response. She was active in international policy
fora, including the Financial Stability Board. Before her
appointment as Senior Deputy Governor, Ms. Wilkins was an Advisor
to the Governor and a member of the Basel Committee on Banking
Supervision. Prior to joining the Bank, she held senior analytical
roles related to economic forecasting and fiscal policy
development, at both the Department of Finance Canada and the Privy
Council Office.
"We are pleased to welcome Carolyn
Wilkins to the Board of Directors at Intact. Her experience
as a policy innovator and leader at the Bank of Canada during some of the most challenging
periods for economic and monetary policy will be a welcome addition
to our Board," said Claude Dussault,
Chair, Board of Directors, Intact Financial Corporation.
Ms. Wilkins holds an Honours BA in Economics from Wilfrid Laurier University and an MA in Economics
from Western University. She was named
one of Canada's Most Powerful
Women: Top 100 Award by the Women's Executive Network in 2016 and
2018.
About Intact Financial Corporation
Intact Financial Corporation is the largest provider of property
and casualty (P&C) insurance in Canada and a leading provider of specialty
insurance in North America, with
over $11 billion in total annual
premiums. The Company has approximately 16,000 employees who serve
more than five million personal, business and public sector clients
through offices in Canada and the
U.S.
In Canada, Intact distributes
insurance under the Intact Insurance brand through a wide network
of brokers, including its wholly-owned subsidiary BrokerLink, and
directly to consumers through belairdirect. Frank Cowan Company, a
leading MGA, distributes public entity insurance programs including
risk and claims management services in Canada.
In the U.S., Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions provides a
range of specialty insurance products and services through
independent agencies, regional and national brokers, wholesalers
and managing general agencies. Products are underwritten by the
insurance company subsidiaries of Intact Insurance Group
USA, LLC.
SOURCE Intact Financial Corporation