Judith Pila is the Founder of Insure Africa a company whose main goal is to drive insurance inclusion in Africa through literacy, education, and awareness. Aside being an insurance professional, Judith is a contributing writer to Insuranceopedia, an online insurance information platform focused on Canada and US markets. Read more
Pila describes the beginning of the pandemic when Canadians were put under strict quarantine restrictions: like many other working parents, she was rudely jolted from a routine of working comfortably out of her office, a focused and distraction-free environment, to working full-time from home with her energetic 5- and 2-year-old. Read more
Growing up in Lessel, a small town in Nigeria where insurance is not a well-known topic, didn’t stop Judith Pila (pictured) from pursuing a career as a broker and eventually paying it forward to the communities in her home country. Read More
In this captivating narrative, Pila expertly intertwines the lives of her characters within the rich tapestry of contemporary Nigerian society. The story opens with Isioma, a young doctor balancing the demands of love, career, and societal pressures. Read more
These findings resonate with the experience of two of this year’s IBC Rising Stars. After immigrating to Canada from Iran at a young age, Armin Habibi grew up in the GTA and got into sales at the age of 18, initially helping his mother sell products at trade shows across Ontario before discovering insurance in college. Read more
Before the coronavirus outbreak impacted Canadians, the phrase on the tip of many brokers’ tongues was ‘hard market,’ which had affected many lines of insurance. Rate increases in auto insurance across provinces, including Ontario and Prince Edward Island were practically a given as insurers have been paying out more in claims than they’ve been able to get back in premium Read more