Insurance Brokers Association of Durham Region

Get ready for an engaging afternoon of learning, networking and fun! Join our Durham Brokers Annual General Meeting and be part of the action as we plan for an exciting year ahead followed by E&O Seminar with the legendary Hugh Fardy. Gain valuable insights into Errors & Omissions to level up your knowledge. RIBO Hour: 2 CE Hours in Management and 1 CE Hour in Ethics

Have you got your tickets to our Christmas Social yet? Don't miss your chance at a great evening out to support Simcoe Hall Settlement House featuring live music with Samurai Fly. Tickets are free. We are just asking for a donation in support of Simcoe Hall.

Have you signed up for our Cybersecurity Awareness Webinar presented with Fortify for November 14th? Don’t miss out on this informative session with Fortify before it’s too late!

We Won! Thank you to all of our Broker Members, Company Partners, Vendor Partners and the entire Community of Durham Region. It is your support and attendance at our events in 2024 that have made us so successful in giving back. Thank you to the IBAO for this amazing recognition. We also need to thank our board members for all their personal time and work they have committed to this year that drove us to be our best! Thank you especially to Nicky Burns, CAIB who championed our team to have our best year yet in her first year as president. Thank you to Robert Manson for his amazing work driving sponsorships and event attendance that made us able to make this our best year yet to give back. Thank you to Laurel Ansell and her amazing work leading us and making this our biggest and best annual golf tournament to date. Thank you to Nicole Frame for putting together our first sold out Curling Tournament. Thank you to our new comers, Jason Chambers and Chris Stirling who dove right in and helped organize our Summer Socials, Policy Palooza and are working with Rob to bring an even better (is that possible) Christmas Party. Thank you to Ginny Berney, CAIB for organizing and supporting on every event this year before her Maternity Leave. Thank you to Victoria Deschênes-Rivers , RIBO for her support and work making each event stand out with props and games. Thank you as well to our long term members Sandi Lavery and Caroline Vysma passing on experience and guidance to our newer members. Lastly, Thank you to Laura Higgins, CIP, CPIB for all her time and work over the years as she stepped down from president in the beginning of the year and officially leaves the board at the end of this year to increase her commitment supporting all affiliates with the IBAO. Now that our little affiliate has raised the bar for what we as brokers can bring to our community, we have made it our goal to see how much further we can go in 2025. Make sure you follow us on social media, keep an eye on our website and sign up for our email notifications to see what we can bring to you in 2025. We hope to see you come out and give back! Don’t forget, we have three events to close out the year. Euchre on November 7th. A virtual learning session with Fortify on November 14th. And lastly, don’t forget to join us for our annual Christmas Party on December 12th and bring your donations for Simcoe Hall Settlement House. Check our website or reach out to us for more information. Cheers to 2024 and an even better 2025.

A big thank you to our partners at the Insurance Institute for once again hosting such a great Volleyball Tournament! It was so great to see so many of you come out and enjoy your afternoon. Got pictures of your team at Volleyball? Don’t forget to Tag us on Social Media! #Volleyball Insurance Institute of Canada

We are honored to have been nominated and a finalist for Affiliate of the Year for the second year in a row. It is thanks to our wonderful members and partners that we have been able to have such an incredible impact on our community and we are so grateful for the recognition we’ve received. Thank you for your continued support of our little affiliate and we can’t wait to see where this takes us!

A massive THANK YOU to everyone who joined us for our 35th Annual Curling Bonspiel! 🥌 What an incredible day! Your presence and participation made all the difference, bringing industry peers together for a day of camaraderie and curling excitement. We're so grateful for your support in making this charity event a success! Special thanks to our sponsors for their dedication and generosity. Together, we're making a positive impact in our community while having a blast on the ice! Stay tuned for more incredible events coming your way.

Today is your last chance to get tickets for Curling! Ticket sales close at 3:30pm today.

We would like to thank everyone who attended our Auto Theft Seminar yesterday at DishPlay in Whitby. A huge thank you to all our panelists for taking time to join us and share such invaluable information on such a prevalent issue hitting our industry. A big thank you to Courtney McCarrell from Aviva Canada, Garth Winterton from The Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group, Ian McLean from CGI and lastly Deputy Constable Aselton & Deput Constable Dupont from the DRPS- Durham Regional Police Service. We've also confirmed your new Board of Directors for 2024. Welcoming President Nicky Burns from Sentinel Risk Insurance Group, Vice President Ginny Berney from WB White Insurance Ltd., Treasurer Laurel Ansell from Mitch Insurance Brokers, & our Directors Laura Higgins from Meadwell Mowat & Fennell, Sandi Lavery from Oracle RMS Insurance Risk Management Services Inc., Caroline Vysma from PetleyHare Insurance Brokers, Nicole Frame from McDougall Insurance & Financial, Jason Chambers from SurNet Insurance Group Inc., Chris Stirling from Strico Insurance, Rob Manson and Victoria Deschenes both from Mitch Insurance Brokers

Don't Miss Out!!! If you haven't got your tickets for Curling, Friday is your last chance. Ticket sales close this Friday at 4:00pm. We only have a small number of spaces left so don't wait until the last minute!!