Experience

Foresight Insurance Analytics

• Canada
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Stategic Advisor

  • Mar 2021 - Present



CRU GROUP Catastrophe Response Unit

• Canada
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Advisor

  • Oct 2020 - Present



JR Tisdale Consulting Services

• Semi Retired

  • Aug 2020 - Present



Pafco Insurance Company

• President and Chief Operating Officer

  • Aug 2004 - Aug 2021

  Reintroduced Pafco to the market as a start up operation in 2004 which absorbed a book of business from sister company ( Pembridge which was the original Pafco charter dating back to 1971) and then grew the new Pafco to over 100 million in annual revenues with 5 continuous years of underwriting profitability Reintroduced Pafco to the market as a start up operation in 2004 which absorbed a book of business from sister company ( Pembridge which was the original Pafco charter dating back to 1971) and then grew the new Pafco to over 100 million in annual revenues with 5 continuous years of underwriting profitability



Pembridge Insurance Company

• Canada
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President and Chief Operating Officer

  • Jan 2000 - Aug 2021

  Strategic leadership and management of the launch of a new focus based on a unique approach to standard personal lines plus the re-launch of a separate company focusing on non standard personal lines. Responsibilities include strategic planning and vision and in the broker distribution channel while transforming the organization from a niche market strategy to a high lifetime value personal lines market. Additional accountabilities include executive management responsibilities of the Canadian operation which includes direct, internet and employee agent based distribution.For 2015 projected to be in excess of 240 million in gross revenues.Initial appointment with Symons Underwriting Managers Aug. 1980 which subsequently merged under the corporate umbrella of Pafco Financial Holdings, (PFH) and its three subordinate international/domestic insurance companies. PFH sold its Canadian operation, Pafco Insurance Company and related Canadian business of a sister corporation to Pembridge Inc., a holding company owned in part by the senior management (including incumbent) of Pembridge Inc. Senior management grew Pembridge Inc. into an international publicly owned financial services corporation listed on the TSE and NASDAQ exchanges. Pembridge Inc. which was acquired by Allstate in 1998



Allstate Canada

• Canada
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• VP

  • 1998 - Aug 2020

  Leadership team position for broker channel distribution. Leadership team position for broker channel distribution.



Ivantage Insurance Brokers, Inc.

• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President

  • Jun 2013 - Nov 2019

  Led the overall operations and development of this Allstate owned exclusive insurance broker Led the overall operations and development of this Allstate owned exclusive insurance broker



Pafco Insurance Company

• Vice President, Sales

  • Jan 1998 - Jan 2000

  National responsibility for broker distribution channel sales for Pafco and Allstate. Developed strategy and executed plan to change the company from a niche specialty market to a High Lifetime Value personal lines market while integrating the two broker sales management functions. National responsibility for broker distribution channel sales for Pafco and Allstate. Developed strategy and executed plan to change the company from a niche specialty market to a High Lifetime Value personal lines market while integrating the two broker sales management functions.



Pembridge Insurance Services Corp

• President & Chief Operating Officer

  • Jan 1997 - Sep 1998

  Re-engineered the Chicago operation, historically unprofitable. Developed the vision and strategy of a recent acquisition. Restructured the company while implementing a new business plan focusing on small commercial lines, commercial automobile and personal lines. Re-engineered the Chicago operation, historically unprofitable. Developed the vision and strategy of a recent acquisition. Restructured the company while implementing a new business plan focusing on small commercial lines, commercial automobile and personal lines.