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Stéphane Lespérance, CRM, Chair of the Board of Governors, The Insurance Institute of Canada (IIC)SUPPLIED

At the 72nd Annual General Meeting, held October 28, 2025, Stéphane Lespérance, CRM, was elected Chair of the Board of Governors of The Insurance Institute of Canada (IIC). Stéphane Lespérance is President of Aon Canada based in Montréal, Québec.

London Bradley, MBA, BSc, is Deputy Chair and President and CEO at Allstate Insurance Company of Canada.

Barbara Bellissimo, BA, FCIP is Vice Chair, Membership-at-Large and President and CEO of HSB Canada.

James Russell, BMath, FCIA is Immediate Past Chair and President and CEO of TD Insurance based in Toronto, Ontario.

Regional Vice Chairs are:

Chad Shurnaik, B. Comm, FCIP, CRM – Western provinces

Melanie Muise, BSc Math, MBA, FCIP – Ontario

Mathieu Gagnon, FPAA, CRM, RIB – Québec

Matthew Robblee, CAIB, CIP – Atlantic provinces

Divisional Vice Chairs are:

Paul Croft, BA, BSc, CIP, CRM, CCIB – Academic

Renée-Léa Soucy, PAA – Professionals


The IIC is the premier professional education body for the property and casualty insurance industry.

Its membership of over 41,000 includes over 18,000 active students in its formal programs. The Institute is also the parent organization of the Chartered Insurance Professionals’ Society, which serves the needs of more than 18,000 graduate Chartered Insurance Professionals (CIP®) and Fellow Chartered Insurance Professionals (FCIP®).

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