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Axxima Principals

Les conseillers principaux d’Axxima sont Elena Cealaia, Sarah Ashley Chevalier, Ryan Durrell, Norma Ibbetson, Julie-Linda Laforce et Christopher Marley. Quatre des conseillers principaux, soit Norma, Julie-Linda, Ryan et Christopher travaillent ensemble depuis plus de 20 ans. Pour des raisons de vanité, ils préfèrent ne pas dire exactement combien d’années, car ceci les faits sentir vieux. Elena a joint le groupe en 2009, Sarah en 2013 et Carrie en 2021.

Elena Cealaia, CPA, CGA

Directrice des finances et conseillère principale de la pratique de la gestion des risques d’assurance

Elena Cealaia

An accountant by training, accreditation, and in practice, Elena is Axxima’s CFO and also an active consultant delivering accounting services to Axxima clients.

Elena Cealaia as a CFO of Axxima manages the company's finances and is responsible for financial reporting. She is involved in setting and tracking financial goals, objectives, and budgets, assessing financial risks and opportunities.

Elena is also in charge of day-to-day finance and accounting activities for a number of large reciprocal insurance exchange programs. Elena performs monthly and quarterly general ledger accounts analysis and reconciliations, and is responsible for the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting to insurance regulators.  Elena provides ongoing insurance accounting consulting and outsourced services to a variety of insurance and self-insurance entities.

Elena has more than 19 years of finance and accounting experience, including 10 years in the insurance field in the property and casualty area. Elena has a bachelor's degree in Accounting and CPA, CGA designation.

Envoyer un courrielOffice: Toronto
Phone: 416.408.5343

Sarah Ashley Chevalier, FICA, FCAS

Conseillère principale de la pratique actuarielle en assurances générales

Sarah Chevalier

Sarah is a consulting actuary who is fond of numbers. She loves to tackle complex business challenges and is passionate about helping clients turn data into decisions.

Sarah advises clients in the areas of valuation, pricing, capital, and other actuarial and strategic analyses for various property, liability and agriculture programs provided by insurers, self-insured entities and reciprocals.

Sarah is active in the actuarial community and is currently the chair of the P&C Financial Reporting Committee of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries. She also serves as chair of the Examination Committee of the Casualty Actuarial Society, which is responsible for the credentialing process for actuarial candidates specializing in P&C insurance.

Sarah holds a bachelor’s degree in actuarial mathematics from Concordia University. She is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society and a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries.

Envoyer un courrielOffice: Montreal
T: 416.583.1481

Ryan Durrell, B.Sc. (Hons)

Directeur de l’information et conseiller principal de la pratique de la gestion des risques d’assurance

Ryan Durrell

Originally part of the actuarial team when he started out, Ryan has since moved to the insurance management side of the business as an insurance and reinsurance consultant. He is also the CIO for Axxima and the Principal Broker for Axxima’s insurance brokerage.

Ryan is Axxima’s Principal Broker, CIO and a Principal of the Risk and Insurance Management Services practice. Ryan has over 15 years of actuarial, general insurance, and risk management experience and operates in each of the actuarial, broking, underwriting, and management areas.

Ryan is responsible for delivering strategic consulting and management services to Axxima’s clients. In addition to ongoing insurance management functions such as insurance/reinsurance placements, Lloyd’s binding authority management, and claims analytics, he has been involved in many other projects, such as captive feasibility studies, reciprocal insurance exchange formation, affinity insurance program negotiation, and other risk management assignments.  

Ryan has an Honours Bachelor of Science degree from Trent University and is a registered Insurance Broker in all provinces.

Envoyer un courrielOffice: Toronto
Phone: 416.408.5325

Carrie Green

Directrice des opérations et conseillère principale de la pratique de la gestion des risques d’assurance

Carrie Green

Carrie was pretty much born and raised in a reciprocal insurance exchange. Now, she's applying her expertise across a variety of alternative risk transfer vehicles.

Carrie is Axxima’s COO. Carrie Green joined Axxima in 2021 to lend her extensive experience and expertise to the insurance management services practice area.

Carrie’s decades of reciprocal insurance exchange experience are focused on adding value to Axxima’s variety of large reciprocal insurance exchange programs, such as bringing innovation and fresh perspective to a variety of operational functions, and regular reporting and risk management activities.  Carrie also provides ongoing insurance accounting and consulting support across a broad base of Axxima’s clients.

Carrie has more than 22 years of Reciprocal Insurance Exchange finance and operations experience, including insurance and reinsurance placement negotiation support in the property and casualty area. Carrie has a bachelor's degree from McMaster University, a Risk Analyst diploma from Sheridan College, and is a Risk and Insurance Management Society Fellow.

Envoyer un courrielOffice: Toronto
Téléphone: 416.583.1489

Norma J. Ibbetson

Président du conseil d’administration et conseiller principal de la pratique de la gestion des risques d’assurance

Norma

Norma is the queen of processes at Axxima. In addition to managing the claims team, she provides staff and project management. Befitting of her unique set of skills, she is Axxima’s Chair.

Norma is Axxima’s Chair and as such is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the firm.  She is also a consultant of the Risk insurance management services practice (RIMS) and has 30 years of experience in insurance management.

Norma is responsible for providing management services to a number of insurers and group insurance plans. Her responsibilities include the coordination of all aspects of the management, claims and administrative functions, including maintenance of claims and statistical records, policy and certificate issuance, premium billing and collection, and retention/direction of appropriate support staff.

Envoyer un courrielOffice: Toronto
Phone: 416.408.5294

Julie-Linda Laforce, FICA, FCAS, MAAA

Présidente directrice générale et conseillère principale de la pratique actuarielle en assurances générales

Julie-Linda Laforce

Julie-Linda is Axxima’s CEO and Principal of Property and Casualty Actuarial Services. It’s a wicked combination. As a consulting actuary, she is a leader in the self-insurance space, especially for reciprocal insurance exchanges. As our CEO, she routinely applies her understanding of business mechanics to make Axxima work like a well-oiled machine.

Julie-Linda is Axxima’s CEO and she also leads the Property & Casualty Actuarial Services practice. She has more than 20 years of combined experience in the actuarial valuation of policy liabilities, work of the appointed actuary, ratemaking, AgriInsurance certifications, self-insured retention analysis, affinity program consulting, reinsurance pricing and negotiations, modelling (“ORSA”), adequacy of capital studies (“FCT”) development of surplus policies and strategic consulting.

Julie-Linda has a bachelor degree in actuarial sciences from Laval University and is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society and the Canadian Institute of Actuaries. She is also a member of the American Academy of Actuaries.

Envoyer un courrielOffice: Montreal
Phone: 450.646.2500 ext. 200

Christopher Marley

Conseiller principal de la pratique de la gestion des risques d’assurance

Christopher Marley

Chris is an underwriter in practice, and leaves much of his appetite for risk to activities outside the office through his pursuit of outdoor adventure. He loves to resolve challenges, and brings passion and dedication in helping clients meet their business goals.

Chris has over 17 years of experience working with members of the Axxima team, and is a seasoned underwriter and a licensed insurance broker. He provides services to a number of insurers and insurance programs, including underwriting, negotiating insurance/reinsurance placements, and insurance management functions. He is also responsible for the ongoing management of Axxima’s Binding Authorities.

Chris holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from McMaster University, a Chartered insurance Professional (CIP) designation, and is a Registered Insurance Broker.

Envoyer un courrielOffice: Toronto
Téléphone: 416.408.5308

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