February 23, 2023
Nigel Branker, CEO, Securian Canada, appointed to CAFII Board of Directors
TORONTO, February 23, 2023 – The Canadian Association for Financial Institutions in Insurance (CAFII), announced that Nigel Branker, Chief Executive Officer of Securian Canada, has been unanimously appointed as a member of the Board of Directors, effective February 14, 2023.
As Chief Executive Officer of Securian Canada, Nigel is an innovative and progressive leader and a frontier in transforming emerging societal issues impacting businesses nationwide, including diversity, inclusion and mental health in the workplace. Nigel was nominated, and with a unanimous vote from CAFII’s 14 members including the insurance arms of Canada’s major financial institutions, his appointment was confirmed.
“It is an honour to join the CAFII Board of Directors and collaborate alongside a team of industry experts committed to expediting the need for inclusive change amongst the insurance landscape,” said Nigel Branker, Chief Executive Officer, Securian Canada. “At Securian Canada, we strive to become a business that’s fresh, agile and innovative – all values I carry with me in this role, to sustain and fuel the Canadian insurance market.”
The Canadian Association of Financial Institutions in Insurance is a not-for-profit industry Association dedicated to the development of an open and flexible insurance marketplace. CAFII believes that consumers are best served when they have meaningful choice in the purchase of insurance products and services.
About Securian Canada
At Securian Canada, we help build secure tomorrows. We design solutions that enable our partners to provide coverage to more Canadians because we believe insurance is for everyone.
Working alongside Canada's leading financial institutions, member organizations and other strategic partners, we combine intuitive technology, human insight and a flexible, collaborative approach to help make insurance simpler, more accessible and more relevant to the evolving needs of Canadians.
Established in 1955, Securian Canada is a leading insurance provider and an independent subsidiary of Securian Financial Group, Inc.
For more information, visit securiancanada.ca.
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