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“No matter how many clients I have, I make sure to call each one personally every quarter. It’s a chance to not only update them on their portfolio, but also check on how they’re doing personally”
Kelvin Rampersad,
Carte Wealth Management
Denise Russell (Yeng) began her insurance career in 2006, starting in underwriting. It didn’t take long for her to discover her true passion – building strong business partnerships with brokers. From there, she honed her business acumen, taking on increasingly senior roles in business development.
Today, Russell is a member of the Executive Management Committee at Specialty Program Group Canada (SPGC). As head of distribution, she leads business development, branding, and customer experience. She joined the organization in 2018 with the goal of developing a scalable business development strategy for Cansure. Since then, she has grown her team from just one person to sixteen, all of whom support SPGC MGAs (Cansure, Beacon, and i3 Underwriting). Russell was also part of the steering committee that successfully launched Cansure’s digital service business in late 2018 for broker partners and remains deeply involved in SPGC’s ongoing digital distribution strategy. In addition to her role, she has also served as director of carrier relations for SPGC, overseeing delegated authority management and collaborating with underwriting leadership and carrier partners.
Russell is deeply committed to the insurance industry. She recently completed a two-year term as a director on the board of the Canadian Association of MGAs (CAMGA) and has dedicated her time to the WICC BC chapter, where she served as director and communications chair for four years. She was also vice chair of the YIPBC board during its inaugural year in 2019. In recognition of her accomplishments, Russell was honored with the Rising Star award by the Insurance Brokers Association of BC in 2019.
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Denise Russell (Yeng)
Head of Distribution
Specialty Program Group Canada
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“I strongly believe in working smarter, not harder. I think it’s one of the keys to living a great life, and I want to share that with as many people as possible”
Kelvin Rampersad,
Carte Wealth Management
2008
2018–2022
2010–2012
Present
2019
2022
American Express Regent’s Club award winner
2008
2018–2022: Education Partnerships Manager and Officer at Chartered Insurance Institute – creation of new diverse talent stream approaches inclusive of higher education alignment of Chartered Insurance Institute professional qualifications to degrees, consultative advice on the growth of graduate talent into insurance and financial planning
2022: EDI General Practitioner at Chartered Insurance Institute, comprising EDI learning and development and EDI strategy, creation, design and delivery; creator and curator of organisational EDI resources; NextGen Planners Education Initiative of the Year award winner
2018–
2022
Chairman of the Motor Accident Solicitors Society
2010–
2012
Carpenters Group now employs over 1,000 people with six offices in the UK, covering a range of legal and insurance services
Works with the Ministry of Justice on reforms that impact industry, speaks to the public on insurance and legal topics, and writes articles for various periodicals
Present
Joined the partnership at Wynn Williams in the property and commercial team
Appointed to the Property Council NZ Retail Committee
Invited to sit on the judging panel for Lawyers Weekly’s Australian Law Awards
2022
Suncorp Bank’s turnaround times are the lowest they have ever been. The lender becomes Australia’s first certified carbon neutral bank for both its operation and transaction services
Aug 2022
Milestones
Aug 2022
Milestones
Sept 2021
Feb 2022
Apr 2022
Jul 2022
Aug
2022
Suncorp Bank introduces Solar Home Bonus offer for customers who are choosing renewable energy for their homes
Sept 2021
Month-on-month market share growth commences
Feb 2022
Suncorp Bank wins the Canstar award for most outstanding value in investment loans
Apr 2022
Suncorp Bank wins Money Magazine’s Bank of the Year and Business Bank of the Year awards for the fifth year in a row
Jul 2022
Suncorp Bank’s turnaround times are the lowest they have ever been. The lender becomes Australia’s first certified carbon neutral bank for both its operation and transaction services
Aug 2022
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