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"West Oak’s success has come from always putting our clients’ best interests first and always finding ways to improve and add more value to them"
Andrew mcquiston,
west oak family office, wellington-altus private wealth
Uzair Zamir is a sales manager with Billyard Insurance Group (BIG) – Etobicoke. He has four years of industry experience and a solid academic background in accounting and finance from Seneca College, where he was on the president’s honour list three times.
“I was always more interested in sales compared to the accounting career and my interest in sales was due to my extrovert personality,” says Zamir. “I chose a career in the insurance industry for numerous reasons, new challenges every day, large social life and circle, and most importantly, the satisfaction of helping the community.”
Zamir knew his success in the industry was guaranteed after he fell in love with the work. The satisfaction of helping clients and getting positive feedback kept him motivated throughout his career. Eventually, that was reflected in his number of sales month to month. While his initial few months in the sales manager role brought their own challenges, the joy of seeing a new hire becoming successful was very rewarding. He enjoys mentoring others and witnessing them achieve their goals.
“I believe everyone in the industry is working hard to make their mark, but a few things which make me a niche is building a unique relationship with the clients, developing a personal style and understanding their needs,” he says. “In addition to this, I focus more on educating the client on what they are paying for rather than how much they are paying.”
His one-year-old daughter motivates him to constantly work hard every single day to enhance his skill set, grow as a leader and advance further in the insurance industry.
“My ultimate goal for the next few years is to grow my team and continue leading them successfully,” he says. “I’m also focused on advancing into the commercial department simultaneously and on continuing to grow within the industry.”
09-5405 Eglinton Avenue West, Etobicoke, ON, M9C 5K6
647 831 2362
uzair@thebig.ca
ca.linkedin.com/in/umair-zamir
thebig.ca/uzair
Uzair Zamir
Sales Manager
Billyard Insurance Group - Etobicoke
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Senior Vice President to Executive Vice President, Marketing and Sales at HomeEquity Bank
Co-author of Home Run: The Reverse Mortgage Advantage published in 2021
2013-present
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2001-2013
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Senior Manager to Vice President, International Lending Products and Platforms at American Express
2001-2013
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2021
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Promoted to sales manager at BIG
Brought P&C sales department from #8 to #2 position in Canada; the department maintained the position for four months and currently remains in this rank
Grew the sales department from 6 to 13 people in 11 months
2021
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Promoted to senior insurance broker at BIG
2020
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Graduated with a degree in accounting and finance from Seneca College
Started working as an insurance broker at BIG
2018
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Insurance Business Magazine | Key Media
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Excellence awardee – Independent Mortgage Adviser of the Year category at the New Zealand Mortgage Awards
2022
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Deputy Principal at Australian Christian College - Southlands
Doctor of Education
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Launched his own business,
Ascend Financial Services
2022
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Launched his own business,
Ascend Financial Services
2022