Spokespeople at RBC Insurance

Farzana Damji

Senior Director, Product Development

Areas of focus:

• General information about Insurance products including life, health, wealth, and annuities.

• Supporting long-term financial security and peace of mind across all stages of life with individual life, health and wealth insurance.

• Insights and trends for retirement and estate planning as client expectations continue to evolve.

• Innovative offerings to meet the unique needs of individuals with complex financial goals, including segregated funds, par whole life insurance, or high net worth offerings.

Carol Lebert

Vice President, Claims

Areas of focus:

• Why innovative disability insurance policies are the key to a faster, better recovery.

• Strategies to help Canadians navigate mental health concerns, disability leave, workplace accommodations, and a safe reintegration into the workplace.

• The importance of early intervention and coordinated care planning to improve outcomes in long-term disability cases.

Tony Bruin

Head, Group Benefits

Areas of focus:

• Current trends in group benefits and workplace wellness solutions, such as mental health supports, flexible benefits, and digital health tools which can help employee engagement and retention.

• Guidance on how employers can optimize their benefits plan to build a resilient, productive workplace culture.

• Tailoring group benefits for today’s workforce by aligning benefits offerings to the diverse needs of employee demographics.

Fernando Heleno

Senior Director, Creditor and Travel Products

Areas of focus:

• Creditor insurance: How mortgage, loan or credit card coverage can protect you or your family against unexpected events that can impact your ability to make payments.

• Travel insurance: The evolving landscape of travel insurance and tips for getting the right coverage for your level of adventure, health, age or frequency of travel.

Kathryn Bennett

Director, Tax and Estate Planning

Areas of focus:

• Protecting your legacy with life insurance, segregated funds, annuities and smart beneficiary choices that secure your family’s future.

• Building and preserving wealth, including strategies for growing assets and legacy planning.

• Role of insurance in wills, trusts and retirement planning.

• Specialized planning, including tailoring options for business owners, charitable giving, farm estates and cross-border situations.

Kathryn is a tax and estate planning lawyer.

Matthew King

Vice President

Areas of focus:

• How creditor insurance protects clients at life’s most financially vulnerable moments – disability, job loss, critical illness and death.

• Trends and developments in the Group Benefits space including what employees value when it comes to benefit options.

• General information about Insurance products including life, health, wealth and annuities including distribution strategies.

• Key market trends driving change across the insurance landscape, including digital disruption, shifting consumer expectations and competitive innovation.

Sarah Willock

Senior Director

Areas of focus:

• Demystifying creditor insurance.

• Helping clients understand the value behind loan, mortgage and credit protection.

• General information about Insurance products including life, health, wealth and annuities.

• Emerging consumer behaviours in insurance – what today’s clients value most and how those expectations are transforming the industry.