Meet Our Leadership Team

Cameron Copeland
CEO, SPGC
Cameron Copeland is President & CEO of SPG Canada, the largest delegated underwriting authority enterprise (DUAE) in the Canadian P&C insurance industry.
SPG Canada’s roots date back to 1937 with the establishment of Anderson McTague & Associates. Under his leadership, Cameron has led SPG Canada through several acquisitions that form part of SPG Canada’s legacy MGA brands, most recently being the amalgamation of Totten Insurance Group and Anderson McTague & Associates in January 2025. SPG Canada’s other legacy brands are Cansure, i3 Underwriting, and Beacon…

Paul Meinschenk
President, Cansure & Totten
Paul Meinschenk serves as the President of Totten Insurance Group, a prominent national MGA provider in Canada offering specialized products and inventive solutions.
In his role, Paul provides guidance and oversight, managing the company’s profitability and relationships with partner insurance carriers. Having initially joined Totten Insurance Group as the Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice-President in June 2019, Paul lead Totten’s National Specialty Division and oversaw operations in the Ontario region, focusing on strengthening ties with brokers…

John Rhuland
Vice-president, Atlantic
John joined Totten Insurance Group in 2011 and brings more than 30 years of Personal Lines and Commercial experience in both Company and Intermediary space.
As the Vice President for Atlantic Canada, John is responsible for operations for Totten Insurance Group in both an Underwriting and Marketing Role.
Contact Our Team
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| Name | Segment | Title | Team | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashish Patkar | apatkar@cansure.com | Hospitality | Junior Underwriter | Commercial | 236-317-7137 |
| Alan Tam | atam@cansure.com | AVP, Underwriting Operations | Commercial | 416-342-6381 | |
| Alene Wilson | awilson@cansure.com | Strata & Residential Realty | Underwriting Manager, Team Lead (CL) | Commercial | 604-539-5310 |
| Alexandra Giuffre | agiuffre@cansure.com | Claims | Senior Claims Examiner | Claims | 604-235-5958 |
| Alice Lu | alu@cansure.com | Transportation | Underwriter | Commercial | 236-317-7102 |
| Alison Bird | alison.bird@spgcanada.ca | Strata & Residential Realty | Intermediate Underwriter | Commercial | 604-259-8843 |
| Alison Wong | awong@cansure.com | Hospitality | Intermediate Underwriter | Commercial | 647-484-9119 |
| Amanda Nylund | anylund@cansure.com | Professional Services | Underwriter | Commercial | 778-777-5602 |
| Amy Wallan Elias | awallan@cansure.com | Contractors | Underwriter | Commercial | 604-539-5327 |
| Andrea Moan | amoan@cansure.com | Recreation | Executive Underwriter & Recreation Specialist | Commercial | 604-539-5345 |
| Andrea Wilson | andreawilson@specialtyclaims.ca | Claims | Claims Examiner | Claims | 604-694-6885 |
| Andros Chien | achien@cansure.com | Transportation | Underwriter | Commercial | 604-539-5348 |
| Anna Leung | aleung@specialtyclaims.ca | Claims | Claims Operations Manager | Claims | 604-694-7687 |
| Anthony Skingsley | askingsley@cansure.com | Hospitality | Executive Underwriter | Commercial | 604-539-5349 |
| Ashley Estwick | aestwick@cansure.com | Operations | Manager, Operations Underwiting Support | Operations | 416-342-0519 |
| Ashley Penner | apenner@cansure.com | Strata & Residential Realty | Executive Underwriter (CL) | Commercial | 604-539-5346 |
| Ashley Scandlan | ascandlan@cansure.com | Professional Services | Senior Underwriter | Commercial | 647-678-6409 |
| Audree Quek | aquek@cansure.com | Junior Underwriter | Commercial | 236-317-7107 | |
| Azalya Forstbauer | aforstbauer@cansure.com | Hospitality | Junior Underwriter | Commercial | 604-259-8830 |
| Barinder Kang | bkang@cansure.com | Strata & Residential Realty | Senior Underwriter | Commercial | 604-684-2748 |
| Beverlery Mueller | bmueller@cansure.com | Operations | Commercial Underwriting Support Supervisor | Commercial | 604-408-8202 |
| Brent Lexier | blexier@cansure.com | Claims | Vice President, Claims | Claims / Executive | 604-694-7685 |
| Blaine Chisholm | bchisholm@cansure.com | Operations | Vice President, Underwriting Ops | Underwriting Ops | 604-694-7671 |
| Britta Den Hoed | bdenhoed@cansure.com | Technology Operations | Training Coordinator | Commercial | |
| Calin Holban | cholban@cansure.com | Commercial Marine | Segment Manager - Commercial Marine | Commercial | 604-694-7672 |
| Catherine Wu | cwu@cansure.com | BuilderSURE | Sr. Underwriter | Commercial | 604-694-7674 |
| Carmen Lonsdale | clonsdale@cansure.com | Manufacturing & Wholesale | Senior Underwriter | Commercial | 778-283-9545 |
| Cary Augustini | caugustini@cansure.com | Retail, Automotive Trades | AVP, Retail & Automotive Trades | Commercial | 604-235-5968 |
| Cheryl Wiley | cwiley@cansure.com | BuilderSURE | Sr. Underwriting Specialist | Commercial | 604-250-5282 |
| Chris Fong | cfong@cansure.com | Strata & Residential Realty | AVP - Strata/Condo & Residential Realty | Commercial | 604-259-8825 |
| Christel Davidson | cdavidson@cansure.com | BuilderSURE | Senior Underwriter - BuilderSure | Commercial | 250-804-7118 |
| Christine Bueckert | cbueckert@specialtyclaims.ca | Claims | Claims Examiner | Claims | 604-235-5970 |
| Christine Jaberg | cjaberg@cansure.com | BuilderSURE | Sr. Underwriting Specialist | Commercial | 604-539-5513 |
| Crystal Fenby | cfenby@cansure.com | Operations | Underwriting Operations Manager | Underwriting Ops | 604-408-8201 |
| Dani Hanuse | dhanuse@cansure.com | Recreation | Underwriter | Commercial | 604-256-9399 |
| Danica Brennan | dbrennan@cansure.com | Strata & Residential Realty | Underwriter | Operations | 604-529-5341 |
| Daria Komissarova | dkomissarova@cansure.com | Professional Services | Senior Underwriter | Commercial | 604-235-5571 |
| Dvitya "Dee" Saini | dsaini@specialtyclaims.ca | Claims | Claims Examiner | Claims | 604-235-5959 |
| Dina Chau | dchau@cansure.com | BuilderSURE | Sr. Underwriter | Commercial | 604-235-5967 |
| Dolores Merin | dmerin@cansure.com | Contractors | Underwriter | Commercial | |
| Donna Wong | dwong@cansure.com | Hospitality | Intermediate Underwriter | Commercial | 604-235-5973 |
| Ean Bellamy | ebellamy@cansure.com | Hospitality | Executive Underwriter | Commercial | 604-694-7640 |
| Ed Quek | equek@cansure.com | Operations | Executive Vice President | Executive | 604-694-7644 |
| Em Kemshaw | ekemshaw@cansure.com | Claims | Claims Supervisor | Claims | 250-784-8802 |
| Estelita Vas | evas@cansure.com | Claims | Sr. Claims Examiner | Claims | 647-484-9110 |
| Eugene Ng | eng@cansure.com | Commercial Realty | AVP - Commercial Realty | Commercial | 236-317-7118 |
| Gabriel Urtusastegui | gurtusastegui@cansure.com | Transportation | Sr. Underwriter Specialist - Transportation | Commercial | 604-694-7681 |
| Gabriella Mastrodonato | gmastrodonato@cansure.com | Contractors | AVP - Contractors | Commercial | 604-694-7676 |
| Garry Lee | glee@cansure.com | BuilderSURE | Underwriter | Commercial | 604-235-5960 |
| Gary Horga | ghorga@spgcanada.ca | Vice President, Business Development | Business Development/Executive | 604-694-6887 | |
| Giesela Kempf-Vanderplas | gkempf-vanderplas@cansure.com | Retail, Automotive Trades, Wholesale and Manufacturing | Senior Underwriter | Commercial | 780-391-2109 |
| Grace Cheng | gcheng@cansure.com | Strata & Residential Realty | Underwriter | Commercial | 604-235-5987 |
| Grace Zhao | gzhao@cansure.com | Commercial Realty | Underwriter | Commercial | 647-484-9105 |
| Gurpreet Johal | gjohal@cansure.com | Retail, Automotive Trades | Jr. Underwriter | Commercial | 604-539-5347 |
| Gus Brunsch | gbrunsch@cansure.com | Retail, Automotive Trades | Jr. Underwriter | Commercial | 672-212-5532 |
| Hans Choi | hchoi@cansure.com | BuilderSURE | AVP - BuilderSure | Commercial | 604-235-5957 |
| Hardeep Shoker | hshoker@cansure.com | Commercial Realty | Intermediate Underwriter | Commercial | 236-317-7093 |
| Jace Scheu | jscheu@cansure.com | BuilderSURE | Jr. Underwriter | Commercial | 236-317-7094 |
| Jackie Armstrong | jarmstrong@cansure.com | Hospitality | Executive Underwriter | Commercial | 604-235-5976 |
| Jason Deeth | jdeeth@cansure.com | Contractors | Underwriter | Commercial | 604-235-5528 |
| Jerry Kang | jkang@cansure.com | Recreation | Underwriter | Commercial | 604-539-5311 |
| Jessica Deni | jdeni@cansure.com | Recreation | Underwriter | Commercial | 604-408-8207 |
| Jessica Homewood | jhomewood@cansure.com | BuilderSURE | Senior Underwriting Specialist | Commercial | 604-539-5323 |
| Jimina Almero | jimina.almero@spgcanada.ca | Strata & Residential Realty | Senior Underwriter | Commercial | 778-777-7511 |
| Joanne Carscadden | jcarscadden@cansure.com | BuilderSURE | Senior Underwriter | Commercial | 604-539-5315 |
| John Riddle | jriddle@cansure.com | Operations | Senior Operations Specialist | Underwriting Ops | 236-317-7096 |
| Julia Ion | jion@cansure.com | Recreation | Executive Underwriter & Recreation Specialist | Commercial | 604-539-5317 |
| Justin Armstrong | jarmstrong1@cansure.com | Manufacturing-Wholesale | Senior Underwriter | Commercial | 604-256-9838 |
| Katrine Bertrand | kbertrand@cansure.com | Claims | Sr. Claims Examiner | Claims | 250-508-7505 |
| Keira McDonagh | kmcdonagh@cansure.com | Sports & Recreation | AVP, Sports & Recreation | Commercial | 604-259-0323 |
| Keith Stead | KStead@cansure.com | Vice President, Underwriting Compliance | Underwriting Ops | 604-235-5975 | |
| Kelsey Nazarek | knazarek@cansure.com | Operations Team Lead | Operations | 778-283-9542 | |
| Kevin Chu | kchu@cansure.com | Strata & Residential Realty | Sr. Underwriter | Commercial | 604-694-6880 |
| Kevin Yam | kyam@cansure.com | BuilderSURE | Underwriter | Commercial | 604-235-5961 |
| Kirstie Merkt-Caprile | Kmerktcaprile@spgcanada.ca | Marketing | Field Marketing Coordinator | Marketing Team | 604-830-4729 |
| Larriza Cabungan | lcabungan@cansure.com | Professional Services | Intermediate Underwriter - Professional Services | Commercial | 604-235-5568 |
| Lauren Aikens | laikens@cansure.com | Contractors | Underwriter | Commercial | 604-235-5530 |
| Leslie Lai | llai@cansure.com | Strata & Residential Realty | Intermediate Underwriter | Commercial | 778-777-5603 |
| Lindsay Henn | lhenn@cansure.com | Claims | Claims Manager | Claims | 604-694-7686 |
| Linh Hoang | lhoang@cansure.com | BuilderSURE | Jr. Underwriter | Commercial | 778-777-5601 |
| Lulu Chen (Mat Leave) | lchen@cansure.com | Hospitality | Intermediate Underwriter | Commercial | 416-883-9827 |
| Lynn Fauchon | lfauchon@spgcanada.ca | Operations | Manager, Customer Success Team | CST | |
| Marilyn Thomas | mthomas@specialtyclaims.ca | Claims | Claims Assistant | Claims | 250-804-7125 |
| Marina Bodine | marina.bodine@spgcanada.ca | Strata & Residential Realty | Senior Underwriter | Commercial | 604-259-8823 |
| Meghan Kapellas | mkapellas@cansure.com | Commercial Realty | Jr. Underwriter | Commercial | |
| Melanie Wallace | mwallace@cansure.com | Strata & Residential Realty | Underwriting Manager (CL) | Commercial | 647-484-9133 |
| Michelle Chu | mchu@cansure.com | Professional Services | Underwriter | Commercial | 604-408-8204 |
| Mike Butler | mbutler@cansure.com | BuilderSURE | Sr. Underwriter | Commercial | 604-417-5577 |
| Nicole Gregg | ngregg@cansure.com | Manufacturing and Wholesale | AVP, Manufacturing and Wholesale | Commercial | 236-317-7087 |
| Peter Nguyen | pnguyen@cansure.com | Strata & Residential Realty | Executive Underwriter (CL) | Commercial | 604-694-7673 |
| Rebecca Hastings | rhastings@cansure.com | Commercial Marine | Underwriter | Commercial | 647-484-9107 |
| Robyn Gillespie | rgillespie@cansure.com | Contractors | Senior Underwriter | Commercial | 250-317-4643 |
| Sadie Iosub | siosub@cansure.com | Commercial Realty | Sr. Underwriter | Commercial | 604-539-5326 |
| Sanjay Prasad | sprasad@cansure.com | Hospitality | Executive Underwriter | Commercial | 236-317-7133 |
| Stephanie Brown | scbrown@cansure.com | Professional Services | Senior Underwriter | Commercial | 604-235-5956 |
| Sara Kuo | skuo@cansure.com | Transportation | Underwriter | Commercial | 604-235-5969 |
| Sarah Elliot | selliot@specialtyclaims.ca | Claims | Claims Examiner | Claims | 250-804-7111 |
| Sarah Brown | sbrown@cansure.com | Retail, Automotive Trades, Wholesale and Manufacturing | VP, WARM | Commercial | 604-694-6882 |
| Sarah Fox | sfox@cansure.com | Claims | Sr. Claims Examiner | Claims | 604-539-5320 |
| Sarah Luzzi | Finance | Cash Application Associate | |||
| Sean McNamara | sean.mcnamara@spgcanada.ca | Underwriter | Commercial | 905-926-7033 | |
| Shauna Matt | smatt@specialtyclaims.ca | Claims | Claims Assistant | Claims | 236-885-3831 |
| Shelby Bell | sbell@cansure.com | Hospitality | AVP, Hospitality | Commercial | 604-259-8817 |
| Shirley Phillips | sphillips@cansure.com | BuilderSURE | Sr. Underwriting Specialist | Commercial | 604-694-7643 |
| Simon Ze | sze@cansure.com | Transportation | AVP - Transportation | Commercial | 604-235-5953 |
| Sophie Wang | swang@cansure.com | Commercial Realty | Jr. Underwriter | Commercial | 647-484-9112 |
| Soraya Fakhimi | sfakhimi@cansure.com | Manufacturing & Wholesale | Executive Underwriter | Commercial | 604-235-5951 |
| Susan Skett | susan.skett@spgcanada.ca | Manufacturing & Wholesale | Executive Underwriter | Commercial | 780-391-2115 |
| Luiza Bartolette | luiza.bartolette@spgcanada.ca | Manufacturing & Wholesale | Associate Underwriter | Commercial | 236-317-3472 |
| Amber Haug | amber.haug@spgcanada.ca | Manufacturing & Wholesale | Associate Underwriter | Commercial | 416-591-7062 |
| Stephanie Scott | sscott@cansure.com | Recreation | Senior Underwriter | Commercial | 672-212-5530 |
| Tara Colbeck | tcolbeck@cansure.com | BuilderSURE | Commercial Underwriting Support Supervisor | Commercial | 604-408-8203 |
| Tracy Kalbfleisch | tracy.kalbfleisch@spgcanada.ca | Commercial Realty | Senior Underwriter | Commercial | 236-317-7090 |
| Trisha Teoh | tteoh@cansure.com | Operations | Manager, Undewriter Learning & Development | Commercial | 416-342-0246 |
| Wendy Timbrell | wtimbrell@cansure.com | Strata & Residential Realty | Executive Underwriter (CL) | Commercial | 778-777-5585 |
| Joo Seo | jseo1@cansure.com | Operations | Jr. Underwriter | Commercial | 604-256-9429 |
| Nick Stinson | nstinson@cansure.com | Commercial Realty | Sr. Underwriter | Commercial | 604-256-9503 |
| Michelle Yee | myee@cansure.com | Strata & Residential Realty | Underwriter | Commercial | 604-256-9890 |
| Kristina Bisson | k.bisson@cansure.com | Contractors | Underwriter | Commercial | 604-256-9821 |
| Naomi Ahanon | nahanon@cansure.com | Contractors | Intermediate Underwriter - Contractors | Commercial | 416-597-4028 |
| Victor Sum | vsum@spgcanada.ca | Operations | Customer Success Team | CST | 778-777-5590 |
| William Knowles | wknowles@cansure.com | Underwriter | Commercial | 416-883-0020 | |
| Sima Adabju | sadabju@spgcanada.ca | Strata & Residential Realty | Jr. Underwriter | Commercial | 778-777-5591 |
| Crystal Ho | cho@spgcanada.ca | Operations | Admin | Admin | 604-235-5978 |
| Hayley Duncan | hduncan@spgcanada.ca | Operations | Manager | Admin | 604-235-5963 |
| Leah Brambleby | lbrambleby@cansure.com | BuilderSURE | Underwriting Manager - BuilderSure | Commercial | 604-694-7678 |
| Sydney Knowles (Mat Leave) | sknowles@cansure.com | Professional Services | AVP - Professional Services | Commercial | 604-694-7679 |
| Krista Ring (Mat Leave) | kring@cansure.com | BuilderSURE | Jr. Underwriter | Commercial | 604-408-8212 |
| Ruth Sun | rsun@cansure.com | Transportation | Jr. Underwriter | Commercial | 604-235-5998 |
| Dolores Merin | dmerin@cansure.com | Contractors | Jr. Underwriter | Commercial | 236-317-7083 |
| Mona Nazari | mnazari@cansure.com | A/R Project Team | 236-317-7117 | ||
| Ronnie Wu | rwu@cansure.com | Hospitality | Jr. Underwriter | Commercial | 604-235-5999 |
| Jessica Rochon | jrochon@cansure.com | Contractors | Intermediate Underwriter | Commercial | 647-484-9125 |
| Cynthia Horne | chorne@cansure.com | Strata & Residential Realty | Intermediate Underwriter | Commercial | 250-804-7117 |
| Ethan Folkmann | efolkmann@cansure.com | BuilderSURE | Jr. Underwriter | Commercial | 604-235-5964 |
| Danica Milton | danica.milton@cansure.com | Commercial Realty | Senior Underwriter | Commercial | 236-317-7132 |
| Mauricio Zani | mzani@cansure.com | Transportation | Underwriter, Senior Specialist (CL) | Commercial | 647-484-9108 |
| Chris Pauli | chris@i3underwriting.com | BuilderSURE | SVP - BuilderSure (i3) | Commercial | 604-765-2040 |
| Katherine MacSween | kmacsween@cansure.com | Manufacturing & Wholesale | Senior Underwriter | Commercial | 236-317-7111 |
| Chelsea Dutkiwich | cdutkiwich@cansure.com | Retail, Automotive Trades | Executive Underwriter | Commercial | 604-408-8226 |
| Shari Melanson | smelanson@cansure.com | Strata & Residential Realty | Executive Underwriter (CL) | Commercial | 604-259-8824 |
| Siddhi Mazumdar | smazumdar@cansure.com | Contractors | Intermediate Underwriter | Commercial | 672-212-5547 |
| Winnie Tanyag | winnie.tanyag@spgcanada.ca | Retail, Automotive Trades | Senior Underwriter | Commercial | 604-259-0457 |
| Jill Andrade | jill.andrade@spgcanada.ca | Retail, Automotive Trades | Associate Underwriter | Commercial | 604-259-8836 |
| Gina Strand | gina.strand@spgcanada.ca | All | VP Underwriting, Personal Lines | Personal | 604-539-5344 |
| Stacey Sawatzky | stacey.sawatzky@spgcanada.ca | All | AVP Underwriting, Personal Lines | Personal | 604-539-5329 |
| Luciana Barbosa-Fernandes | luciana.barbosa@spgcanada.ca | All | Team Lead, Personal Lines | Personal | 604-539-5319 |
| Nikki Luciow | nikki.luciow@spgcanada.ca | All | Team Lead, Personal Lines | Personal | 778-283-9546 |
| Krystal Taylor | krystal.taylor@spgcanada.ca | All | Executive Underwriter | Personal | 604-539-5324 |
| Carly Philps | carly.philps@spgcanada.ca | All | Executive Underwriter | Personal | 250-804-7127 |
| Camilla Cannell | camilla.cannell@spgcanada.ca | All | Field Underwriter | Personal | 604-235-5995 |
| Khristen Parker | khristen.parker@spgcanada.ca | All | Senior Underwriter | Personal | 778-777-5584 |
| Nadine Kohnke | nadine.kohnke@spgcanada.ca | All | Senior Underwriter | Personal | 672-212-5548 |
| Lanai Kovacs Csuzi | lanai.kovacs@spgcanada.ca | All | Senior Underwriter | Personal | 672-212-5514 |
| Rena Gustafson | rena.gustafson@spgcanada.ca | All | Senior Underwriter | Personal | 604-235-5980 |
| Christina Sholter | christina.sholter@spgcanada.ca | All | Senior Underwriter | Personal | 778-777-5592 |
| Kamalpreet Brar | kamalpreet.brar@spgcanada.ca | All | Underwriter | Personal | 778-777-5606 |
| Melissa Almeida | melissa.almeida@spgcanada.ca | All | Underwriter | Personal | 778-777-5607 |
| Sarah Cook | sarah.cook@spgcanada.ca | All | Underwriter | Personal | 604-539-5320 |
| Alyssa Brown | alyssa.brown@spgcanada.ca | All | Associate Underwriter | Personal | 778-777-5581 |
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