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True or False? 5 Myths About Your Car InsuranceGurpreet is passionate about what he does and treats every client with the utmost respect and urgency. He has joined the AiA team in April 2019 and has been a great team player, he is a fast learner and adapts to rapid environments with ease. Before his career in Insurance, he worked as a recruiter for varies fortune 500 companies including TD, CIBC, Bank of Nova Scotia and Deloitte.
Favourite Quote: “Treat Others How You Want To Be Treated”
Gurpreet is fluent in English, Hindi and Punjabi.
Erna Verma is no stranger to Insurance. She joined her first P&C Brokerage in 2006 as a Director and was responsible for administration and Human Relations. Her past experience and outgoing personality and natural ability to make people feel comfortable will be an asset to the AiA Team. She will be focused on ensuring that we have the right tools in place to make sure that not only our Team will succeed but that our customers are well served.
Deborah Cuellar-Pastore started her career as an Insurance Broker in 2014. Since then she has built relationships with hundreds of clients assisting them with their
insurance needs. She is very customer oriented; willing and committed to go the extra mile to help her customers however she can. Her ability to ‘think outside the box’ in identifying problems and implementing innovative solutions is an asset to the brokerage and the clients she serves. Deborah has a natural ability to make people feel ‘at ease’ in a stressful situations and we are pleased to have her as a member of the AiA team.
Deborah is fluent in English and Spanish.
Randy is a seasoned veteran of the property and casualty insurance industry and has extensive experience in a range of insurance related organizations, from multiple vantage points, giving him unprecedented industry insights. Over the span of his career he has worked with the highest level of federal and provincial politicians, government and regulatory officials, industry leaders, corporate and volunteer boards of directors, and top talent of all stripes in the pursuit of association and industry excellence. His oversight and commitment to excellence is a welcomed addition to the AiA team.
Jignesh Patel is no stranger to the Insurance Industry. After obtaining his MBA he started his career in insurance in 2007 as a Life Agent selling Life Insurance Products. He continued down his career path by joining an Insurance Brokerage. He worked in Administration, Marketing and moved on to his current role as an Account Executive and Licensed Insurance Broker. In 2013 he was honoured to be recognized by his prior firm as Broker of the Year for 3 years running. He has proven record of excellent customer service, has a wealth of experience and is customer focused and is a great addition to the AiA Team.
Jignesh speaks fluently in Gujrati, Hindi and English.
Rajiv is no stranger to the Insurance Industry and he has enjoyed a career span of over 30 years. He started his career with an Insurance Company in India, completed his Associateship in Marine Specialization, followed by his Fellowship of the Insurance Institute of India. In 2006, he left the company after 16 years and started his own brokerage and in 2010 he and his family moved to Canada. His prior skill set was an asset and his transition into the Canadian Insurance market was seamless. He obtained his RIBO license in 2010 and his LLQP in 2011. Over the past 8 years he has worked with his prior Brokerage as a Team Leader. In 2018 his desire and entrepreneurship has lead him to take on a new challenge and open his own Brokerage. Surrounding himself with successful people and under his leadership AiA Insurance Brokers Ltd was formed.
Rajiv is married and has lovely twin daughters.
Maria is an honest and sincere broker. She is always looking to help people with their auto, home, commercial, and liability insurance needs. She is halfway through her CIP designation. She obtained her brokers license in 2019 and is more inclined to sales.
Maria is fluent in English, Hindi and Urdu.
Abiola Onabolu started her career in Banking. She joined the insurance company as a Life agent, selling life insurance.She has been building her career path as an insurance Broker since 2016. Moreover, looking forward to achieving her CIP in the near future.
Abiola is fluent in English and Yoruba.
Ammar joined AiA in August of 2018 and has a bachelor degree in accounting. That combined with his 10+ years of bookkeeping and accounting experience makes him a perfect addition to the AiA team.
Ammar is fluent in English and Syrian.
Aashima has recently moved to Canada and has started her second stint in the Insurance Industry here. She is a FIII and MBA in Insurance and also has a work experience of more than 5 years in the Indian Insurance Industry. She has completed 3 CIPs. She is a team player, focused and a career-oriented professional who always strives to achieve the best results.
Aashima is fluent in English, Hindi and Punjabi.
Megha is an Economics graduate and she started her Insurance career in 2014 as a Risk Modelling Analyst with XL Catlin (Now XL AXA) in India. She has worked extensively with the underwriters for the 4 years that she was employed with XL AXA and has a very good understanding of the P&C market. She then moved on to a managerial role with Inspiration Clothing, where she worked for 2 years before moving to Canada in September 2019. She obtained her INS certification from ‘The Institutes’ and is now working towards getting her RIBO license to work as a full-time broker, currently, she is working as an CSR.
Megha is fluent in English, Hindi and Punjabi.
Rajwinder Deoil is a highly motivated and compassionate worker with 4 years of experience as a life insurance advisor. She has completed her insurance specialist diploma and successfully worked towards her RIBO license. Her dedication and passion towards her career allows her to give the best service to her clients.
Rajwinder is fluent in English, Hindi and Punjabi.
Helay Asghar joined our team as our Admin Executive in August of 2018. She previously worked in TD Canada Trust as a Customer Service Representative and has overall 5 years experience in the customer service industry. Helay graduated from Humber College with a Diploma in Advanced Operations Management. As an Admin Executive professional with a passion for the insurance industry, she is thrilled in developing a keen understanding of the various aspects of the industry. She is obtained her RIBO in April 2019 and is a licensed insurance broker. Moreover, she is determined and working hard towards becoming a licensed broker in the future.
Helay is fluent in English, Russian and Farsi.
Amandeep Seehra joined our team since April 2019. She’s enjoying working at AIA Insurance Brokerage as a broker. She’s very hardworking and passionate about her career.
Amandeep is fluent in English, Hindi and Punjabi.
Jasmine joined our team in 2018. Over past number of years her focus has been on schooling and obtaining her MBA. Now that she has accomplished that goal excelling in the insurance industry is her next target. She obtained her RIBO license in 2018. She is career oriented, customer focused and very enthusiastic about her life goals. She believes learning and massive knowledge is one of the greatest keys of success. We are glad to have her as a part of AiA team.
Jasmine is fluent in English, Hindi and Punjabi.
Setareh is fluent in English, Hindi and Punjabi.
Neville has been working in the insurance industry since 2004 and is RIBO Licensed. He loves working at AiA and makes sure to always keeps his customers happy! He is multilingual in English, Tarril and Sinhala.
Gennie has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and she loves to volunteer to help out her community. She has worked as an Account Manager, Account Executive, and a Senior Insurance Manager. We love that she has joined the AiA Team!
Gennie is fluent in English and Italian.
Setareh is fluent in English, Persian and French.
Mohammed is our Business Development Manager and he has 9 years of working experience with a brokerage as Producer. He is professionally skilled in Negotiation, Professional Liability, Risk Management, Property & Casualty Insurance, and Customer Service. We’re happy to have him on our team!
Pam moved to London after high school to take the Business Marketing program at Fanshawe College. After college, Pam got her RIBO license and went to night school to get her BA in Sociology at UWO. She also obtained her CAIB designation through IBAO while working as an insurance broker. Pam has 2 children and loves to travel almost as much as she loves insurance
Ulyana loves everything to do with insurance and always wanted to be a registered insurance broker. She has experience as an Account Manager and working in General Insurance. We’re happy to have her as an asset to our AiA Family!
Abiola Onabolu started her career in Banking. She joined the insurance company as a Life agent, selling life insurance.She has been building her career path as an insurance Broker since 2016. Moreover, looking forward to achieving her CIP in the near future. Fluent in English and Yoruba.
AiA Insurance Brokers was created in March 2016 by founder and brokerage President Rajiv Verma. In 2010, Rajiv and his young family moved to Canada from New Delhi India and started their new journey by making the city of Toronto home. After getting settled, Rajiv ventured off to continue working in the business he knew and loved, Insurance! He always use to say “Insurance is not everyone’s cup of tea but I enjoy sipping it”.
Prior to moving to Canada, Rajiv was a brokerage owner and licenced broker, and he transitioned his knowledge to become a licenced broker and brokerage owner in Ontario. Prior to opening AiA, he joined an insurance brokerage in Toronto as a Team Leader. Right in his first six months he build and manage and supervise a successful team of brokers. In 2015 he decided that it was time to make his next move and decided that he needed to build and control his future. In March of 2016, AiA Insurance Brokers was formed and in June of 2018, the doors of the brokerage were officially opened. AiA stand for “All in All” which is pivotal to its success and internal culture.
AiA provides endless opportunities for all who are employed there and is focused on providing exceptional service and insurance coverage designed to meet all of the individual needs of all of the consumers that AiA and its team are fortunate enough to serve. AiA is for all, our punch lines says it clear, “All in All is for all” and if you are looking for a change we are here when you need us!
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