Willis taps former Marsh/Aon/JLT exec as new Canada risk & broking leader

Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has tapped a senior RBC director who previously worked at JLT, Marsh and Aon in various key insurance risk and broking roles to lead its business in the Canada region.

Erin Magilton (pictured) has been appointed as the new risk and broking Canada region leader.

Magilton has over 25 years’ experience in the risk and broking industry and was previously senior director, corporate insurance risk management at RBC. In her previous roles, she has led the global insurance risk management team at Manulife/John Hancock, created and led the risk managed and large account practice for JLT Canada, the national real estate practice for Marsh, and managed the oil and gas-based Calgary branch at Aon.

Magilton will be responsible for leading the risk & broking team in Canada, based in Toronto. She will report into Mike Liss who leads risk & broking for North America.

Liss said: “We are delighted to welcome Erin Magilton to the Willis Towers Watson broking team. Erin brings over 25 years of extensive broking experience and this appointment demonstrates our ongoing commitment to developing a diverse and talented global broking team. Erin is a well-respected leader across the region and today’s announcement enables us to continue to develop our innovative broking solutions for clients.”

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