The Munich Re Group in Canada


As part of the Munich Re Group in Canada, Temple Insurance Company (Temple) and Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company of Canada (BI&I) are pleased to announce the following changes in underwriting responsibility:

Beginning immediately, Temple will assume, at renewal, the in-force property insurance portfolio of BI&I. In return, BI&I will assume Temple’s direct Equipment Breakdown(EB) portfolio and provide EB reinsurance to Temple on combined placements..

To ensure a seamless transition of the BI&I property portfolio to Temple, Rob West, Assistant Vice President (BI&I Toronto) and Samia Bazerghi, Senior Underwriter (BI&I Montreal) will oversee and underwrite the BI&I property portfolio for Temple. Rob and Samia will also co-ordinate with BI&I the reinsurance for Temple on the Equipment Breakdown portion of the transferred portfolio.

Through the Canadian broker network, Temple continues to write Property, Construction and Combined placements while BI&I will focus primarily on Equipment Breakdown insurance. BI&I and Temple are committed to bring you, our business partners, the specialized and focused primary underwriting expertise and risk solutions you have come to expect from the Munich Re Group.


Peter McCutcheon                         John Mulvihill
SVP, Underwriting                          Chief Operating Officer
Temple Insurance Company             BI&I