Quarterly Round-Up · Q2 2026

Speed, Service, and Specialty
COAST TO COAST

A strong quarter for new specialty placements, broker partnerships, and national momentum. Here’s what moved, who to know, and what’s coming next.

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Specialty Growth
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New Broker Partners
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Portal Logins
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New Specialty Classes
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Leadership Lens
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Denise Russell
Denise Russell
Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, SPG Canada
From the desk of the CSMO
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The soft market is not a break. It is a test.

Denise Russell, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, shares her Q2 perspective — and what SPG Canada is doing to keep brokers ahead of the curve in a challenging market.

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Fresh on the Scene
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Specialty programs for the accounts
standard markets won't quote.

Each edition, we highlight the specialty programs available through SPG Canada — built for accounts that fall outside standard market appetite. All programs are accessible through the SPGC Portal.
Fresh on the Scene . Q2 2026

New programs for the accounts standard markets miss.

Three new specialty products — and one new resource hub — launching this quarter.

COMMERCIAL · EQ
EQ Deductible Buydown
Up to $5M buydown. Deductibles as low as 3%, all occupancies.
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PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY
Architects & Engineers
Pollution carve-backs restored. Plus IP, disciplinary & defamation.
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ENVIRONMENTAL
Environmental Liability
Pollution, remediation & ELL — for contractors standard markets decline.
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Team Spotlight
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Diana Charters
Diana Charters
EVP, Complex Risk & Contractors
Led by Diana Charters, EVP

Meet the Complex Risk Team.

From wrap-up liability to complex CGL to oil & gas — the Complex Risk team handles the risks standard markets walk away from. This quarter they placed Canada's first parametric EQ buydown for a $5M commercial tower, submission to bind in under 10 business days.

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BD Beat
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ExpandingHorizons.
A quarter of relationships, training, and momentum.

A quarterly look at where SPG Canada's business development work is focused — new regional coverage, training milestones, specialty appetite, and what is coming next for broker partners across the country.
BD Beat . Q1 2026

43 sessions. 3,100+ brokers. A new Ontario footprint.

Q1 was a busy one. Double-digit growth in the segments where our appetite is widest, a 31% repeat training rate, and expansion into markets that standard lines still won't touch. Here's where we built, where we grew, and where Q2 is taking us next.

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ACCREDITED TRAINING SESSIONS DELIVERED
NEW
ONTARIO BDM
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SPECIALTY PRODUCTS

WHERE OUR APPETITE IS WIDE

+ Cannabis & Vape
+ Golf Courses
+ Life Sciences
+ Clinical Trials
+ Commercial EQ Buy-Down
+ Seedsmen's PL
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Connect & Engage
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A milestone quarter
on the road — and at home.

Where we have been, who we connected with, and where we are headed next. A running record of SPG Canada's presence at industry events, broker gatherings, and the moments that move relationships forward.
Connect & Engage · Q1 2026

Where we were this quarter.

From IBAM's "Treasured Past, Brilliant Future" in Winnipeg to IBAA's historic 100th anniversary in Banff — a look back at where SPG Canada showed up and the conversations that mattered most.

IBAM Convention 2026

Winnipeg, Apr 7–9

IBAA Convention 2026 — 100th Anniversary

Banff, May 10–13

Langley Office Grand Opening

Langley, May 20

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