Our Team

Scott has 30 plus years of experience in commercial property and casualty insurance and works at Northbridge Financial Corporation as the VP of Research and Product Development. He has an MBA from the University of Toronto and also serves as a Director for the Heartfulness Institute of Canada and is a certified meditation trainer for Heartfulness Meditation.

Guillaume is a passionate P&C reinsurance executive with 15 years of experience, recognized for his acumen in underwriting strategy, building partnerships, and driving long-term value creation. He represents Swiss Re at NIAC as a member of its Governing Committee and vice-chair.

Paul Emerson is Senior Vice President, Head of Customer & Broker Engagement, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, Canada. As Head of Customer & Broker Engagement for Canada, Paul works very closely with underwriters, claims teammates, and the entire Customer & Broker Engagement Team in North America, to strategically lead engagement with customer and broker relationships across all lines of business. Paul joined BHSI in 2015 and led the Third Party Claims team until August 2024. As a lawyer with extensive experience handling executive and professional lines, casualty and construction claims at BHSI and in private practice, he is dedicated to collaborating with all of BHSI’s customers and brokers as a strategic relationship manager.

An engineer by background, Ed is a tenured insurance professional with 20 years’ experience in property & casualty commercial insurance management and underwriting, as well as client relationships. His career includes broker experience with DG Dunbar Insurance Brokers, Commercial Insurance leadership roles at Gore Mutual Insurance and Aviva Canada, and senior underwriting positions at Intact Insurance and AXA Insurance.

Sarah has over 20 years of commercial insurance experience, managing a wide range of portfolios across Canada. She has built strong and lasting relationships with brokers and clients. She has developed a keen expertise in assessing complex insurance risks and driving growth in fast-paced environments, having worked with top companies like Zurich, Aviva, Allianz, and AXIS Reinsurance.

Jim brings over 40 years of claim experience to his role of Claims Manager, NIAC Claims Coordinator. Following claim management roles in primary and reinsurance companies, he founded Cameron & Associates in 1994 and for 30 years has been providing claim management and consulting services to Insurers, Reinsurers, Captives, Risk Managers, and Government entities.

Dan has over 35 years’ experience in the Nuclear Industry. He was previously licensed at OPG's Darlington Nuclear Generating Station with experience spanning the Commissioning, Operation and Refurbishment of CANDU Nuclear Units. He has held leadership positions in both Engineering and Operations at OPG Nuclear. He has also worked in Authorization Training ensuring that facility staff are licensed to CNSC requirements. Dan has performed risk assessment surveys for both CANDU and PWR technology plants since 2022.

Stephen has over 45 years’ experience in the nuclear industry. He was previously licensed at OPG’s Pickering Nuclear Generating Station, has held senior leadership roles in OPG Nuclear, and was previously seconded to the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO). He has performed facility risk assessments for NIAC since 2021.

Jacques nuclear career began in the mid-70’s in research with AECL at Chalk River and moved on to nuclear operations with Ontario Hydro (later OPG). There, he held various engineering and senior management roles. He was an Authorized Shift Supervisor at Darlington in the 90’s and has led many projects that often involved other Canadian and international nuclear operators. After retiring from OPG, Jacques joined NIAC in 2011 as its one and only Risk Control Engineer. He immediately set forth to strengthen NIAC engineering and its ties with the International Nuclear Insurance Pools. He is now focusing on new nuclear and fusion to better position NIAC in the rapidly changing nuclear landscape in Canada. Jacques is Past-President of the Canadian Nuclear Society, and is fully bilingual French and English.

Cheryl has over 44 years experience in the nuclear industry. She was previously the Fire Safety Manager and an Emergency Preparedness Advisor at the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station and finished her career as the Conventional Safety Director on a major refurbishment project at the Bruce site. Cheryl has also worked for OPG and Pt. Lepreau as a Fire Protection consultant. She has performed facility risk assessments for NIAC since 2013.

Jim Coles has over 35 years of nuclear industry experience, beginning his career in 1987 as a Nuclear Operator at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station. He has held senior roles in safety, fire protection, emergency preparedness, and regulatory affairs with Ontario Hydro, Ontario Power Generation, and as Corporate Director of Emergency Management for the Pickering and Darlington facilities. Jim has also contributed globally, serving as a Senior Evaluator with the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) and leading the development of Canada’s first Nuclear Emergency Management Standard.

John has over 35 years’ experience in the nuclear industry as Commissioning and Performance Monitoring Engineer at both the Pickering and Darlington Nuclear Generating stations. He specialized in Turbine/Generators, and Station Emergency Power (gas turbines and diesel generators). John has been a member the NIAC Engineering Survey Team performing nuclear facility risk assessments since 2015.