After a seven-month search for a new President and CEO, the Insurance Bureau of Canada has announced that Don Forgeron will be filling the positions.

Mr. Forgeron will be assuming the post immediately. He was active in the Bureau’s role of Vice President for Ontario. Before that, he had been IBC’s Vice President of the Atlantic region for 15 years. He has also held leadership roles in IBC’s insurance fraud division and managed an array of national files, including availability of insurance for the commercial and not-for-profit sectors, and rate regulation across the country.