Assumption Life awarded the André Mailhot National Award for a third year in a row
For the first time ever, the Life Insurance Institute of Canada, (LOMA Institute) has awarded to the same company for a third consecutive year the prestigious André Mailhot National Corporate Award for Best Practices in Learning and Development -- to none other than Assumption Life.
Rachelle Gagnon, Human Resources Director of Assumption Life, accepted the award, under the small company category, at LOMA Canada’s annual conference yesterday, June 12, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. "LOMA Canada is pleased to recognize Assumption Life with this important national award for their innovative employee training programs, which not only ensure that employees retain key business and company information but do so in an engaging, flexible and cost effective manner," said George Mohacsi, President and Chief Executive Officer of Foresters and Chairman of the LOMA Canada Council, while congratulating Assumption Life.
The award, won by Assumption Life, is dedicated to the memory of André Mailhot (1942-1994) who was Vice President and General Manager of Human Resources at Industrial Alliance Life Insurance Company. This award recognizes and shares the best existing or new practices in learning and development (team or individual) in the life and health insurance as well as the financial services industryin Canada, and promotes excellence in education for the overall improvement of our industry.
« We are very honored to receive this award once again, but we are even more pleased with the impact our new orientation program has on all our new employees. We are very fortunate to have been able to recruit the best candidates to join our team. Now the training, support and coaching they receive will ensure that they are well prepared to meet the expectations of the new position and to better fulfill their role » according to Rachelle Gagnon, Director of Human Resources.
About Assumption Life:
Founded in 1903, Assumption Life offers a full range of products, including life insurance, critical illness insurance, group insurance, travel insurance, financial services and mortgage loans, throughout all ten Canadian provinces. The company's main office is in Moncton, New Brunswick.
About LOMA:
Established in 1924, with 1,200-plus member companies in over 80 countries, LOMAis committed to a business partnership with its world-wide members in the insurance and financial services industry to improve their management and operations through quality employee development, research, information sharing, and related products and services. To find out more about LOMA and the learning opportunities it offers, visit LOMA's Web site at www.loma.org and LOMA Canada's Web site at www.lomacanada.ca .
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For information:
Nathalie Allaire
Assumption Life
Communications and Marketing Advisor
Telephone: 506-383-5236
nathalie.allaire@assumption.ca
