SUTTON REINSURANCE - Key Persons


David Silva - VP

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Vice President
From 1986 to 1996 David held several progressive positions with a large Canadian Life Insurer in both the Life and A&H reinsurance areas. In 1996, he was asked to do a three-year assignment in Germany. During this time, he established the company as a significant lead A&H reinsurance market in Continental Europe. He was responsible for all front office functions: strategic business planning, underwriting, sales and marketing. In 1999, he returned to Canada, as an Assistant Vice President, to augment the team responsible for growing the North American book of A&H business. His career continues today with Sutton Reinsurance, where he's responsible for expanding the company's book of business on a worldwide basis. David graduated from York University with Specialized Honours in Economics.

Doris Lai

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President
  • Member of the Management Team
Doris Lai has spent most of her 25 year insurance industry career as an Accident and Health reinsurance underwriting specialist. Since 1993 Doris has held progressive underwriting positions at two major Canadian reinsurers. In addition, Doris has taken on several management functions over the years. Doris joined Sutton Reinsurance in 2015 and is responsible for underwriting and marketing all lines of Accident and Health reinsurance business. Doris is a graduate of the University of Toronto, with a Major in Commerce.

J. Greg Sutton - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Member of the Executive Team
  • Member of the Management Team
  • President
In the Special Risk Accident & Health business for over 20 years, Greg joined Sutton Reinsurance in 1995 and is President and CEO. After completing his studies at the University of Toronto in 1990, Greg lived in England for two years, working in the London insurance market for a large Lloyd's broker. After returning to Canada in 1992, Greg worked for a large international reinsurance company in their US Group Medical division. In 2007, Greg was selected to attend Quantum Shift, at the Richard Ivey School of Business, a rigorous five-day developmental experience, that annually challenges forty of Canada's most promising entrepreneurs to improve their leadership style, inspire their business partners and maximize their growth opportunities.

John Iacono - SVP

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Senior Vice President
John Iacono first became involved in the Accident and Health reinsurance line of business in 1987. Since that time, he has worked for two major Canadian insurers. His career has seen him progress through the underwriting function to managing the respective organization's Accident and Health reinsurance operations. John has been at the forefront of the Accident and Health reinsurance industry throughout much of his career and is a Fellow of the Life Management Institute and a University of Waterloo graduate. John joined Sutton Reinsurance Underwriters in 2004 and is responsible for managing and growing the company's Accident and Health Reinsurance business.

Kate Shannon

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant to the President
  • Member of the Executive Team

Maureen Mulcahy

Job Titles:
  • Claims Director

Tammy Hein

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Administrator