CBMU Spring Conference 2026

4.00pm - 4.30pm

CBMU Annual General Meeting 2026

Delta St. John's Hotel

All staff members from CBMU Voting Member companies are welcome to attend, however, please note that only one person per member company will be eligible to vote on the AGM motions. 

Documents for the AGM will be distributed with the notice sent to Voting Members. 

Only members in good standing for the 2026 membership year will be able to attend and vote. 

5.30pm - 8.30pm

CBMU Welcome Reception 2026

The Rooms

9 Bonaventure Avenue, St. John's NL

The CBMU welcomes you to the Spring Conference 2026 with a wonderful evening at The Rooms! This unique venue that offers a stunning view of the Narrows and St. John’s Harbour.

Attendance includes drinks and hors d'oeuvres. A coach will be available from the Delta St John's, leaving at 5pm.

7:30am - 8:30am

Registration and Breakfast

8:00am - 12:00pm

Tour of the Centre for Marine Simulation, Marine Institute, Memorial University

We are thrilled that the Centre for Marine Simulation has granted the CBMU a tour as part of Spring Conference program.

A coach will leave at 8am to travel to the Marine Institute. Please note, breakfast will extend past the coach leaving for those who do not wish to attend.

"The Centre for Marine Simulation is located in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, the capital city of Newfoundland and Labrador and the forefront of Canada's ocean technology industry. The city boasts one of the most sophisticated and comprehensive concentrations of ocean technology organizations anywhere in Canada."

CBMU Spring Conference delegates will be transported to the Centre for Marine Simulation by coach, leaving at 8am. The visit includes a tour of the Centre, and updates on projects at the Marine Institute. A return coach will transport delegates back to the Delta hotel for the Conference Lunch.

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Conference Luncheon

1:00pm - 1:10pm

Opening Remarks and President's Report
A welcome to the Spring Conference and review of the past year in the Canadian marine insurance industry
 

Danielle Jackson, CBMU President, Falvey Insurance Group.

Danielle graduated from Fanshawe College with an Advanced Marketing Diploma in 2008. That summer Danielle began her career in Marine Insurance as both a Yacht Underwriter and Broker with Pacific Marine Underwriters. After her time at PMU Danielle continued brokering in the Marine Department at Aon before moving to the underwriting side at Coast Underwriters in 2012. During her time with Coast Danielle joined the CBMU as a member of the Communications Committee and then gladly accepted the role of Communications Committee Chair in 2014. In 2017 Danielle moved to Intact as a Commercial Marine Underwriter, completed her CIP designation with a focus on Marine and took over the role of Education Committee Chair for the CBMU. Danielle moved to Falvey Insurance Group as a Vice President in 2021 and served as CBMU Vice-President from 2022 before now taking the role of President.

1:10pm - 2:15pm

Industry Updates
The latest news and developments from our partners in the marine community.

1:10pm - 1:20pm

International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI)

Global Marine Figures and other updates.

Mariella Dauphinee, IUMI Executive Committee, Marine Claims Leader, Coast Underwriters

Mariella Dauphinee started her career in marine insurance in Canada 30 years ago, following an apprenticeship with her father (marine insurance specialist and author). She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of British Columbia, followed by the CIP (Chartered Insurance Professional) designation, specializing in Marine Insurance from the Insurance Institute of Canada, where she later taught marine insurance courses. She also has a Certificate in Shipping and Marine Operations from the British Columbia Institute of Technology and a couple of years later undertook post graduate studies in Maritime & Logistics Management at the Australian Maritime College. She is a member of the Executive Committee at IUMI, representing Canada (The Canadian Board of Marine Underwriters). She also chairs the CBMU Claims and Loss Prevention Committee. She is currently working at Coast Underwriters out of Vancouver, where she handles various marine lines, such as cargo, hull & machinery, as well as marine liabilities. 

1:20pm - 1:30pm

Transport Canada

Caitlin O'Boyle, Manager, Liability and Compensation | Transport Canada, Marine Policy | Government of Canada

Caitlin O’Boyle is the Manager of Marine Liability and Compensation at Transport Canada, with 15 years experience in government. She is responsible for policy, legislation and regulations related to liability, compensation, and insurance matters, including the Marine Liability Act, the Wrecked, Abandoned and Hazardous Vessels Act, the Marine Insurance Act, the Marine War Risk Act, as well as the implementation of international conventions in the domestic regime. She has a BA in Political Science and a MA in Public Policy and Public Administration, both from Concordia University.

1:30pm - 1:40pm

American Institute of Marine Underwriters (AIMU)

John A. Miklus, President, AIMU

John joined AIMU on October 1, 2013 and was named President of AIMU on January 1, 2014.  AIMU, founded in 1898, recently celebrated its 125th anniversary as a not-for-profit trade association representing and promoting the U.S. ocean marine insurance industry. John has 40 years’ experience in the ocean marine insurance and reinsurance business, having previously spent 8 years at Guy Carpenter & Co. as Senior Vice President of the Marine & Energy Specialty practice and 21 years at The Hartford, where he was Senior Vice President responsible for world-wide Marine Treaty Reinsurance at Hartford Re Company. He started his career as a marine trainee at The Hartford in Boston after graduating cum laude from Bowdoin College with a B.A. in Economics and Government.
John is an active member of many marine industry organizations including the American Bureau of Shipping, National Cargo Bureau, Maritime Law Association of the United States, the Association of Average Adjusters of the U.S. and Canada, Connecticut Maritime Association, and the Marine Society of the City of New York. John is involved with the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) as secretary of the Loss Prevention Committee and former chair of the Education Forum. He always looks forward to attending CBMU events!
 

1:40pm - 1:50pm

Marine Insurance Association of British Columbia (MIABC)

Jackie Farquharson, President, MIABC, Claims Examiner at Harlock Murray Underwriting Ltd.

Jackie Farquharson is a Claims Examiner at Harlock Murray Underwriting Ltd.
She has spent 18 years in Marine Insurance Industry who moved roles from Underwriting to Claims focusing on Commercial Vessels, Commercial Operation and P&I / Marine Liabilities in Canada and the US.

Jackie has been an active member of the Marine Insurance Association of BC for over 8 years and has commenced her term as the President. She and her husband are loving parents to 2 beautiful daughters. She enjoys camping with her family in her spare time or exploring the outdoors taking in the beautiful West Coast.

1.50pm - 2.00pm

Canadian Maritime Law Association (CMLA)

2:15pm - 3:00pm

Educational Session

3:00pm - 3:15pm

Coffee Break

3:15pm - 4:00pm

Educational Session

4:00pm - 4:45pm

Educational Session

4:45pm - 6:00pm

Unscheduled free time

6:00pm - 10:00pm

Conference Gala Dinner

Join us in the Harbourview Ballroom for the Conference Gala Dinner.

Includes Reception drinks from 6:00pm and three-course Dinner from 7:00pm. 

$595.00+Tax

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$445.00+Tax