Frank Swedlove is the Immediate Past President of the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association (CLHIA) and served as the first Chair of the Global Federation of Insurance Associations (GFIA).
Mr. Swedlove spent most of his career with the Department of Finance in Ottawa as an Advisor to several Ministers of Finance, and later as Assistant Deputy Minister of the Financial Sector Policy Branch. He was also President of the Financial Action Task Force, an international body responsible for fighting global money laundering and terrorist financing. Mr. Swedlove is now serving as Chair of the Board of Assuris, the policyholder protection organization that protects policyholders in the case of a life insurance company failure.
Mr. Swedlove is also a recipient of both the Queen’s Golden Jubilee medal for public service and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medal for service to the insurance industry.
His experience with the Federal government and time spent as President of CLHIA give Mr. Swedlove a unique and insightful perspective on the insurance industry, consumer affairs, public policy, government relations, working with Regulators and strategic planning.