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Greg began his career in insurance in 1981 with Crawford & Company Insurance Adjusters in Atlanta, Georgia followed by five years at Wellington Insurance Company in Toronto. At the age of 29, Greg left Wellington and, with business partner, John Hawkrigg, purchased Muntz & Beatty Inc., one of Canada’s oldest commercial insurance brokerages. In 1994, Muntz & Beatty merged with Guthrie Keilty Bickerstaff and, in 1998, merged with Hunter Rowell Limited to form Hunter Keilty Muntz & Beatty (HKMB). HKMB grew to become Canada’s largest privately owned commercial insurance brokerage and joined the HUB International family in 2008.
From 2003 - 2005, Greg was Chairman of U.S. based Assurex Global, the world’s largest privately held risk management, commercial insurance, and employee benefits group. His term as Chairman of Assurex was distinguished by the fact that Greg was the first non-American appointed to the position and the first to be asked to serve for two terms.
Greg's extensive community involvement has been internationally recognized. In December 2009 he was appointed by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as a Commander in the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in recognition of his many years of service with the Duke of Edinburgh's Award. Greg first became involved with the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award in the 1990s, becoming President of the Ontario Division in 1992, and National President in 1994. As National President, he launched the Charter for Business which, to date, has generated corporate donations exceeding $10,000,000, allowing the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award program to penetrate communities of “at risk” youth. In 1997, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh appointed Greg a Trustee of the International Award Association based in London, U. K. and, in November 2007, he was appointed Chairman of the International Trustees, a position previously always held by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.
The Royal Victorian Order recognizes distinguished personal service to the Queen and/or members of her family. Appointment to the Order is granted at the Queen's sole discretion without ministerial advice.
In September 2006, Greg was invested as a Knight of the Papal Order, the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, the highest Papal award. In 2003, he received the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal, awarded to those who have made a significant contribution to Canada, to their community and fellow Canadians. In the same year, Greg received the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) Legacy Award, granted to YPO members who have excelled in all aspects of life (business, family and community) yet remained balanced; have overcome great obstacles to achieve success; have done something extraordinary in their lives; or, have motivated or inspired others.
Greg is a director of the St. Michael's Hospital Foundation. His past directorships include the Toronto General Hospital Foundation, the Toronto Insurance Conference and Salt & Light Television. He is currently a member of the YPO and was Chairman of the Upper Canada Chapter in 2000/2001. Greg is a member of the Toronto Club, the Toronto Golf Club, the Royal Canadian Yacht Club and the Granite Club.
Greg was born in Toronto, Canada in 1958, was educated at St. Jean Brebeuf Jesuit School and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from York University's Glendon College. He is married and has three children.
HKMB Climbs the Ladder: Hunter Keilty Muntz & Beatty Leapfrogs the Competition, Canadian Insurance April 2007
When Gregory Belton set out at the age of 29 to open his own commercial brokerage in partnership with his 24-year-old business partner, John Hawkrigg, the consensus was that they were “doomed to failure.” Their enthusiasm and ambition notwithstanding, Belton recalls, they were warned by the brokerage community that they were too green and inexperienced; they had never run any kind of a business, let alone a brokerage, so what could they be thinking.
“We were told it was completely unrealistic to believe we could acquire a brokerage and be a success,” Belton recalls with a laugh. “The prognosis was gloomy.”
Belton can well afford to look back with amusement. The privately held Toronto-based brokerage that he and his partner bought 20 years ago has evolved into Hunter Keilty Muntz & Beatty, a leader in the commercial p&c industry. The founders had high hopes when they brushed aside the skepticism of the naysayers and hung out their shingle but they moved even further up the ladder than they initially dreamed of.
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