President
In addition to being President of HKMB,
Greg is Chairman Emeritus of U.S. based
Assurex Global, the world’s
largest privately held risk management, commercial insurance, and employee
benefits group. His term (2003 - 2005) as Chairman of Assurex Global was distinguished by the fact that Greg was the first non-American appointed as Chairman and the first to be asked to serve for two terms.
Greg began his career in insurance in 1981 with Crawford &
Company Insurance Adjusters in Atlanta, Georgia followed by five years
at Firemans Fund Insurance Company in Toronto. At the age of 29, Greg
left Firemans Fund 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. Since 1998, HKMB has grown to become Canada’s
largest privately owned commercial insurance brokerage.
During his career, Greg has developed particular expertise in dealing
with Directors and Officers Liability, Sports and Entertainment risk,
and Architects/Engineers Professional Indemnity. His active involvement
in HKMB Capital Solutions has equipped
him with additional expertise in capital markets derivative products.
Greg is an active leader in his community. During the 1990’s, he became involved with the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, 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.
Recently, Greg accepted a directorship with the St. Michael's Hospital Foundation. He iis also a member of the Board of Directors of Salt & Light Television. His past directorships include the Toronto General Hospital Foundation and the Toronto Insurance Conference. He is currently a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) and was Chairman of the Upper Canada Chapter in 2000/2001. Greg is also active in his community church and a member of the Toronto Golf Club, the University Club of Toronto, the Royal Canadian Yacht Club, the Granite Club and Caledon Ski Club.
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 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 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 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.
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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