Trisura Group has appointed long-time executive Chris Sekine (pictured, left) to its board of directors and announced the retirement of founder Robert Taylor (pictured, right) from the board.
Sekine is expected to stand for election to the board at this year's annual meeting of shareholders.
Taylor served as chairman and a director of Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company form 2013 to 2017. As a co-founder, he was CEO from its inception in 2006 until 2012. He will continue to serve as a director on the board of Trisura Guarantee Insurance.
Meanwhile, Sekine served as president and CEO of Trisura Guarantee Insurance from 2018 to 2024 and has been with the company since its inception in 2006, when he established the surety line of business.
In 2025, Sekine moved from day-to-day operations to become executive director on the board of Trisura Guarantee Insurance and chair of the board of First Founders Assurance Company. He has more than 30 years of experience in the surety and insurance industry, has held senior executive roles in the Canadian operations of two large international insurers, and has served as a board member for the Surety Association of Canada.
“We are pleased to welcome Chris Sekine to our Board of Directors. Mr. Sekine has played a critical role in the growth of Trisura since its inception and brings a wealth of experience in strategic leadership, surety, insurance operations, distribution and risk management, amongst other areas,” said George Myhal, chair, board of directors, Trisura Group Ltd. "We would also like to thank Bob Taylor for his significant contributions to Trisura. Bob has been a key contributor to Trisura’s success as a founder of the business.”
Trisura positions itself as a specialty insurance provider operating in surety, corporate insurance, warranty, and program and fronting lines in Canada and the US. In recent years, the group has reported record operating results, with growth in book value per share, an improvement in the combined ratio and rising investment income, underscoring its focus on disciplined underwriting and specialty niches.
Surety has been a particular growth engine. Trisura has reported double-digit premium expansion in surety and corporate insurance and has highlighted “significant progress in surety expansion,” including building out a US surety platform alongside its Canadian franchise. By late 2025, Trisura’s US surety operation had licenses in more than 30 states and was contributing an increasing share of total surety premiums, as the group continues to evolve from a purely Canadian specialist into a broader North American platform.
Sekine’s background aligns closely with that strategy. He launched Trisura’s original surety business in 2006 and later led Trisura Guarantee through a period of strong growth in surety and other specialty lines. His experience is likely to be relevant as construction and infrastructure activity remain key drivers of bonded risk in Canada and the US, while higher financing costs and project complexity add pressure to contractors and their surety partners.
