Robin Ingle is a

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and a

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in special risk insurance, travel security and

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who currently serves as the

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and

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of MSH Americas. Ingle has been in the

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industry for over 40 years. He is frequently consulted by the

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and the insurance industry as an

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travel insurance Travel insurance is an insurance product for covering unexpected losses incurred while travelling, either internationally or domestically. Basic policies generally only cover emergency medical expenses while overseas, while comprehensive policies ...

, global security and health care issues. Ingle is also actively involved in the film and media industry, working as an

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and writer for media production companies DreamMore Films and

sisu production Sisu production is a Canadian media and film production company, founded in 2013 by Jaana Hein and Robin Ingle. The company offers customized film production, animation and photography services to independent clients. It maintains a studio and ...

. His experience in this space includes the creation of independent films, documentaries and corporate videos. Since 1994, Ingle has been recognized in the ''

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'', a biographical reference publication. He was included in the ''

2017-2018 Print Edition''.

Personal life

Ingle was born in

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to John Ingle and Muriel Ingle. His ancestral origins include Finnish and

. His father, John, worked as a farmer and mine foreman in the nickel mines of

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, while his mother, Muriel, came from a family of Finnish socialists who moved from

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in the 1920s. Ingle attended the

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, although he utilised

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and never actually studied on campus. He studied

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and the

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at other educational institutions, although he eventually left his studies to work full-time. Ingle opened his first business, a

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, when he was 17 years of age.

Career

Ingle grew up in the travel insurance industry. Following the end of

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, immigrants new to Canada who were not financially established were denied policies by insurance companies. Social healthcare coverage did not exist at the time. In 1946, Ingle’s parents founded John Ingle Insurance which offered insurance for new immigrants to Canada, an idea inspired by the family’s immigrant background and an obvious consumer need. Muriel Ingle was one of the first licensed insurance women in Ontario. In 1976, Ingle formally joined the family business. He became the president of Ingle Insurance in 1985 and purchased the business after four years as president. He ran the business until 1998, when the Ingle family’s interests in Ingle Health were sold to the investment arm of a Canadian financial institution. In 1975, Ingle founded See World Travel, a

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. In 1976, he founded Study Tours, a tour company that provided travel and

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s for students. In 1987, Ingle founded Worldwide Security and Protection Corp., an international security and protective services firm. In 2001, Ingle founded Imagine Financial, a Canadian Managing General Insurance Agent (MGA). In 2002, a

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was received by Ingle and his family from the institution that purchased Ingle Health, and the company once again resumed operations in Canada as Ingle, now functioning as a managing general insurance underwriter (MGU) and managing general insurance agent (MGA). In 2006, Ingle, as CEO of the Ingle Group of Companies, founded Health Care Services International Inc. (HCSI), known as Novus Health/Santé, a Canadian health navigation, information, and health assessment provider. In 2008, Ingle created Peak Contact, a technology development company to be included in the Group of Companies. In 2011, Intrepid 24/7 was also launched by Ingle as an emergency travel and medical assistance service. In 2013,

was founded by Ingle and Jaana Hein as a media production company. Ingle is an Executive Producer. In 2017, Ingle merged the insurance and assistance businesses with MSH International, a provider of expatriate insurance and life & disability insurance solutions, and a subsidiary of the French Group SIACI SAINT HONORE. He currently serves as CEO and shareholder of the merged operations. Ingle also owns and manages Health Care Services International Inc., encompassing Novus Health/Santé and Travel Navigator. Ingle’s companies have won several industry awards. In 2012, Ingle International was named ITIJ’s Insurer/Underwriter of the Year. In 2013, Intrepid 24/7 was a Finalist for ITIJ's Assistance Company of the Year. In 2014, Intrepid 24/7 received the Insurance Canada Technology Award in the Supplier category for their Travel Navigator app. In 2016, sisu production won third place in

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’s short documentary contest for the film, I am a Doctor, directed by Jaana Hein. In 2017, Travel Navigator was a Finalist for Specialist Service Provider of the Year. In 2018, Ingle International was a Finalist for Insurer of the Year. Ingle International has also been a frequent finalist for the Insurance Canada Technology Awards in the Distributor category. Ingle has worked with high-profile journalists such as

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for security and travel consultations. He is also frequently invited to travel to various international industry

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and

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as a guest speaker to share his experiences and insights. He has expanded his companies to Europe and Latin America to open offices in

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, and

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. Ingle's major contributions to the insurance industry include the introduction of specialized products in travel insurance such high risk and snow bird insurance, as well as designing a specialized distribution model of insurance products in banks and direct marketing to international students and travellers. Ingle is also actively involved in film and media production. He has partnered with

to distribute Young's films and TV episodes, and has acted as executive producer in a number of films including the feature documentaries ''No Regrets'' (2019) and ''Soul Circus'' (2019), TV series ''My Next Challenge'' (2019) and ''Where 2 Next'' (2019), and shorts ''10 Minutes For A Pound'' (2019), and ''I am a Doctor'' (2019), and ''Lock Job'' (2015). Ingle has served as past director for global companies such as Green Globe, Global Environmental Group (NGO), Confederacion de Organizaciones Turisticas de la America Latina (COTAL); and the Canadian Better Business Bureau. Robin has been a member of the World Economic Forum (WEF), and is a Global Member and an Advisor of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC).

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