John Farquhar
National Risk Services Specialist, Transportation
Speaker Information
John has had an extensive and extraordinary career in the transportation and insurance industries over the past 40-plus years. John started his career in the 80s as a driver, before making the first big step of owning his own ruck. He then took on the adventure of owning his own company, which specialized in over-dimensional cargo on open-deck trailers throughout North America. In 2005 John stepped out of the trucking owner role and moved over to risk management, joining a global insurer, where he helped to strengthen risk services training programs and risk evaluation processes. In 2013 John joined a well-known Canadian insurer where he was instrumental in developing and delivering the customized and comprehensive risk evaluation process. John and his team were tasked with developing unique client support tools for tracking and analyzing violations, losses, and trends, as well as creating a one-of-a-kind mentoring and training curriculum for client staff and drivers. John joined Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. in late 2024 which will allow him to continue to share his knowledge and expertise with transportation operations across Canada to enhance and improve their risk management programs and practices.