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Our Awards

Here are some of our achievements

 TOP 3 BMO MORTGAGE REFFERAL PARTNERS IN QUEBEC! 2022
 MANULIFE’S #1 MGA IN THE QUEBEC REGION FOR 2019
 Sun Life’s #1 MGA in the Eastern Region for 2016
 Sun Life’s #1 MGA in the Eastern Region for 2015
 Sun Life’s #1 MGA in the Eastern Region for 2014
 Top Producing MGA of the Eastern region in 2012 for Sun Life
 Best Managing General Agency for 2007 Empire Life
 Masters 2007 RRSP Challenge award from Empire Life
 1st In Life & Living Benefits Sales Credits Eastern Canada 2007 Manulife Financial
 AIG Life of Canada 2006-2007 Sales Leadership Award Life Production
 Transamerica Award Of Excellence 2005 Outstanding Increase In Life Production
 RBC Insurance President’s Award 2003 Top Producer Group Eastern Canada
 RBC Insurance President’s Award 2002 Top Producer Group Eastern Canada
 Maritime Life Quebec Region 2001 Investment Production Silver Award
 RBC Insurance President’s Award for Managing General Agent Greatest Sales increase in Canada 2001
 RBC Insurance President’s Award for Managing General Agent Greatest Sales increase in Canada 2000
 Maritime Life Quebec Region 2000 Investment Production Silver Award
 Maritime Life Quebec Region 1999 Investment Production Silver Award
 Maritime Life Quebec Region 1998 Investment Production Silver Award
 Maritime Life Quebec Region 1996 Life Production Bronze Award
 AIG Life of Canada In Recognition of our Strategic Partnership Your Life….Our Mission

Who We Are

Manuel Smith Life Insurance Agency Ltd.

Founded in 1978 and federally chartered, MSA Financial is a firm in brokerage of financial services and is a registered financial planning firm. MSA Financial is an authorized Managing General Partner (MGA) of numerous large and well known financial institutions, whose products it distributes through licensed independent financial security advisors. MSA Financial has been awarded numerous awards in recognition of the firm’s achievements. MSA Financial is licensed in the province of Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia and is governed by the regulatory bodies of those provinces. MSA Financial is also a member of Chambre De La Sécurité Financière. MSA Financial is located in Montreal, Quebec and offers a wide range of life and health insurance products, savings and retirement plans. MSA financial has been successfully helping financial security advisors and their clients since 1978 years in growing their business, achieving and surpassing their goals. We are one of the largest managing general agencies, our service and strong values have made us well known and respected in the industry.

Meet the MSA Financial Marketing Staff

Gérald Guilmet

Gérald Guilmet

Assistant Vice-President – Brokerage Development

Gérald graduated from the European Academy of Legal Theory with a Master’s Degree in law in 2000. After spending 5 years in Legal and Banking, he joined the insurance industry through the brokerage distribution network in 2005.

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Gérald graduated from the European Academy of Legal Theory with a Master’s Degree in law in 2000. After spending 5 years in Legal and Banking, he joined the insurance industry through the brokerage distribution network in 2005. Gérald experience and educational background gave him the ability to provide advisors with day to day business needs. Gérald has developed a vast knowledge in products from life insurance, to critical illness, disability, travel, simplified issued, investments and many others, you name it, Gérald will be happy to assist you. As a Business Development Director, Gérald supports and provides service to MSA brokers in matters that relate to all Life Insurance, Living Benefits and Investment products. Super friendly and always ready to welcome and assist, his priority is helping brokers to develop their business and his goal is to ensure a high level of customer service that will benefit all MSA brokers.

Pauline Haddad

Pauline Haddad

Senior Vice-President

Pauline earned her Financial Planner certification from UQAM, her AVA from the University of Laval and also holds an insurance of person license and a mutual fund license since 1995.

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Pauline started her career at Montreal Life in 1978 followed by 8 years at Royal Life where she held the position of branch administrator. In 1995, Pauline left Royal life to start a second career in the brokerage distribution channel. Pauline has also been involved with the AIAPQ and La Chambre de la Securité Financière, organizing many industry activities, since 1995. Her investment, insurance and managerial experience has made Pauline a very successful Vice-President of Business Development, the position she current holds at MSA. Pauline’s passion for this business, her devotion and loyalty are some of the reasons why she has become one of the top in the industry. Her energy and positive attitude is contagious making her a valuable asset to MSA and all its partners.

Rick Fuller

Vice President of Brokerage Development

Rick started his insurance career with the Prudential Insurance Company of England in the early 1970s.

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After spending 9 years in the career network, Rick joined Crown Life Special Services in order to develop disability income products for the brokerage network. Rick started at MSA in the early 1990s and made it his passion to assist and develop brokers. Shortly thereafter, he was promoted to VP Broker Development and continues today to offer assistance whenever it is needed with an open door policy. Rick is energetic, sociable and always willing to go the distance. As the most senior member of the MSA sales team, his understanding of the insurance industry is a true asset all MSA brokers and partners can benefit from.

Fen Huang

Fen Huang

Vice-President

Hsiao Fen Huang graduated from Concordia University in 1991 with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accountancy. She started full time at RBC Royal Bank in 1994, serving the affluent niche markets as a financial advisor. In 1997, Fen obtained her Canadian Securities license from the Canadian Securities Institute, followed by a Branch Compliance Officer and Investment Funds in Canada licenses in 2002 from the Institute of Canadian Bankers. In 2002 as well, she was promoted to manage the customer service team of one of the largest RBC West Island branches, and as the main branch compliance officer, she monitored suitability transactions and coached 15 mutual funds licensed advisors and financial planners. Under her leadership and coaching, most of her employees excelled into top sales performers, earning distinguished awards and recognition.

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In 2007, Fen obtained licenses in both Insurance of persons and Personal-lines damage insurance to serve and manage the first retail RBC Insurance branch in Quebec. Within two years, Fen’s branch grew from one client at a time to the top RBC Insurance retail branch out of four Quebec insurance branches. In December 2010, she continued to expand her insurance knowledge and joined Sun Life Financial as a financial security advisor. After 6 years at Sun Life, she became an independent financial security advisor. With over 10 years of insurance of persons experience and over 25 years of mutual funds experience, her passion for business development, networking and needs-based solutions have made her successful in helping advisors in the investment and insurance business.

As a proud member of the MSA team, Fen’s priority is to assist and support brokers’ needs, such as preparing quotations, financial needs analysis, Reason Why letters, disclosure and replacement forms, and all necessary compliance requirements. She also assists advisors by working with them one-on-one on potential and pending cases, how and when to ask for client referrals, how to use Project 100 to grow your business, etc. For segregated funds, she helps them complete an investor profile, determine suitability of funds based on risk tolerance, investment objectives, time horizon and investor personal information, be complying with the completion of the mandatory “Know Your Client” form, and understand why the section “Source of Funds” is an important part of the investment application. In short, her goal is to assist brokers and deliver a high level of broker services since Fen is passionate about recruiting and developing brokers to be successful in the industry.

Daniel Poirier

Daniel Poirier

Business Development Manager, Living benefits and Life Insurance

Daniel started his business career with the Royal Bank of Canada in 1969, he held various positions in marketing and as an account manager.

In 1992, Daniel became a life insurance advisor for Mutual of Omaha and in 1998 he joined the brokerage distribution network as a specialist in living benefits.

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In 2011 his knowledge and hard work promoted him to the brokerage distribution

network as manager in living benefits where he has been successful in supporting advisors in their day to day business needs.

Daniel brings over 27 years of experience to MSA Financial, his knowledge and great expertise in assisting advisors makes him an important part of the MSA Financial team.