Murrick Head Office
Floyd Murphy
CFP, CLU, CHFC
Floyd Murphy entered the life insurance business in 1971, and is a founding member of The Nakamun Group. With an extensive background in financial planning, Floyd offers a comprehensive planning service. When he received his Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) designation in 1978, he was awarded the John A. Tory medal for attaining the highest marks in Canada that year. Floyd was awarded his Chartered Financial Consultants (CHFC) designation in 1989 and CFP designation in 1996. Floyd has served on and chaired many industry boards and committees including the National Board of the Canadian Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors. Floyd is recognized as one of the leading authorities in comprehensive planning. Actively involved in the community, he has served on the boards of Canada Place Corporation and the Vancouver Foundation.
Gloria Murphy
Gloria joined the Insurance Industry in 1971 and served in a variety of management roles with two of Vancouver’s largest Property & Casualty brokerage firms. In 1982 she joined her husband Floyd to establish Murrick Insurance Services Ltd. In 1978 Gloria received the Associate of the Insurance Institute of Canada (AIIC) designation (now known as the Chartered Insurance Professional (CIP) designation). Gloria has served on the board of the Insurance Brokers Association of British Columbia and the National Association of Insurance Women (International). She has also taught CAIB classes for the Insurance Brokers Association of British Columbia.
Anita Bennett
Anita started her career in the insurance industry when she started working for Murrick Insurance in October, 1997. Anita was hired as the Office/Accounting/Payroll Administrator. Prior to working at Murrick Insurance, Anita was a Property Manager for approximately 10 years, which gave her a good background in public relations, collections, payroll, and accounting. When Anita joined Murrick in 1997, there were only two locations. As the company has grown, Anita’s responsibilities have increased and her title has been changed to “General Manager.”
Leilani Agnew
Leilani started with Murrick Insurance in 1992 as the head office receptionist. After 12 years of working her way up to the assistant of Gloria Murphy, she left to spread her wings and explore other insurance avenues. Leilani recently returned to Murrick in 2021 as head office’s Property Casualty/Personal and Commercial Lines department manager. Over the years, she has completed her CIP, FCIP, CRM designations.
Gina Singh
Gina started her career in Finance in 2000 after attending Kwantlen University, where her studies were focused on Business Administration and Entrepreneurial Leadership.
Previously, she worked with TD Bank Financial Group, where she completed sales and management roles in the retail bank, TD Wealth as a Business Development Manager for Direct Investing, as well as a Regional Sales Manager for TD Investment Solutions. Gina held regular seminars to educate clients around topics such as Markets & Research Analysis and Trading for beginners.
Working for over 16 years at a major financial institution gives her the knowledge to serve as Manager at Murrick Financial Planning. Gina has obtained certificates such as Investment Funds in Canada, Canadian Securities Course and Branch Compliance Officer course and the Exchange Traded Funds course. In addition to investments, Gina has an extensive knowledge of real estate secured lending, business banking, personal banking, and estate administration. Her main goal is to ensure her team is happy and productive, and that all clients feel valued.
Murrick Downtown
Ken Swanson
Ken started in insurance in 1990 after his uncle Gary, who was a nominee for an insurance agency, suggested he should look at insurance as a career. After obtaining his license in 1990 he became a road runner for car dealerships. Ken handled being a road runner for 16 years, and it was during this time he met Laurel Francis, who now works for him. Ken and his wife Karen were partners in a previous agency prior to joining Murrick Insurance. July 1st 2011, Ken and his wife Karen decided to challenge themselves and made a business decision to better their careers and teamed with Murrick Insurance. Ken sees Murrick Downtown expanding in staff and sales for never ending success.
Karen Swanson
Karen started out as a Retail Manager, after meeting Ken getting married and having children, Karen became a stay at home mom. During this time, Karen wanted more of a challenge so she started her own in house daycare service, which she successfully managed and handled for 8 years. Once her children were much older, she decided to change her career to insurance, which Ken encouraged. Karen obtained her license in 2007, and worked with Ken at their agency prior to coming to Murrick. Karen’s goal is to expand and grow with Murrick Downtown to achieve success.
Murrick Financial Planning Ltd.
Floyd Murphy
CFP, CLU, CHFC
Floyd Murphy entered the life insurance business in 1971, and is a founding member of The Nakamun Group. With an extensive background in financial planning, Floyd offers a comprehensive planning service. When he received his Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) designation in 1978, he was awarded the John A. Tory medal for attaining the highest marks in Canada that year. Floyd was awarded his Chartered Financial Consultants (CHFC) designation in 1989 and CFP designation in 1996. Floyd has served on and chaired many industry boards and committees including the National Board of the Canadian Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors. Floyd is recognized as one of the leading authorities in comprehensive planning. Actively involved in the community, he has served on the boards of Canada Place Corporation and the Vancouver Foundation.
Gina Singh
Gina started her career in Finance in 2000 after attending Kwantlen University, where her studies were focused on Business Administration and Entrepreneurial Leadership.
Previously, she worked with TD Bank Financial Group, where she completed sales and management roles in the retail bank, TD Wealth as a Business Development Manager for Direct Investing, as well as a Regional Sales Manager for TD Investment Solutions. Gina held regular seminars to educate clients around topics such as Markets & Research Analysis and Trading for beginners.
Working for over 16 years at a major financial institution gives her the knowledge to serve as Manager at Murrick Financial Planning. Gina has obtained certificates such as Investment Funds in Canada, Canadian Securities Course and Branch Compliance Officer course and the Exchange Traded Funds course. In addition to investments, Gina has an extensive knowledge of real estate secured lending, business banking, personal banking, and estate administration. Her main goal is to ensure her team is happy and productive, and that all clients feel valued.
Fiona Guan
BA, CIM®, QAFP
Fiona is an enthusiastic member of the Murrick Financial Planning team. She blends her passion for personal finance with a people-centric approach. With previous experience at a leading Canadian wealth management firm, Fiona honed her expertise in Financial Planning, catering to high-net-worth individuals and their families.
Armed with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Simon Fraser University, Fiona holds prestigious designations, including the Chartered Investment Manager (CIM®) and Qualified Associate Financial Planning (QAFP). She is also pursuing the Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) designation, further enriching her skill set. Fiona finds fulfillment in assisting people, regardless of their financial standing, and thrives on making a positive impact in their lives.
Beyond her professional accomplishments, Fiona’s true pride lies in her role as a devoted mother to her two children.
Bob Greenhalgh
BComm, CFP, CIM
Bob is a 1998 Bachelor of Commerce graduate and has completed the Canadian Securities Course (with honours) and earned both the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and Chartered Investment Manager (CIM) designations. He worked in various financial roles in the hospitality, mining, and pharmaceutical industries before focusing his career on financial services in early 2007.
Bob’s broad industry experiences are particularly valuable in understanding the financial needs and challenges facing professionals and business owners of all ages and at all stages of their careers and lives. He’ll help you set financial goals that reflect your life goals, plan a strategy to reach those goals, and implement the plan, while helping you to be financially prepared in case of unexpected events.
When he’s not in the office, Bob enjoys golfing, mountain biking, scuba diving, snowboarding, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.
Murrick West End
Farooq Khan
Farooq Khan is the manager of Murrick (West End). He has been with the agency since January 2015. Farooq has many years of insurance knowledge, since he started his career working part time in the insurance field while still in high school. Later he went on to work full time in the industry, and obtained the Canadian Accredited Insurance Broker designation. Farooq believes in providing clients with the best possible insurance products and service.
Murrick Oakridge
Mark Hall
CAIB, CIP, CRM
Mark started his insurance career over 45 years ago when he went to work at “Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company.”
After a few years he decided to switch careers to work his way up in the banking industry. After working in banking for over a decade, Mark missed the insurance industry so much that he left the bank to work at Murrick Insurance Services (Oakridge) Ltd., and 30 years later, he’s still hard at work diligently serving clients. Mark has his CAIB, CIP and CRM designations, and can look after all your needs.
Murrick Killarney
Tony Chen
CAIB
Tony has many years of experience in the insurance industry. He primarily provides Autoplan and general insurance services. Tony completed the CAIB designation in 1999 and is working towards completing a Chartered Insurance Professional designation.
Murrick Langley
Andy Tan
Born in Singapore, Andy immigrated to Vancouver as a young child and has lived all over the lower mainland. Over 20 years of direct selling and marketing experience has helped Andy to excel in sales and build solid client relationships. He has 15 years of experience in the insurance industry while also holding licenses as a financial planner and a Mortgage broker; Andy is an insightful recruiter and trainer who is passionate about building teams and dreams. At the office, his priority is building a culture within the workplace focusing on customer service and catering to every client’s unique needs. Andy also speaks four different dialects of Chinese.
Rom Daantos
Rom entered the Insurance Industry in 1989 and has served and performed several roles in his time, with mid-to-large Broker Firms, including Customer Service Agent, Senior Producer, Department Manager, and Branch Manager.
His intention in 1989 was to ’dabble’ in insurance for 1-2 years. 35 years later, he still enjoys and is enthusiastic about his career. A foremost reason for his passion is due to many of his Clients that have been loyal for 30+ years, including many that have evolved into friendships.
Murrick Surrey
Parmjit Nunner
CAIB
Parm graduated from Simon Fraser University with a Bachelors Degree in Arts in 1996. Even though his educational background was in criminology, Parm received an opportunity to enter the insurance industry which was supposed to be temporary, but became a passion of his and he has never looked back. Parm has managed his office since 1997 and obtained his CAIB designation in 2002.
Murrick Wilfred Leong, Vancouver
Tony Chen
CAIB
Tony has many years of experience in the insurance industry. He primarily provides Autoplan and general insurance services. Tony completed the CAIB designation in 1999 and is working towards completing a Chartered Insurance Professional designation.
