Neil Mitchell

Background

About Neil Mitchell

Entrepreneur and businessman Neil Mitchell has over three decades of experience in Risk Management, Property & Casualty Insurance and Insurtech. A co-founder in Player’s Health, he was also an early-stage and Series A investor in the company that specializes in risk management services and insurance solutions for athletes and sports organizations. As co-founder, he spent a considerable amount of time and resources: raising angel and institutional venture capital, establishing brand name business partnerships, attracting talent, negotiating and securing insurance and reinsurance capacity, creating partner distribution relationships and producing fee-generating client relationships all of which served to significantly increase the value of the enterprise. In addition to co-founding and investing in Player’s Health, he served as an Advisor to the Founder & CEO, Executive Officer Board member and was the company’s President of Risk Services & Insurance Solutions. Although no longer involved in the operations of Player’s Health he remains an active promoter, investor and shareholder in the organization and continues to assist and advise other early and emerging stage companies and their founders. Before engaging in entrepreneurial ventures, he previously worked for Marsh Canada, a subsidiary of Marsh, a global leader in Insurance Broking and Risk Management. His career at Marsh Canada commenced in 1991 as a client executive. In the years that followed he assumed increasing responsibilities in client management, business development, operations management, program/product development, retail and third-party distribution (inclusive of wholesale and delegated underwriting authority) and business strategy. During his tenure with Marsh Canada, he also served as a member of the company’s National Executive & Management Committee and was the National Practice Leader for Marsh Canada’s Consumer & Commercial Practice consisting of Small - Mid Sized Enterprises, Commercial Programs (inclusive of third party distribution), Group Home & Auto and High - Net Worth/VIP Personal Lines. Throughout Neil's time at Marsh Canada, he and his team members delivered consistent year over year organic growth in client service revenue. An endurance athlete himself, Neil Mitchell was an Ironman Canada and Ironman USA finisher, and has combined his love of cycling and the great outdoors with philanthropic endeavors such as the Ride for Mental Health, Tour for Kids – Ontario and the Sears National Kids Cancer Ride - Coast to Coast Ride Against Cancer Foundation.