Sydney

215 Charlotte Street Sydney NS B1P 6K3

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Hours of Operation:

Monday to Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm Saturdays (except long weekends) 9:00am – 1:00pm Summer Hours (July-Sept) Monday to Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm

Our Team

Leadership Team

Stuart MacLeod, D. Litt.

President and CEO

Stuart MacLeod Jr. has been in the insurance industry since 1966. Stuart is a native of Sydney and resides in Northside East Bay with his wife, Nonie. They have four children.

stuart@macleodlorway.com

Michelle Carey

Personal Lines Manager

Michelle has been a personal insurance specialist since 1980 and she joined the MacLeod Lorway team in 2002. She is a graduate of Memorial High School and a native of Point Aconi where she now resides with her husband Joe. They have three daughters and three grandchildren.

michelle@macleodlorway.com

Lisa Fiander

Vice President, Personal Lines

Lisa joined MacLeod Lorway in 2021 with over 30 years’ experience in the insurance industry across various roles. When not at work, Lisa is spending time with her family and pets at their home Hammonds Plains.

lisaf@macleodlorway.com

Scott Huntington, BBA, FCIP

Vice President, Commercial

Scott Huntington has worked at MacLeod Lorway Insurance since 1989 and has five years prior experience in the insurance industry. Scott is a native of Sydney and resides in Sydney River with his wife Michelle and their two girls.

scott@macleodlorway.com

Ashley Inder

Chief Financial Officer

Ashley joined the MacLeod Lorway team in 2017 as a recent graduate of St. F.X. Ashley lives in North Sydney.

ashley@macleodlorway.com

Leslee MacDonald

Vice President, Claims

Leslee MacDonald (nee MacLeod) has worked at MacLeod Lorway Insurance since 1994. Leslee is a native of Sydney and resides in Blackett's Lake with her husband Craig and their three children.

leslee@macleodlorway.com

Jennifer MacLeod, BA, CAIB

VP Western Operations and Marketing

Jennifer MacLeod joined the MacLeod Lorway Group in 2006. A native of Sydney, she works in Bedford where she lives with her husband Larry and their son, Davis and their daughter, Lauren.

jen@macleodlorway.com

John Pino, MBA, FCIP, CAIB, CRM

VP Eastern Operations and Industry Relations

John Pino has worked with the MacLeod Lorway Group since 1994. John is a native of Coxheath. He now resides in Sydney with his wife Cora Lee and their 2 daughters.

john@macleodlorway.com

Business Team

Brad Balmas, BA, BBA, FCIP

Senior Account Executive

Brad Balmas has worked at MacLeod Lorway Insurance since 1991. Brad is a native of Sydney where he resides with his wife Melanie and their three boys.

brad@macleodlorway.com

Emily Bartolini

Commercial Broker

Emily joined the MacLeod Lorway team in 2020. She is a native of Ontario and now lives in Glace Bay.

emily@macleodlorway.com

Patricia Calder

Senior Account Executive

Patricia Calder has worked at MacLeod Lorway Insurance since 1980. Patricia is a native of Sydney and resides on Meadows Road with her husband Carl and their two boys.

patricia@macleodlorway.com

Christine Ley

Commercial Broker

Christine joined the MacLeod Lorway personal lines team in 2020 after spending eight years in British Columbia and brings more than 20 years of customer service with her. In 2022, Christine moved to the commercial lines team. Christine is a native of Catalone and now resides in Sydney with her daughter Calli.

christine@macleodlorway.com

Joyce Small, CAIB

Commercial Broker

Joyce Small, native of Sydney River who currently resides in Sydney, has been with the MacLeod Lorway team since 2000. Currently in the Sydney office, she has also worked in our Dartmouth and Port Hawkesbury offices.

joyce@macleodlorway.com

Personal Lines Sales Team

Megan Chislett

Personal Lines Sales Processor

Megan Chislett joined the Sydney MacLeod Lorway Team in 2021, she currently resides in Sydney Mines.

meganc@macleodlorway.com

Kelsey Mae Crawley

Personal Lines Sales Broker

Kelsey Mae joined the MacLeod Lorway team in 2020. She is a native of Whitney Pier where she still resides.

kelsey@macleodlorway.com

Kaitlyn MacDonald

Personal Lines Sales Processor

Kaitlyn MacDonald joined the MacLeod Lorway team in 2021. She currently resides in Mill Creek with her beautiful daughter Maddison and partner James.

kaitlyn@macleodlorway.com

Matthew Thompson

Personal Lines Sales Broker

Matthew joined the Macleod Lorway team in 2021. A native of Sydney who recently relocated back home lives with his partner Andrea and their dog Donnie.

matthew@macleodlorway.com

Erin Turner

Team Leader, Personal Lines Sales

Erin joined the Macleod Lorway team in 2017 and has been in the insurance industry since 2008. Erin is a native of New Waterford and currently resides in River Ryan with her husband Eddie and their daughter Elise.

erine@macleodlorway.com

Personal Lines Service Team

Alison Bishop

Personal Lines Team Leader

Alison Bishop has worked at MacLeod Lorway Insurance since 1992. Alison is a native of Sydney where she resides with her two children.

alison@macleodlorway.com

Jackie Colbert, CAIB

Personal Lines Broker

Jackie joined the MacLeod Lorway team in 2020 and brings more than 20 years of customer service experience with her. She currently lives in Marion Bridge.

jackie@macleodlorway.com

Karen Dearing, CIP

Personal Lines Team Leader

Karen has worked at MacLeod Lorway Insurance since 1998 after working four years with another brokerage. Karen is a Team Leader in our Sydney office and is a native of Sydney where she resides with her husband Mark and enjoys spending time with her grandchildren. Karen recently completed the Customer Service Insurance Professional program through IBAC.

karen@macleodlorway.com

Ashrita Jha

Personal Lines Processor

Ashrita joined the Macleod Lorway team in 2024 bringing more than a decade of experience from India. A native of India, she currently resides in Sydney with her son and husband.

ashrita@macleodlorway.com

Cherie Lahey

Personal Lines Broker

Cherie joined the MacLeod Lorway team in 2019 bringing administrative and customer serivce experience. Cherie resides in Coxheath with her two children.

cherie@macleodlorway.com

Gillian MacDonald

Personal Lines Broker

Gillian joined the MacLeod Lorway team in October 2016 as an honours graduate of NSCC. She resides in Sydney with her husband Bruce, two children Ava and Baron and their two cats Willow and Molly.

gillian@macleodlorway.com

Kayla MacLeod

Personal Lines Broker

Kayla is from Sydney and is a graduate of the Cape Breton Business College. She joined MacLeod Lorway in 2011.

kayla@macleodlorway.com

Laura L. MacNeil

Personal Lines Broker

Laura joined the MacLeod Lorway team in 2022 and has been in the insurance industry since 2017. Laura currently lives in Sydney River with her husband their two dogs and cat.

laural@macleodlorway.com

Rolanda Nason

Personal Lines Processor

Rolanda Nason has worked at MacLeod Lorway since 2023. Rolanda is a native of New Waterford where she currently resides.

rolanda@macleodlorway.com

Elise Penney

Manager, Customer Delivery

Elise began her employment with MacLeod Lorway Insurance in 1994. Elise is a native of Long Island and is living there with her husband Terry and their two children.

elise@macleodlorway.com

Amber Prince

Customer Delivery Specialist

Amber joined the MacLeod Lorway team in 2007. She is a native of North Sydney and now lives in Millville with her partner Arlo Roberts.

amber@macleodlorway.com

Alissa Schaller, CAIB

Personal Lines Broker

Alissa joined the MacLeod Lorway team in 2020 bringing almost two decades of experience from another local broker. A native of Alder Point, she currently resides in Sydney Forks with her husband and two children.

alissa@macleodlorway.com

Jennifer Tobin

Personal Lines Processor

Jennifer joined MacLeod Lorway in 2022. She brings a wide range of experience obtained from decades of working in multiple  professional industries.  She resides in Leitches Creek, and cherishes her beautiful daughter and fiancé.   

jennifert@macleodlorway.com

Life and Investments Team

Jamie Clarke, B.Ed.

Financial Consultant

Jamie has worked with the MacLeod Lorway Group, Life Insurance and Investment Division since 2002. Jamie resides in Sydney Mines with his wife Jacqui and their three daughters.

jamie@macleodlorway.com

Tara Noseworthy, LLQP

Travel and Life Insurance Administrator

Tara joined the MacLeod Lorway team in 2019. She is a native of Coxheath and she now lives in Westmount with her partner, her son and their animals.

tara@macleodlorway.com

Client Service Team

Jennifer Cameron

Client Finance Manager

Jennifer Cameron has worked at MacLeod Lorway Insurance since 1994. She is a native of Glace Bay where she still resides.

jennifer@macleodlorway.com

Our History

Young and Lorway were in the insurance business since the beginning of the last century. In the 1920’s, the partners split and one became J.A. Young and Son and the other became C.R. Lorway and Son, who contracted business at 215 Charlotte Street in 1976, Stuart MacLeod Limited and C.R. Lorway and Son Limited merged to become MacLeod Lorway Insurance. Jim Lorway, a partner in the merger, was the grandson of C.R. Lorway. Stuart MacLeod moved his operation from Dorchester Street to the Lorway building. At that time there were four MacLeod employees and three Lorway employees. Today there are 31 employees in this building. In 1986 MacLeod Lorway purchased J.A. Young and Son from Joan Harris, the granddaughter of John A Young, thus completing a circle between the Young’s and the Lorway’s. In addition nine further acquisitions were made by the Sydney office between 1977 and 1998 including: O.R. Goodyear, Keltic Agencies, MacLellan Agencies, Ken Cosman Insurance, Bill Pickles Insurance, Louisbourg Agencies, Allstate’s Cape Breton portfolio and Druker Insurance. D. Stuart MacLeod purchased the Travelers agency in 1956 and was succeeded by his son, Stuart MacLeod Jr. in 1966. The MacLeod and Lorway families have been in insurance in Sydney for a total of 115 years.