▁in ▁R iy ad h ▁Category : A rab ▁news ▁ag encies ▁Category : G overn ment ▁ag encies ▁of ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁Category : Public ly ▁fund ed ▁broad c aster s ▁Category : State ▁media ▁Category : News ▁ag encies ▁based ▁in ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia <0x0A> </s> ▁Jeff ry ▁Hall ▁Bro ck ▁( 1 8 5 0 – 1 9 1 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Canadian ▁business man ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁polit ically ▁active ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Sir ▁John ▁A . ▁Mac don ald . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁significant ▁influence ▁on ▁the ▁Canadian ▁ins urance ▁industry ▁( Gre at - West ▁Life ▁turned ▁out ▁be ▁the ▁second ▁biggest ▁ins urance ▁con gl omer ate ▁in ▁Canada , ▁started ▁the ▁first ▁Western ▁Canada ▁based ▁ins urance ▁company ), ▁politics ▁( ral lied ▁against ▁high ▁tar iffs ▁and ▁the ▁railway ▁mon opol y ). ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁ten ure ▁as ▁man aging ▁director ▁of ▁Great - West ▁Life ▁the ▁company ' s ▁share ▁of ▁sales ▁in ▁Canada ' s ▁ins urance ▁market ▁rose ▁from ▁ 0 . 5 % ▁to ▁ 1 3 . 8 %. ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Business ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁Comp an ions . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁He ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Gu el ph , ▁Ontario , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Thomas ▁Re es ▁Bro ck ▁and ▁Ele an or ▁Thompson , ▁and ▁brother ▁to ▁William ▁Re es ▁( a ▁partner ▁in ▁Og il vy ▁& ▁Company ). ▁He ▁attended ▁both ▁public