Busy month in M&A for BrokerLink, Westland
September 14, 2022 by Jason ContantBrokerLink and Westland Insurance Group announced a series of brokerage M&A deals in September, including the acquisitions of a total of four brokerages and one employee benefits firm between them. BrokerLink announced the acquisition of J.W. Davis Insurance Brokers and…
Acquisition sees Westland enter new industry vertical, U.S. market
September 8, 2022 by Jason ContantWestland Insurance has entered a new industry vertical and the U.S. market for the first time with the acquisition of Front Row Insurance Brokers Inc., one of the largest and most respected film and entertainment insurance brokers in North America.…
Four Canadian brokerages swept up in latest M&A deals
April 11, 2022 by Jason ContantWestern Canada is the target for the latest rounds of acquisitions from large Canadian P&C brokerages. Intact Financial Corporation subsidiary BrokerLink and Westland Insurance Group announced recent acquisitions in northern and southern Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Westland Insurance Group also…
National brokerage acquires two Ontario-based firms
March 3, 2022 by Jason ContantWestland Insurance Group Ltd. has announced the acquisition of two Ontario-based brokerages: Stewart Morrison Insurance Brokers Ltd. and Transure Insurance Inc. Stewart Morrison Insurance provides home, auto, business, farm and agribusiness, and lifestyle insurance. It has offices in Lindsay, Fenelon…
Large brokerage reprimanded in credit card fraud case
February 14, 2022 by Jason ContantThe Insurance Council of British Columbia has reprimanded Westland Insurance Group Ltd. for failing to take appropriate action after becoming aware of a possible compromise of client information. Council executive director Janet Sinclair found that while Westland co-operated with agencies…
Westland’s newest brokerage acquisition
February 3, 2022 Canadian Underwriter StaffWestland Insurance Group has continued its expansion spree, today announcing acquisition of Campbell, Roy & Eldridge Insurance Services. Markham, Ont.-based Campbell, Roy & Eldridge offers a wide range of coverages, including home, condo, auto, RV, motorcycle, boat, watercraft, business, trucking…
Westland acquires brokerages in Ontario, Alberta
January 7, 2022 by Jason ContantWestland Insurance has announced its first brokerage acquisitions of 2022 — Bunnell Hitchon Insurance Brokers in Ontario, and Rigby Insurance in Alberta. Bunnell Hitchon, in Brantford and Milton, Ont., was founded in 1890 and offers a wide range of personal…
Westland’s acquisition spree continues
December 10, 2021 by Jason ContantLarge independent Canadian-owned brokerage Westland Insurance Group Ltd. continues its acquisitions of western Canadian brokerages with the purchase of Reider Insurance. Westland announced Dec. 7 the acquisition of Reider Insurance in Winnipeg. It follows the acquisitions of Church Eaton Insurance of Calgary and…
Westland makes two more acquisitions
December 6, 2021 by Jason ContantWestland Insurance Group Ltd. has announced the acquisition of two brokerages in the Canadian Prairies: Church Eaton Insurance of Calgary and Hook Lafrance Insurance in Regina. Westland’s president and chief operating officer Jamie Lyons said in a press release Monday…
The latest acquisitions from Westland and Hub
October 7, 2021 by Jason ContantLarge brokerages Westland Insurance Group Ltd. and Hub International Limited have both announced recent mergers and acquisitions activity. On Tuesday, Surrey, B.C.-headquartered Westland said it had acquired personal and commercial lines brokerage Insurance Unlimited in Mississauga, Ont. The following day,…
Westland acquires brokerages in B.C. and Ontario
August 6, 2021 by Jason ContantWestland Insurance Group Ltd. has expanded their footprint in British Columbia and Ontario with the acquisition of two brokerages. The large independent Canadian-owned brokerage announced Wednesday the acquisition of National Brokers Insurance Services Inc. in Ontario and Lambert Insurance Agencies…
Westland closes two new acquisitions in Canada
June 8, 2021 by Jason ContantWestland Insurance Group Ltd. has closed two new acquisitions in Saskatchewan, both in locations where the large brokerage didn’t have a presence before. The brokerage announced Monday it had closed the acquisitions of HK Insurance in Regina and Smith Agencies…