Westland Insurance coverage, considered one of Canada’s largest independently-owned brokerages, introduced right now that it acquired Andrew Businesses Ltd. With this addition, Westland continues its progress throughout Canada and considerably extends its attain in Central Canada.
Established in 1913, Andrew Businesses is among the largest and most revered full-service insurance coverage and monetary providers companies within the Prairies. They function 22 areas all through Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Andrew Businesses is well-known for its breadth of progressive insurance coverage options and professionalized service throughout agriculture / farm, small to medium-sized business, householders, and auto enterprise.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Andrew Businesses Ltd. to Westland,” says Jamie Lyons, Westland’s President & CEO. “Their tradition, popularity, management and spectacular observe document of progress and innovation is extremely complementary to our nationwide enlargement technique. We’re excited so as to add their deep capabilities in P&C insurance coverage, in addition to life insurance coverage and monetary providers, to our rising platform in Central Canada.”
“Andrew Businesses may be very excited be a part of the Westland group. We’ve adopted Westland’s progress through the years, and so they have an identical administration philosophy to ours. In addition they have stable insurance coverage trade household roots – identical to the Andrew household,” says Scott Andrew, President and CEO of Andrew Businesses Ltd. “Andrew Businesses has served a rising consumer base since 1913 and we’re optimistic for the alternatives this acquisition presents to our shoppers, together with expanded services and products, and the alternatives it brings for our workers. Westland’s latest capital partnership with Ontario Lecturers’ Pension Plan additionally makes it a ‘made in Canada answer’ which we totally help.”
Dowling Hales acted as monetary advisor to Andrew Businesses within the transaction.
Westland continues to put money into and develop its enterprise in Canada, each organically and thru strategic acquisitions.
