Echelon Insurance

Echelon Insurance

Headquarters address: 5450 Explorer Drive, Suite #200, Mississauga Ontario, L4W 5N1, Canada
Year established: 1998
Number of employees: 600+
Gross written premiums: $1.2B
Underwriting expertise: Commercial property and casualty insurance, commercial automobile insurance, long-haul trucking insurance, personal automobile insurance, specialty property insurance

About Echelon Insurance

Echelon Insurance was founded in 1998 and became a member of the CAA Club Group of Companies (CCG) in 2019. As a leading Specialty insurer, Echelon works closely with its Broker partners to provide Personal and Commercial insurance solutions to protect Canadian families and businesses.

Echelon is a national company based in Mississauga, Ontario and has an office in Montréal, Québec.

Insurers that exited hospitality are returning with no recent loss history, says Echelon president

Jatinder Bassi says insureds cutting back on risk control is one of the clearest signs a risk has changed

Insurers that exited hospitality are returning with no recent loss history, says Echelon president

Businesses underestimate how long a loss can keep them down, Echelon exec says

Echelon’s Everett McCallum says a business that relies on one person to keep a critical process running may not see the risk until that person is gone

Businesses underestimate how long a loss can keep them down, Echelon exec says

Canadian insurance market faces another soft year, but warning signs are emerging

Echelon’s Jatinder Bassi says global catastrophe losses will decide how long reinsurance stays favourable

Canadian insurance market faces another soft year, but warning signs are emerging

The ‘hard-to-place’ risk enigma

Hard-to-place doesn’t mean bad risk, but getting the story right matters

The ‘hard-to-place’ risk enigma

The ‘hard-to-place’ risk enigma

Hard-to-place doesn’t mean bad risk, but getting the story right matters

The ‘hard-to-place’ risk enigma

From payer to partner

Are insurers fully unlocking the value of prevention?

From payer to partner

Ontario court rules COVID-19 laws froze 90-day notice clock for insurers

The arbitrator called it a procedural step - the court called it a limitation period

Ontario court rules COVID-19 laws froze 90-day notice clock for insurers

Specialty insurers brace for a ‘profitability versus service’ showdown in 2026

Specialty carriers face a brutal trade-off: protect margins now, or double down on data, automation and service for survival ahead

Specialty insurers brace for a ‘profitability versus service’ showdown in 2026

Hospitality risks are shifting as economic pressures mount in 2026

Jatinder Bassi says softer demand, shifting labour pressures and uneven insurance capacity will test hospitality resilience

Hospitality risks are shifting as economic pressures mount in 2026

East–west shift is reshaping long-haul trucking risk ahead of 2026

Echelon's Jatinder Bassi says that long-haul trucking is undergoing some of the most meaningful structural changes heading into the new year

East–west shift is reshaping long-haul trucking risk ahead of 2026

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