Mergers & Acquisitions

Westland just turned up in 13 Southern Interior communities

Westland just turned up in 13 Southern Interior communities

Westland is averaging nearly 14 acquisitions a year. BC's Interior independents now face a better-resourced competitor on their doorstep

Paul Lucas Aug 07, 2026
A century-old brokerage joins McDougall as Drayden's rural expansion continues

A century-old brokerage joins McDougall as Drayden's rural expansion continues

It chose a family business over a consolidator. That decision says something about what rural brokers are looking for right now

Gallagher acquires Vancouver-based digital tenant insurance broker Apollo

Gallagher acquires Vancouver-based digital tenant insurance broker Apollo

Stronger buyer appetite meets softening multiples as embedded distribution reshapes personal lines competition

La Caisse takes stake in UK specialty insurance platform Optio Group

La Caisse takes stake in UK specialty insurance platform Optio Group

The Quebec pension giant partners with Cinven on a London-based MGA platform, marking a fresh push into a fragmented European specialty insurance market

Agency acquisitions hit seven-year low as M&A market keeps contracting

Agency acquisitions hit seven-year low as M&A market keeps contracting

New data shows lowest rolling total since Q1 2019. What does it mean for agency owners?

Jewelers Mutual Group acquires Canada's CJB Insurance Services

Jewelers Mutual Group acquires Canada's CJB Insurance Services

Deal gives Jewelers Mutual direct control over Canada's leading jewelers block brokerage

Global M&A acquirers underperform non-dealmakers in Q2 – WTW

Global M&A acquirers underperform non-dealmakers in Q2 – WTW

Mega deal count fell from a high of 12 in Q1 to just three as completed deal value dropped from a five-year high

Gallagher extends Canadian commercial footprint with WMB acquisition

Gallagher extends Canadian commercial footprint with WMB acquisition

Gallagher's latest acquisition adds a Western Canada commercial specialist with niche practices across construction, mining, and surety bonding

The hardest part of a brokerage deal isn't the technology, BrokerLink's Stack says

The hardest part of a brokerage deal isn't the technology, BrokerLink's Stack says

Michael Stack says the carrier relationships nobody thinks about need as much protection as the client ones

IB TALK

Tariffs, resilience, and housing demand are the forces reshaping construction risk

Navacord's Robert Beeston breaks down how these pressures are colliding to change how construction risk gets priced and placed

How trucking risk is evolving in Canada – from cargo theft to driver training to broker liability

NFP's Randy Ramkissoon says one GPS tracker isn't enough anymore – thieves know where to look, and the claims are getting more severe

Canadian businesses know their nat cat exposure – they just don't know what it means

BFL Canada's Hector Plascencia says the gap between identifying a risk and actually understanding its business impact is where most organizations fall short

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