THE LIST Company/ Address/Phone/Fax/Web
Largest insurance brokers (Ranked by number of employees) No. of local employees
No. of local offices
Key local executives(s)
Year established in Ottawa Key services offered
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BrokerLink 160 16 John Baizana, regional 1991 Property and casualty insurance brokerage specializing in auto, home and 806 Greenbank Rd. branch manager, Ottawa business insurance. Ottawa, ON K2J 1A2 613-825-5575/613-825-5624 brokerlink.ca Cowan Insurance Group 130 1 Bob Proulx, vice1927 Helps employers meet group benefit, health and disability management, pension 700-1420 Blair Pl. president of benefits and and retirement requirements by providing consulting and administrative services. Ottawa, ON K1J 9L8 corporate sales Also provides insurance for businesses, organizations and individuals. 613-741-3313/613-842-4206 cowangroup.ca Rhodes & Williams Ltd. 69 1 Trent Young, president 1935 Business; auto; home; tenant; condo; marine; bond facilities; technology 1050 Morrison Dr. insurance; trucking; contractors; construction; retirement homes; group; life; Ottawa, ON K2H 8K7 disability; RRSP; estate planning 613-226-6590/613-723-6445 rhodeswilliams.com Mantha Insurance Brokers Ltd. 45 1 Fernand G. Mantha, 1964 Auto; home; commercial; motorcycles; boats; financial services. Licensed in 295 Montreal Rd. principal Ontario and Quebec. Ottawa, ON K1L 6B8 613-746-1450/613-746-7304 manthainsurance.com Oegema, Nicholson & Associates 45 5 Bart T. Oegema, president 1961 Complete insurance services 1451 Woodroffe Ave. Ottawa, ON K2G 1W1 613-224-1455/613-224-4181 ona.ca Smith, Petrie, Carr & Scott Insurance 42 1 Brian Scott, president 1969 Personal; commercial; surety; life and group benefits. Brokers Ltd. Robert Petrie, executive 600-359 Kent St. vice-president Ottawa, ON K2P 0R6 613-237-2871/613-237-1179 spcs-ins.com Halpenny Insurance Group of Cos. 40 1 Nicholas Leadbetter, 1912 Commercial, home and auto insurance; employee benefits consulting; employer 100-1550 Laperriere Ave. president GRRSP/pension plans; keyman and buy/sell funding; executive compensation Ottawa, ON K1Z 7T2 plans; estate and financial planning; business loan and mortgage insurance; life, 613-722-7626/613-722-5382 disability halpenny.com Bradley's Commercial Insurance Ltd. 38 2 Ross W. Bradley, 1956 Provides business insurance solutions for local, national and international 1456 Stittsville Main, PO Box 1234 president accounts. Specialities include construction and bonding, manufacturing, high Stittsville, ON K2S 1B3 Shannon Ray, partner tech, professional liability, directors and officers, retail, realty and transportation. 613-836-2473/613-831-1672 bradleysinsurance.com Assurances Palladium Insurance 35 2 Sylvie Forget Swim 1971 Home; auto; commercial; life, group benefits; legacy 2712 St Joseph Blvd. / 1823 Richardson Side Tim Snelling Rd. Monique Oliver Ottawa, ON K1C 1G5 / K0A 1L0 Greg Strahl 613-824-0441/613-824-7344 Cory Villeneuve, partners palladiuminsurance.ca Scrivens Insurance and Investment 31 2 Peter Scrivens 1930 Commercial insurance products; contract bonding; risk management services; Solutions Michael Scrivens personal home, auto and yacht insurance; financial and estate planning; 270 MacLaren St. Ole Jensen investment services; life insurance and group benefit plans Ottawa, ON K2P 0M3 Shawn Ryan, partners 613-236-9101/613-236-0856 scrivens.ca Tanner Insurance Service Ltd. 28 1 Steven A. Tanner, 1922 Commercial insurance; home and auto insurance; boat and yacht insurance 200-2435 Holly Lane president specialists; group auto and home insurance Ottawa, ON K1V 7P2 613-232-5704/613-232-6486 tannerinsurance.com Gifford Associates - Insurance Brokers 26 1 Jim Mahood, president 1948 Commercial insurance and surety; home and auto insurance; group insurance 346 Moodie Dr. Terry Markell Ottawa, ON K2H 8G3 Tim Tokrud, partners 613-596-9101/613-596-6808 giffordassociates.ca Currey Insurance Agencies 23 1 Michael D. Currey, 1953 Insurance: life, disability, critical illness and long-term care. Financial/retirement 304-1729 Bank St. president and owner and investment planning; segregated/mutual funds; GICs; bonds; property and Ottawa, ON K1V 7Z5 casualty insurance business 613-733-3312/613-733-8271 curreyinsurance.com Capcorp Financial Corp. 18 1 Jim Hamilton, president 1981 Employee benefits consulting; group retirement savings plans; financial planning 1050 Morrison Dr., 3rd Floor Robert Houle for business owners and their businesses; life, disability and critical illness Ottawa, ON K2H 8K7 Andy Noseworthy, viceinsurance; individual investment management; private health services plan 613-226-1964/613-226-8402 presidents capcorp.ca La Turquoise International 15 2 Tammy Robinson, 1968 Home, automobile, recreational vehicle, travel insurance, personal and 1150 Cyrville Rd. organizational commercial insurance; life and financial services; bonds; commercial properties Ottawa, ON K1J 7S9 development director insurance; general liability; surety bonds; commercial vehicles; group; 613-789-4140/613-789-1717 agricultural; liability laturquoise.ca Craig Hamilton Insurance Brokers 12 1 Gary Craig, president 1974 Personal and commercial automobile; homeowner, condo and tenant; business 210-1673 Carling Ave. property and liability insurance; retirement and estate planning; mutual funds; Ottawa, ON K2A 1C4 life and disability 613-722-6549/613-729-0043 Binks Insurance Brokers Ltd. 11 1 Harry S. Stuart Binks, 1918 Specializes in directors' and officers' liability; automobile and power sports 100B-2625 Queensview Dr. president dealerships; manufacturers; non-profit organizations; defence industries; Ottawa, ON K2B 8K2 contractors and property management firms; Binks Financial; Binks Personal 613-226-1350/613-226-7029 binks.ca McVey Insurance Service Ltd. 10 1 Barry W. McVey, 1961 Home; auto; tenant; farm; marine; commercial and business insurance 8028 Victoria St. president Metcalfe, ON K0A 2P0 613-821-2524/613-821-3993 mcveyinsservice.com O. B. Villeneuve Insurance Brokers Ltd. 10 1 Paul Sheldon, principal 1908 Auto; recreational vehicles including aircraft and boats; home, apartment, condo, 370 Churchill Ave. seasonal and rental dwellings; life and disability; RRSP; tax shelters; business Ottawa, ON K1Z 5C2 insurance; contractor's liability. 613-722-7222/613-722-2766 obvins.com Crain & Schooley 7 3 John M. McCavour, 1953 Employee benefits and pensions; retirement strategies; RRSP; special risk 570-1600 Carling Ave. senior vice-president insurance; risk management consulting; group home and auto insurance Ottawa, ON K1Z 1G3 613-722-3444/613-722-3800 crainschooley.on.ca WND = Would not disclose. *Did not respond to 2015 survey. Using data from previous years. Should your company be on this list? If so, please send details to research@obj.ca. This list is current as of August 3, 2015 by Ottawa Business Journal. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced by any method in whole or in part without written permission by Ottawa Business Journal. While every attempt is made to ensure the thoroughness and accuracy of the list, omissions and errors sometimes occur. Please send any corrections or additions by e-mail to research@obj.ca. OBJ lists are primarily compiled using information provided voluntarily by the organizations named. Some firms that may qualify for the list are not included because the company either failed to respond to requests for information by press time, because the company declined to take part in the survey or because of space constraints. Categories are drawn up in an attempt to gather information of relevance to the Ottawa market. Research by Patti Moran. Please send questions and comments to research@obj.ca.
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