The Western Ontario arm of McDougall Insurance Brokers Ltd., McFarlan Rowlands Insurance Brokers Inc., has acquired Excalibur Insurance Group Inc.
The strategic transaction represents a huge step for McFarlan Rowlands in their goal of growing their business across Western Ontario, as well as a foundational improvement in McDougall Insurance’s technological and operational capabilities.
“We are excited to welcome the team and clients of Excalibur Insurance to the McDougall family,” said Ross McDougall. “We’ve always held the Excalibur organization in high regard, and know that between them and McFarlan Rowlands we will be able to deliver on unparalleled insurance service for our clients in Western Ontario.”
Excalibur Insurance will continue to operate under its brand.
“Excalibur Insurance is known for their technological expertise and local touch,” said Jason Schneider, president of McFarlan Rowlands. “Their ability to innovate, while remaining uncompromising in their focus on local communities and their clients, is a great asset to our team and McFarlan Rowlands could not be happier to work with them to elevate the experience of their, and our, clients.”
Jeff Roy, president and CEO of Excalibur Insurance, stated, “Excalibur Insurance believes in community and customer service before anything else. By joining with McFarlan and McDougall, we know that we are joining a team that values those same things – and we look forward to sharing our expertise with the broader group and joining their story. Excalibur Insurance admires McFarlan Rowlands as a dominant regional player in the Western Ontario insurance market –and McDougall Insurance as a growing national force. We are excited to work with Jason, Ross McDougall, and their respective McFarlan/McDougall teams to continue to be leaders in our industry.”
