HUB International has announced that they are committed to opening a new, full-service insurance brokerage in Niverville later this year.
“Niverville is very much a growing location,” says Keith Jordan, CEO of HUB International Manitoba, a branch of the company that oversees the region including Manitoba, Saskatchewan, northwestern Ontario, and Nunavut. “It’s a great community that has a great number of opportunities there for us in terms of both commercial and residential, and also Autopac. So there’s a lot of appeal to us.”
To open the Niverville branch, HUB has hired Cam Dueck and Ray Dowse, both of whom boast many years of experience in the local insurance market.
“I am excited to be serving in the community where I live and my kids attend school,” says Dueck, who will assume the role of Branch and Commercial Account Manager. “HUB is a global organization whose strength lies in their commitment to the communities in which they live and do business. This global size gives us unmatched resources to tailor coverage to all insurance needs. I believe that the foundations of insurance are advice, choice, and price. I am excited to assemble a team of like-minded individuals and to yet again serve in Niverville.”
Dowse, who has previously owned a brokerage in Niverville and served as a senior executive of BSI Insurance, will work in a regional business development role.
HUB International, which began in 1998, is now one of the largest and fastest growing insurance brokerage networks in North America. Jordan points to the company’s recent acquisition of 16 branches in Saskatchewan. In total, HUB is a network of 400 integrated brokerages.
“We have the international capability, but we also have the local presence,” says Jordan. “We are frontline with the consumer, so we have the opportunity to serve the customer no matter whether it’s Autopac or [residential accounts]. At the same time, we also have the opportunity to serve a customer who has worldwide sales. We can do either one.”
Jordan adds that HUB has an expansive line of independent insurance products geared towards all types of clients, although the company’s greatest strength is serving the mid-sized commercial market.
Although a physical location has not yet been determined for the Niverville branch, Jordan expects the office to open within four to six months.
