Risk & Business Magazine McFarlan Rowlands Spring 2017 | Page 7

MCFARLAN ROWLANDS IS GROWING McFarlan Rowlands Is Growing! W e are excited to announce that as of January 1, 2017 we expanded our business operation by welcoming the Tillsonburg-based BDA Insurance Team in to McFarlan Rowlands. With this expansion we are able to increase our presence in Tillsonburg and move forward together in meeting your insurance needs. The values, skills and knowledge of the BDA Insurance Team, as well as their strong presence in the Tillsonburg community will play an integral role at McFarlan Rowlands. We welcomed eleven new employees to McFarlan Rowlands in both personal lines and commercial lines divisions, ranging from Account Executives and Managers. We have also welcomed a new Branch Manager and Administration staff. Rodney Hancock will continue as CEO of McFarlan Rowlands. We are excited to operate under one umbrella and continue to provide outstanding products and unsurpassed service that deliver premium value to their clients in the P&C and Life portfolios. “I am excited to welcome the BDA insurance team to McFarlan Rowlands,” says Hancock, “they are an ambitious, educated team of brokers who hold strong connections in their community. This move increases our presence in Tillsonburg and the surrounding area, strengthens our depth in the current marketplace and reaffirms our company as the premier independently owned brokerage in Southwestern Ontario.” Both brokerages share similar core values, corporate culture and vision for future growth, making this a good fit for moving forward. We take pride in our established roots in our communities, both having operated for more than 100 years. + 7