People are at the heart of every successful partnership.
It’s no surprise then, for Andrew Janzen, it’s his colleagues who reaffirm that he made the right choice when his namesake brokerage joined Acera Insurance in June 2024.
“For me, as an independent broker, I always felt like I needed to be the smartest guy in the room. I struggled with that at times because you can’t know everything. Now there are so many people I can lean on and dig into their expertise — it’s like a load has been lifted off my shoulders.”
Andrew Janzen
Building business by building relationships
Andrew has more than 30 years of experience in the insurance industry, nearly 10 of which he ran his own independent brokerage, Janzen Insurance.
As a self-described “insurance nerd,” Andrew has appreciated that joining Acera Insurance has allowed him to transition away from management and back to his true passion — serving his clients.
Now with the added benefits of:
- working with highly specialized teams
- having broader access to markets
“We now have more people we can lean on; we’ve got these experts. We also have access to more markets and the volume to negotiate. There are just more relationships to build from.”
Andrew Janzen
As a full-service brokerage, Acera Insurance has specialty practice teams who collaborate to provide Canadians with a trusted range of insurance solutions.
We have experts in:
- each of Canada’s major industries
- employee group benefits
- high-value coverage for affluent individuals and families
- coverage for every walk of life
In terms of market access and volume, Andrew says: “The difference between Janzen Insurance and Acera Insurance is over 100 times. We did $13 million in premium; Acera is doing $1.4 billion…. We had good access to markets before, but Acera is a whole other level.”
A smooth transition to become Acera Insurance
One of Acera Insurance’s core values is to Put People First.
Andrew and his team of six in Surrey, BC, experienced this firsthand as our integration team gradually guided them through the transition to become Acera Insurance.
“The whole integration, I’ve got to say, has been really, really good,” says Andrew. “I have loved working with the integration team.”
Our dedicated, cross-functional integration team oversees our partners’ transition to Acera Insurance’s licencing, markets, systems, payroll, benefits, workflows and branding.
“Acera Insurance didn’t come in and try to change everything immediately. It was a reasoned approach. So, it never felt overwhelming to our staff or our clients. It’s been a well thought out progression.”
Andrew Janzen
Now fully integrated into our nationwide team, Andrew concludes: “We couldn’t have made a better decision than to join Acera Insurance.”
Acera Insurance offers brokerages the unique opportunity to build scale while remaining independent and Canadian. Discover how your brokerage can grow market access, retain independence and gain nationwide expertise by partnering with Acera Insurance.