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Westland Insurance Limited Partnership is a well established company with a reputation
for honesty, integrity and personal service. Founded in 1980, Westland is
B.C. owned and operated, and dedicated to providing British Columbians with
secure and cost effective insurance protection.
Operating out of 22 locations in southwestern British Columbia, Westland
is able to service the local community because our local ownership understands
the needs of each community. Westland is the insurance broker the community
depends on, whether it is for home, auto, or business.

All of our staff is licensed under the Financial Institutions Act. Here
at Westland Insurance it is our policy to maintain a high level of professionalism
by encouraging our brokers to further their education. Continuous education
is facilitated through industry courses as well as our own "Westland
College". Westland College is an in-house facility designed to provide
employees with on-going training in the areas of product knowledge, risk
management, customer service, and management development.

Westland Insurance Company Limited is a provincially licensed property
and casualty insurance company regulated by the Financial Institutions
Commission (a regulatory body of the provincial goverment - FICOM).
Westland is required to meet all the financial and solvency
requirements of any insurance company operating in the Province of British
Columbia. Westland reports quarterley to FICOM and is audited
annually.
Westland has strong partnerships with its reinsurers, all of whom are
licensed federally. These reinsurers include Munich Re and Swiss Re,
which are the 2 largest reinsurers in the world.
Westland is also a member of PACICC (Property and Casualty Insurance
Compensation Fund). This organization is funded by Canadian insurers
to compensate policyholders for unpaid claim and unexpired premium amounts
in the event an insurance company runs into financial difficulty.
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