{"id":1466,"date":"2024-04-20T16:07:21","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T16:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/financeify.ca\/?p=1466"},"modified":"2024-04-20T16:07:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T16:07:21","slug":"mga-merger-to-create-a-national-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/financeify.ca\/index.php\/2024\/04\/20\/mga-merger-to-create-a-national-player\/","title":{"rendered":"MGA merger to create a national player"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image__wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><b>Read: Report from our Distributors&#8217; Summit<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Two of Canada&#8217;s governing general agencies have announced plans to merge.  Worldsource Insurance Network Inc. Merger  and IDC Financial Inc.  would create one of Canada&#8217;s largest MGAs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorldsource is excited to partner with IDC,\u201d said Paul Brown, president and CEO of WIN.  \u201cIt is a great value firm with a core of high-quality advisors that has experienced rapid growth over the last decade.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brown will become president and CEO of the new company, which will be called IDC Worldsource Insurance Network Inc., and Ron Madzia, president of IDC, will be president of IDC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to working with WIN and its affiliates,\u201d said Madzia.  \u201cThis merger will enable us to open new markets and further expand services for our independent advisors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>How big will the combined company be? <\/p>\n<p>IDC WIN will serve more than 2,000 insurance advisors who sell products from all major life insurers and manage more than $1.5 billion in fund assets.<\/p>\n<p>While WIN&#8217;s parent company, Worldsource Wealth Management, is headquartered in Markham, Ontario, MGA&#8217;s strength lies in the Western provinces.  IDC operates primarily in Eastern Canada.<\/p>\n<p>The combined company will have a national presence, with offices in Mississauga, Vancouver, Saint John, Markham, London and Halifax.<\/p>\n<p>The transaction is expected to close on or about July 1, 2011, at which time IDC WIN will be 67% owned by Worldsource Wealth Management Inc.  (WWM).  IDC&#8217;s current management team will also continue to hold a significant stake in the company and will retain their active roles in managing the new organization.<\/p>\n<p><!-- *** MAIN COLUMN END *** -->\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"main-column-end\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"authors__wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nua-ad nua-ad--vertical \" data-ad-unit-path=\"\/95740733\/advisor\/investments\/market_insights\/article\/\" data-ad-title=\"Advertisement\" data-ad-targeting=\"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\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nua-ad nua-ad--vertical \" data-ad-unit-path=\"\/95740733\/advisor\/investments\/market_insights\/article\/\" data-ad-title=\"Advertisement\" data-ad-targeting=\"eyJsYW5ndWFnZSI6WyJlbl9VUyJdLCJkZXZpY2UiOlsiZGVza3RvcCJdLCJ1cmwiOlsiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5hZHZpc29yLmNhXC9pbnZlc3RtZW50c1wvbWFya2V0LWluc2lnaHRzXC9tZ2EtbWVyZ2VyLXRvLWNyZWF0ZS1uYXRpb25hbC1wbGF5ZXIiXSwiYWkiOlsiMjAwMjcyIl0sImF0aXRsZSI6WyJtZ2EtbWVyZ2VyLXRvLWNyZWF0ZS1uYXRpb25hbC1wbGF5ZXIiXSwicGFnZS10aXRsZSI6WyJNR0EgbWVyZ2VyIHRvIGNyZWF0ZSBuYXRpb25hbCBwbGF5ZXIiXSwidGl0bGUiOlsiTUdBLW1lcmdlci10by1jcmVhdGUtbmF0aW9uYWwtLS0tQWR2aXNvci1zLUVkZ2UiXSwiZnVsbF90aXRsZSI6WyJNR0EtbWVyZ2VyLXRvLWNyZWF0ZS1uYXRpb25hbC1wbGF5ZXIiXSwicGFnZS10eXBlIjpbInBvc3QiXSwicGciOlsiY29udGVudCJdLCJzcyI6WyJtYXJrZXQtaW5zaWdodHMiXSwic2VjdGlvbiI6ImludmVzdG1lbnRzIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnkiOlsiTWFya2V0IEluc2lnaHRzIl0sImNhdCI6WyJJbnZlc3RtZW50cyIsIk1hcmtldCBJbnNpZ2h0cyJdLCJ0YWdzIjpbIk1lcmdlcnMgJmFtcDsgQWNxdWlzaXRpb25zIl0sImF1dGhvciI6WyJTdGFmZiJdLCJzcG9uc29yIjpbXSwic3BvbnNpZCI6W10sInByb3BEZXB0aCI6IjEiLCJ0ZXN0cGFnZSI6WyIiXX0=\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nua-ad nua-ad--vertical \" data-ad-unit-path=\"\/95740733\/advisor\/investments\/market_insights\/article\/\" data-ad-title=\"Advertisement\" data-ad-targeting=\"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\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read: Report from our Distributors&#8217; Summit Two of Canada&#8217;s governing general agencies have announced plans to merge. 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