Commercial Insurance
About Us | 100 Years of History
| 1903 | Alphonse Legendre and his family open an insurance office in the small town of Verner, Ontario under the name of Alphonse Legendre Assurance. |
| 1937 | Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse Legendre retire and their grandson, Jean-Paul Raymond, takes over the family business and changes the name to Jean-Paul Raymond Assurance. At the start of World War II, Jean-Paul is called to duty. During his absence, his mother, Berthe Raymond, manages the office. |
| 1953 | Jean-Paul Raymond opens an office in the downtown area of Sudbury (Beech St) and appoints his brother, Guy, as manager. |
| 1962 | Guy Raymond acquires the business from Jean-Paul and changes the business name to Guy Raymond Assurance. |
| 1968 | Patrick Bléau joins Guy Raymond Assurance as a partner. |
| 1976 | Guy Raymond’s son, André, accepts a position within the firm. |
| 1982 | Guy Raymond retires and sells the insurance business to André Raymond and Patrick Bléau. |
| 1996 | Trans-Ontario Assurance Brokers Ltd. merge with Guy Raymond Assurance. Denis Prévost and Jim Gillespie join the partnership team. |
| 1996 | A first satellite office opens in Chelmsford, Ontario. |
| 1996 | A second satellite office opens in Val Caron, Ontario. |
| 2000 | A third satellite office opens in Sturgeon Falls, Ontario. |
| 2000 | Jim Gillespie retires. |
| 2001 | Patrick Bléau retires and his two sons, John and Paul, assume Patrick’s shares in Guy Raymond Assurance. |
| 2002 | The company name changes to Raymond Insurance. |
| 2003 | 100th Anniversary. |
| 2005 | Raymond Insurance acquires Valley East Insurance Brokers in Val Caron and the entire staff of Valley East Insurance Brokers is moved to Raymond Insurance’s Val Caron office. |
| 2008 | Denis Prévost retires. |
| 2009 | A fourth satellite office opens in Timmins, Ontario. |