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A Remarkable Journey 1949-2024

Celebrating our "Semisesquicentennial" Anniversary!

The Insurance Brokers Association of Nova Scotia (IBANS) will be celebrating its 75th Anniversary throughout the upcoming year.  

Founded in 1949 by C.D. Fraser and W. Ritchie MacCoy the Association became a way for brokers to come together and have a strong and unified voice on industry issues. When originally formed the Association was known as “The Nova Scotia Fire & Casualty Agents Association,” later becoming the “Insurance Agents’ of Nova Scotia” and in 1987, the “Insurance Brokers Association of Nova Scotia.

We are extremely proud of our heritage and although there have been countless changes in our world since 1949 our core values and mission have remained the same. We exist to support our members and we can attribute much of our success to our people.  We've been fortunate to have those in our professional community share their diverse skills, perspectives, knowledge and talent to better the entire industry, and specifically our Association.  

As an organization dedicated to serving our member brokerages and approximately 1100 insurance brokers, we work collaboratively to provide the best value and offerings possible to ensure their future success. 

"As we celebrate our history it gives us the chance to reflect on our past and the countless number of individuals who have helped to shape it,” states Rhonda Kelly, President IBANS. “We have always tried to remain true to our founding principles of supporting our members and I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all of our members, both past and present, for their involvement.

IBANS has had an amazing journey but we are just getting started! 

2007 Video: Featuring some of IBANS now "Past President's" highlighting the value of using a broker.  

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