Merit Insurance Brokers 40+ Year Timeline

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Merit Insurance Brokers 40+ Year Timeline

  • October 2024

    Priscilla Muere passes away

  • Carolyn Vickers appointed President

    January 2024

  • September 2023

    President Ron Berry passes away

  • Barbara Swimmer retires after 28 years with Merit

    January 2023

  • February 2021

    Merit Insurance launches its new website

  • Paul Dahlin retires from Merit as Managing Partner

    December 2020

  • September 2020

    Ron Berry celebrates 50 years associated to Merit and its predecessors

  • Maria Berry celebrates 40 years in the business

    June 2020

  • March 2020

    Conrad Kipping retires after 40 years in the business

  • Carolyn Vickers celebrates 30 years with Merit

    September 2019

  • June 2019

    Suzanne Salloum celebrates 30 years with Merit

  • Glen Smith celebrates 25 years with Merit

    May 2019

  • May 2019

    Chris Piper retires after 34 years with Merit

  • Merit Insurance Brokers and Cockburn & Sons Insurance merge, Ian Cockburn joins Merit in this transaction as Equity Partner

    February 2019

  • September 2017

    Roger Williams retires after 27 years with Merit

  • Carolyn Vickers appointed as Chief Operating Officer

    November 2010

  • July 2010

    Dean Morrissey joins Merit Insurance as Vice President Commercial

  • Priscilla Muere and her assistant Roneth Gementiza joins Merit Insurance

    July 2005

  • January 2004

    Maria Berry appointed as Vice President

  • Jack Hunter retires after 23 years with Merit and over 35 years in business

    January 2004

  • 2004

    Ed Brash retires after 23 years with Merit and over 35 years in business

  • Paul Dahlin joins Merit Insurance as Managing Partner

    January 2002

  • May 1999

    Glen Smith joins Merit Insurance

  • Merit Insurance acquires Polsar Insurance Brokers

    October 1995

  • September 1995

    Merit Insurance acquires Lou Swimmer Insurance, Barb Swimmer joins Merit in this transaction

  • Merit Insurance acquires J.M. Dickson Insurance, Kathleen Magisano joins Merit in this transaction

    October 1994

  • February 1992

    Merit Insurance acquires Toronto Insurance Brokers, Susan Doble joins Merit in this transaction

  • Tom Kipping retires after over 35 years in the business

    1991

  • September 1989

    Carolyn Vickers joins Merit Insurance as in house underwriter

  • Suzanne Salloum joins Merit Insurance as the assistant to Ron Berry

    June 1989

  • July 1981

    Merit Insurance Brokers Inc. was established by the (late) Ron Berry as President, (late) Jack Hunter as Vice President, and (late) Tom Kipping. It was further developed with the contributions of Maria (Scally) Berry, (late) Edward Brash, and Conrad Kipping, shaping it into the Merit Insurance Brokers we know today.