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At a glance01BFL CANADA — Vancouver02Acera Insurance — Vancouver Pemberton03HUB International — Vancouver
Current position#1 in Vancouver#2 in Vancouver#3 in Vancouver
Recognized asExact Vancouver risk-and-insurance office documenting commercial brokerage and industry-specific risk managementExact downtown Vancouver office specializing in commercial insurance with access to broad business coverages and insurer marketsVancouver commercial brokerage pathway within a national risk, insurance and claims-support platform
Best forMid-market and complex industry programsPrivate companies and industry-specific programsMulti-line and cross-border commercial programs
Decision fitBuild one signed exposure schedule covering every legal entity, operation, location, contract, asset, revenue, payroll, vehicle, jurisdiction and prior claim · Require side-by-side insurer, form, endorsement, trigger, limit, aggregate, sublimit, deductible, valuation, exclusion, condition, retroactive and reporting-date comparisons · Test representative claims and contract requirements; normalize premium, tax, fees, financing, audit and retained premium, then contract renewal, cancellation, record and transition dutiesBuild one signed exposure schedule covering every legal entity, operation, location, contract, asset, revenue, payroll, vehicle, jurisdiction and prior claim · Require side-by-side insurer, form, endorsement, trigger, limit, aggregate, sublimit, deductible, valuation, exclusion, condition, retroactive and reporting-date comparisons · Test representative claims and contract requirements; normalize premium, tax, fees, financing, audit and retained premium, then contract renewal, cancellation, record and transition dutiesBuild one signed exposure schedule covering every legal entity, operation, location, contract, asset, revenue, payroll, vehicle, jurisdiction and prior claim · Require side-by-side insurer, form, endorsement, trigger, limit, aggregate, sublimit, deductible, valuation, exclusion, condition, retroactive and reporting-date comparisons · Test representative claims and contract requirements; normalize premium, tax, fees, financing, audit and retained premium, then contract renewal, cancellation, record and transition duties
Give each broker the same signed exposure schedule and contract requirements. Compare the actual policy forms, endorsements, triggers, limits, exclusions and claims scenarios—not coverage labels—and verify licensing, markets, complete cost, renewal and transition terms.