Axis Insurance Managers Inc. Acquires O'Neill Group

Axis Insurance Acquires The Magnes Group

May 22, 2024

Insurance

Axis Insurance Managers Inc. has acquired The Magnes Group Inc., integrating the 100+ employee brokerage into Axis's national platform. The deal expands Axis's presence and capabilities in Ontario and Quebec, bolstering its commercial, personal, and life & benefits practice areas.

Axis Insurance Managers Acquires Baker Insurance (Calgary)

September 26, 2024

Insurance

Axis Insurance Managers Inc. has acquired Baker Insurance Ltd., a Calgary-based property & casualty brokerage known for managing complex corporate and private-asset risks. The deal expands Axis' presence in Alberta and enhances its risk management and specialty P&C capabilities through Baker's expertise in areas such as inland marine and surety bonds.

Lee Equity Partners Makes Growth Investment in Axis Insurance Managers

June 10, 2024

Insurance

Funds managed by Lee Equity Partners have made a growth investment in Axis Insurance Managers Inc., a Vancouver-based specialty insurance brokerage. Axis founder and CEO Alex Meier retained a majority stake; the capital will be used to accelerate growth and support national expansion across Canada.

Axis Insurance Acquires J.T. Insurance Services (Canada), Inc.

July 2, 2025

Insurance

Axis Insurance Managers Inc. announced that J.T. Insurance Services (Canada), Inc. has joined the firm, expanding Axis’s commercial insurance capabilities. J.T. Insurance — founded in 1969 and owned by James and Sheri Clay, who will remain in leadership roles — brings specialty expertise in real estate, construction and high-net-worth clients to Axis’s Commercial Insurance practice group.

Axis Insurance Acquires Edgewater Financial Group and Kearns Edgewater Financial Services; Buys Kearns Insurance Group Benefits Portfolio

January 27, 2026

Insurance

Vancouver-based Axis Insurance has acquired Edgewater Financial Group and Kearns Edgewater Financial Services and purchased the group benefits portfolio from Kearns Insurance Corporation. The moves expand Axis’s national life, benefits and wealth capabilities and bring senior hires — Scott Beckett and John Stoneman — into Axis’s benefits and wealth practice.

Axis Insurance Managers Acquires BMG Aviation Ltd. (BMG Insurance Brokers)

June 1, 2022

Insurance

Axis Insurance Managers completed the acquisition of BMG Aviation Ltd. dba BMG Insurance Brokers effective June 1, 2022. The purchase brings a specialist aviation and aerospace insurance practice into Axis’s national brokerage platform, positioning Axis as a leader in Aviation & Aerospace insurance and expanding its industry-based practice capabilities; Maureen Crockett and Brian Julien will lead the combined Aviation and Aerospace practice under the Axis brand.