Western Financial Insurance: History

History

1976 - Patsy Bloom founded Petplan in the United Kingdom after being faced with some unexpected veterinary bills. She recognized the need for financial security for the pet owning population with respect to their pet's health care needs.

1989 - Pet health insurance was introduced into the Canadian market by Petplan (now Western Financial Insurance), MediPet and Petsure.

1992 - MediPet closed and Petplan and Petsure merged which were subsequently acquired by Hayhurst Elias Dudek (HED).

1992 - 1999 - Petplan is the only company offering pet health insurance in Canada.

2003 - BCAA pet insurance is launched.

2004 - Save-on-More pet insurance is launched.

2004 - SecuriCan General Insurance Company receives its Letters of Patent from OSFI (Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions) and incorporates itself as Canada's first and only federally regulated insurance company dedicated solely to pet health insurance.

2004 - Petplan becomes the primary brand of SecuriCan General Insurance Company.

2005 - PC Financial^® pet insurance launches and is underwritten by SecuriCan Insurance General Insurance Company.

2007 - PurinaCare^® Pet Health Insurance launches and is underwritten by SecuriCan General Insurance Company.

2008 - Petsecure Pet Health Insurance is launched (replacing Petplan).

2008 - Hbc Pet Insurance Launches and is underwritten by SecuriCan General Insurance Company.

2009 - SecuriCan General Insurance Company is acquired by Western Financial Group.

2010 - SecuriCan General Insurance Company name changes to Western Financial Insurance Company.

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