please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article reads like a news release or is otherwise written in a promotional tone . please help by either rewriting this article from a neutral point of view or by moving this article to wikinews . when appropriate blatant advertising may be marked for speedy deletion with db spam . march 2015 this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . march 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message intact financial corporation type public traded as tsx ifc industry insurance founded 1809 headquarters toronto canada key people claude dussault chair charles brindamour ceo jean francois blais pres intact insurance louis marcotte svp cfo louis gagnon pres dtcd fr d ric cotnoir svp corp legal serv . & secretary mark a. tullis evp fovernance & capital management lilia sham svp corporate development benoit morissette svp cro lucie martel svp hr products property liability insurance auto insurance brokerage revenue c 8.154 mill 2015 2 % 1 operating income c 860 mil 2015 12 % 1 net income c 706.0 mil 2015 10 % 1 total assets c 21 236 mil 2015 3 % 1 total equity c 5 728 mil 2015 5 % number of employees 12 000 website www.intactfc.com intact financial corporation is the largest provider of property and casualty insurance in canada with close to 8.0 billion in annual premiums . 2 formerly a ing group subsidiary ing canada intact became a widely held canadian company and changed its name from ing canada to intact financial corporation in 2009 . supported by over 12 000 employees the company insures more than five million individuals and businesses through its insurance subsidiaries and is the largest private sector provider of p & c insurance in british columbia alberta ontario qu bec nova scotia and newfoundland & labrador . the company distributes insurance under the intact insurance brand through a wide network of brokers including its wholly owned subsidiary brokerlink and directly to consumers through belairdirect . in 2011 intact acquired axa insurance s canadian operations for 2.6 billion . 3 in 2012 intact acquired jevco insurance company for 530 million 4 which allowed the company to expand its service to brokers through the opportunity to offer their clients complementary specialized products such as recreational vehicle insurance and specialty lines products to businesses . in 2014 intact acquired metro general insurance corporation further strengthening its market position in newfoundland and labrador . in 2015 intact acquired canadian direct insurance incorporated cdi extending its direct to consumer operations from coast to coast . 5 direct premiums written the amount of money customers paid for policies written during the year has grown over the years . in 2015 they totalled 7.9 billion . 6 the company has ranked well in a number of customer satisfaction surveys ; 7 in j.d power s 2015 canadian auto claims satisfaction study intact insurance scored highest among canada s insurance companies in the first loss of notice study factor which evaluated the initial call to start a claim . 8 in the j.d. power 2015 canadian home insurance satisfaction study 9 belairdirect was ranked highest in the atlantic ontario region with a score of 799 and in the quebec region with a score of 814 and intact insurance ranked third with a score of 791 . 10 contents 1 history 2 business and business segments 3 leadership 4 corporate social responsibility 5 references history edit started out as the halifax fire insurance association in 1809 . in the 1950s dutch insurer nationale nederlanden nn established itself in canada by acquiring the halifax insurance company ; dutch immigration to canada attracted nationale nederlanden to the country . in the 1980s the company continued to grow with the acquisition of three well known regional insurers commerce group and belair in quebec and western union in alberta . in 1991 nationale nederlanden merged with nmb postbank to create ing group one of the first bank assurance groups in the world . in 1993 as the company s business continued to grow it brought together its insurance companies that had been operating as separated entities under the umbrella of ing canada . the company continued to grow with the acquisition of guardian insurance s business in canada in 1998 followed by the acquisition of zurich canada s home auto and small and medium business insurance portfolio in 2001 . in 2004 the company acquired allianz canada . that was soon followed with an initial public offering and the start of trading on the toronto stock exchange with ing group retaining 70 % ownership . on march 10 2009 ing insurance company of canada changed its name to intact insurance company . on may 13 2009 ing canada inc. changed its name to intact financial corporation . business and business segments edit intact s multi channel distribution operates under the following distinct brands intact insurance intact insurance is canada s largest home auto and business insurance company the choice of more than four million consumers . its coast to coast presence and strong relationship with insurance brokers mean the company can provide the outstanding service comfort and continuity customers deserve . belairdirect established in 1955 belairdirect is a direct to consumer p & c insurance company that provides complete car and home insurance solutions direct to consumers from coast to coast . in 1997 belairdirect became the first car insurance company in north america to offer an online car insurance quote directly to consumers . the company became an intact financial corporation company in 1989 . brokerlink established in 1991 the brokerlink companies which include canada brokerlink inc. canada brokerlink ontario inc. and macdonald chisholm trask insurance together constitute one of the largest canadian property and casualty insurance brokerage operations with over 115 offices supported by more than 1 400 employees across ontario alberta and atlantic canada . the brokerlink companies are subsidiaries of intact financial corporation tsx ifc . 16 leadership edit charles brindamour is the chief executive officer of intact financial corporation . corporate social responsibility edit since 2004 the intact foundation has contributed over 26 million in charitable funding to over 1 300 organizations nationally . the intact foundation is governed by employees of intact financial corporation intact insurance and belairdirect and focuses its resources in two arenas climate change adaptation and supporting at risk youth . references edit a b c d http reports.intactfc.com 2015 en . missing or empty title help intact financial website . intact financial press release . intact financial press release . intact financial press release . 2015 intact financial report . despite widespread premium increases customer satisfaction with auto insurance providers in canada improves from 2009 pdf . 2010 08 26 . intact insurance press release . j.d. power home insurance study pdf . j.d. power customer satisfaction study article . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title intact financial & oldid 743660246 categories companies listed on the toronto stock exchangeinsurance companies of canadavehicle insurancecompanies established in 1809companies based in torontos & p tsx composite indexhidden categories pages with citations lacking titlespages with citations having bare urlsarticles with a promotional tone from march 2015all articles with a promotional tone navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search 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