Insurance Growth Network and People Corporation form strategic partnership
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Insurance Growth Network and People Corporation form strategic partnership.
Edmonton, AB, January 7, 2026: The Insurance Growth Network (IGN) is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with People Corporation, a leading national provider of group insurance plans.
IGN CEO Ben McDonald says the new partnership is key to IGN achieving its growth ambitions while ensuring the company’s culture and organic growth model remain intact.
“We selected People Corporation as a strategic partner based on our shared values and belief that putting people first is key to success,” says McDonald. “Their national presence, the breadth of their product shelf and their commitment to cross-selling property and casualty solutions make them an ideal partner for us.”
Brevan Canning, CEO of People Corporation, agrees. “We were interested in expanding our presence in the commercial and retail P&C space and knew the ideal scenario would be to find partners that aligned with our approach and vision,” he says. “Working with the IGN team over the past few months has confirmed we made the right choice.”
IGN’s organic growth model delivers great client experiences through innovation and service excellence. Front-line producers are empowered to build the insurance plans clients need, and this platform has resulted in the rapid expansion of small- to mid-sized independent brokerages, mainly in the West and Ontario. McDonald says the mission has always been to become a national broker network, but that journey faced significant barriers.
“What we’re doing and how we invest in people, is capital-intensive and there’s a lot of pressure to simply sell to larger firms,” says McDonald. “Selling is just not who we are. Growth at all costs is not who we are. We needed a partner that understood our values, our passion for independence and that would empower our culture, and we found that in People Corporation.”
Paul Asmundson, chief corporate development officer, with People Corporation, says the shared values of our companies underpin the strength of this new partnership. “The challenger mindset and driven culture that we saw in IGN is their ‘secret sauce,’” he says. “We were excited to find a team that’s in sync with how we grow: disciplined, entrepreneurial, and client-first, always.”
McDonald says, “With People Corporation, we’ve found a way to scale while protecting what makes us unique. This partnership gives us the best of both worlds – the resources to grow nationally and the freedom to keep leading with our culture.”
About IGN:
The Insurance Growth Network (IGN) helps insurance brokerages and producers grow with confidence. IGN members include CMB Insurance Brokers, Mango Insurance, and Aurora Premium Financing. Through shared expertise, proven systems, and a collaborative network, IGN empowers its members to drive growth, innovation, and long-term success.
About People Corporation:
We’re in the business of empowering the potential of people. With a commitment to providing exceptional client care, delivering impactful solutions, and accountability, we create great experiences that make a difference for our client communities. We’re redefining group insurance by challenging convention, providing dynamic and flexible group benefit, wealth, wellness, disability, human resource, and property and casualty solutions. We work with a broad range of clients from small businesses to large corporations to students, unions, and associations. With offices across Canada, each led by a team of experts and backed by the resources of a national organization, we’re shaping the future of group insurance and employee well-being.
For more information, please contact:
Ben McDonald, CEO
Insurance Growth Network
info@insurancegrowthnetwork.ca
insurancegrowthnetwork.ca
Paul Asmundson, Chief Corporate Development Officer
People Corporation
paul.asmundson@peoplecorporation.com
peoplecorporation.com