# Navacord

> Navacord is a Toronto-based, privately held Canadian insurance brokerage and financial-services group built by combining local broker ownership and specialist advice with national carrier access, technology, training and capital. After years of acquiring and partnering with independent firms, it began unifying many of those brands under Navacord in 2025 and completed a transformational merger with Acera Insurance in February 2026, creating a network of more than 5,000 professionals across 150-plus locations representing roughly $7.2 billion in insurance and benefits premium and $7.5 billion in retirement assets under management.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** Toronto, Canada
- **Founders:** Shawn DeSantis (Co-founder, President and CEO), T. Marshall Sadd (Co-founder, Executive Chairman)
- **Team size:** More than 5,000 insurance and financial-services professionals after the February 2026 Acera merger
- **Products:** Commercial insurance, Personal and private-client insurance, Employee benefits and retirement, Wealth management and financial planning, Risk and claims services
- **Notable:** Grew from a 2014 combination of Jones DesLauriers and Lloyd Sadd into a coast-to-coast brokerage platform., Expanded from more than $700 million in written premium in 2018 to approximately $5 billion before the Acera merger., Completed the Acera merger in February 2026, creating a combined organization with about $7.2 billion in premium and $7.5 billion in retirement assets under management.

## Products & services

- **Commercial insurance** — Tailored property, casualty, liability, cyber, marine, construction, transportation and other industry-specific coverage and risk advice.
- **Personal and private-client insurance** — Coverage for homes, vehicles, collections, watercraft, travel and complex high-value personal assets.
- **Employee benefits and retirement** — Group health, insurance, retirement, actuarial and executive compensation programs for employers and workforces.
- **Wealth management and financial planning** — Investment, retirement, tax, estate, succession and insurance planning, with $7.5 billion in combined retirement assets under management after the Acera merger.
- **Risk and claims services** — Claims advocacy, property and casualty risk services, bonding and surety, HR support, insurance planning, training and education.

## Achievements

- Grew from a 2014 combination of Jones DesLauriers and Lloyd Sadd into a coast-to-coast brokerage platform.
- Expanded from more than $700 million in written premium in 2018 to approximately $5 billion before the Acera merger.
- Completed the Acera merger in February 2026, creating a combined organization with about $7.2 billion in premium and $7.5 billion in retirement assets under management.
- Built a workforce of more than 5,000 professionals across more than 150 Canadian locations.
- Created a broad multi-line offering spanning commercial and personal insurance, benefits, retirement, wealth and financial planning.
- Became an official partner of the Toronto Maple Leafs in January 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Partnered with Citistar Financial to deepen its life-insurance MGA and financial-services capabilities.
- **2025-09** — Completed US$400 million and C$200 million senior-note offerings to refinance existing debt.
- **2025-11** — Began transitioning selected broker partners in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario to the Navacord brand.
- **2026-01** — Became an official partner of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
- **2026-02** — Completed the Acera Insurance merger, with formal Acera brand transition planned for November 2026.

## Links

- Website: https://navacord.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/navacordinc/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/NavacordInc
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/NavacordInc

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Last updated: 2026-08-23