The Insurance, Risk Management and Financial Planning People
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Our Mission
 “To be the foremost provider of quality insurance
and financial products to our community.”

We Are…
  • An Ontario corporation established in 1977, evolving from Glenn H. Crain Ltd., est. 1953.
  • Risk Managers and Insurance Consultants advising our customers and clients in risk reduction, avoidance and finance.
  • Individuals with a variety of talents, abilities and expertise to deal professionally with our clients.
We Do Business…
  • In the small towns of eastern Ontario, an area of great diversity which also has a wide variety of insurance requirements.
We Represent…
  • A number of insurance markets. These include Mutual Insurance Companies (companies owned by policyholders) and Stock Insurance Companies, which have Canadian, American and European ownership.
  • And have binding authority for major Canadian and International Insurers.
  • Companies that have been doing business with us and in our area for a long period of time, the oldest since 1937.
We Provide…
  • All classes of Insurance - – Property (Commercial, Residential, Seasonal), Industrial, Automotive, Liability, Casualty, Marine, Life, Investments & RRSP’s, Errors & Omissions, Directors & Officers.
  • A complete cross section of insurance products and marketing to our clients who reside in this area.
We are Different Because…
  • The stability and length of service to the community of our insurance companies is unmatched by the facilities provided through any other insurance broker in our area.
  • Market stability and the security of these insurance companies are the prime mandates of our firm; the "here today cheap, gone tomorrow” companies will not find a home at Crain & Schooley.
Ownership History

The Late Glenn H. Crain (1934-2008)
    As past Chairman of the Board of Crain & Schooley, Mr. Crain had been in the insurance business since 1953. He began as a partner of Mr. Bob Echlin and the business grew from there.

An ever-increasing number of clients and businesses in the Perth area did not deter the business from growing in other ways. In 1966 the insurance operation incorporated the insurance agency operated by the late Jack Rogers, and in 1967 the two largest Insurance Agencies in Perth at that time, Glenn H. Crain Ltd. and Earl L. Darou & Company Ltd. merged. In 1972 the business of Mrs. Vera Stedman was also acquired.

The Insurance operations have always had a significant presence in the North end of Frontenac County, particularly the Sharbot Lake area, where Glenn was raised and educated. This involvement was intensified in 1983 with the purchase of the business of Mrs. Jean Love and in 1986 the business of Byron Wing.

Glenn H. Crain Real Estate Ltd. expanded in 1984 with the opening of our third branch office in Smith Falls.

Mr. Crain retired from Crain & Schooley in 2006, and passed away in 2008.
 

J. Richard Schooley FCIP CRM
    Joining the firm in 1967, Richard became a partner in 1977 and President of Crain & Schooley in 1997. Richard became Chairman of the Board in 2009. He previously worked in an underwriting capacity with the Halifax Insurance Company in Toronto.

Richard Schooley has received his Canadian Risk Management designation through a course of study sponsored by the Canadian and Risk Management Society. Richard is also a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Professionals of the Insurance Institute of Canada.
 

Peter Mast CAIB
    Peter Mast joined Crain & Schooley in 1994, when Renwick Insurance in Carleton Place merged with Crain & Schooley, as manager of the Carleton Place office

Peter entered the insurance business in 1986 after many years as an administrator in the public service.

In 2007, Peter was appointed Senior Vice President, Crain & Schooley Insurance Brokers Ltd. and is responsible for our Client Relations Department.

George McLennan CGA
    George McLennan joined the firm in 1995 and became Secretary Treasurer in 1996. Mr. McLennan has his C.G.A. and was an administrator in the health care field prior to joining Crain & Schooley.

George operates an accounting office, George McLennan CGA, in historic downtown Perth. George offers a wide range of services including, bookkeeping, income tax and financial statement preparation.

Al Warren
    Joining Crain & Schooley in 1993 when his insurance business was merged with the newly incorporated Crain & Schooley Financial Corp., Al Warren became Vice President of the corporation which focuses its activities on the life insurance, financial planning and employee benefit insurance activities of Crain & Schooley.

Al has over 30 years experience as a Sales Manager in the Life Insurance and Financial Planning field. He also believes that giving back to the community he serves is important and has given his time as a past member of the Board of Directors of the Kemptville District Hospital and past board member of the Lung Association of Ottawa Carleton.
 

John McCavour, B. Comm
    John McCavour joined Crain & Schooley in January of 2005 as Vice President and was also in charge of Business Development for Crain & Schooley Insurance Brokers Ltd. & Financial Corporation. He has over 30 years of experience in the Consulting and Brokerage business. After graduation from Carleton University, he assumed Senior Management and client responsibilities in two of Canada's largest risk management consulting firms.

John brings his diverse knowledge of Group Benefits, Pension Plans, Special Risk Insurance and Human Resources to a wide range of clients. He also has proven experience in the design, marketing and administration of association and affinity programs. In addition, he has participated on insurance and risk management committees for some of Canada's largest sports, trade and professional associations.

In 2007, John was appointed to the position of President, Crain & Schooley Financial Corporation.
 

Megan Schooley, B.A. (Hons.), B.A.A., CAIB
    Megan Schooley has a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree from Queens University, a Bachelor of Applied Arts degree from Ryerson Polytechnic University, and has continued her education in the insurance field, receiving her Canadian Accredited Insurance Broker (CAIB) certificate in 1996. Her work experience with Crain & Schooley started early in life, working as a student through university. Megan joined the firm full time after graduating. In 2001, Megan became Branch Manager of the Smiths Falls Office. Megan became Secretary to the Board in November 2004, Operations Manager in January 2005, and Personal Insurance Manager in 2007.

In 2009, Megan was appointed President of Crain & Schooley Insurance Brokers Ltd.
 

Jason Schooley, CAIB
    Jason Schooley graduated in 1994 from the St. Lawrence College Business Administration – Human Resources Management Program. He started his insurance career at ING Insurance Company of Canada as a Commercial Underwriting Assistant. In 1997, Jason became a Registered Insurance Broker and joined the Crain & Schooley team as a Business Development Specialist and Office Administrator in Almonte. In 2003 he was promoted to Commercial Lines Account Executive at the Head Office in Perth. Jason achieved his Canadian Accredited Insurance Broker (CAIB) designation in 2004. Jason became a Director of Crain & Schooley Insurance Brokers Ltd. in 2006, and was elected Vice-President of Crain & Schooley Insurance Brokers Ltd. in 2007.

Jason currently holds the position of Senior Vice President, Commercial Business Development.
 
Location and Facilities

 Crain & Schooley now operate Insurance offices from the following locations:
  • 81 Gore Street East, Perth, Ontario
  • Suite 7, 92 Bentley Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario
  • Unit 10, 130 Lansdowne Ave., Carleton Place, Ontario
  • 45 Main St. West, Smiths Falls, Ontario
  • 2722 County Road 43, Kemptville, Ontario
Growth and Community Involvement Highlights
 
1953, Glenn Crain became a partner in Mr. Bob Echlin’s insurance business.
 
1958, Glenn Crain purchased business from Bob Echlin.
 
1966, the insurance operation incorporated the insurance agency operated by the late Jack Rogers.
 
1967, the two largest Insurance Agencies in Perth at that time, Glenn H. Crain Ltd. and Earl L. Darou & Company Ltd. merged. Richard Schooley joined the organization. There were approximately twenty seven insurance companies represented by Crain & Schooley. The firm was writing $35,000 premium with Economical Mutual Insurance company.
 
1972, the business of Mrs. Vera Stedman was acquired. There were approximately 27 insurance companies represented by the firm.
 
1974, the first electronic memory typewriter was purchased. In 1975, Crain & Schooley became automated with the purchase of a computer system. Their first disk drive cost $10,000.00 and had memory equal to one current floppy disk.
 
1977, the year the company was incorporated, saw the purchase of the R. V. McCarten Insurance Agency Ltd., which became Crain & Schooley’s first branch office in Carleton Place. Richard Schooley became a partner.
 
1980, the insurance businesses of Mrs. Ida Tennant in Lanark, Grainger Insurance Agency in Perth and G.L. Brown Insurance Agencies in Almonte were purchased. This latter acquisition created our second branch office in the Town of Almonte.
 
1983, saw expansion in Carleton Place with the acquisition of the business of Garry Clifford, and a portion of the Alan I. Doucette Insurance Agency Ltd. Mrs. Jean Love's business in Sharbot Lake was also purchased. Staff enjoyed curling bonspiels, flying with Mr. Crain, and other social activities during this period.
 
1984, a third full branch office in Smiths Falls was opened as part of a Real Estate business expansion of Glenn H. Crain Real Estate Ltd. in that town. Wayne Roth became the first manager of the Smiths Falls office.
 
1986, the Frontenac County presence was intensified with acquisition of the business of Byron Wing.
 
1987, Crain & Schooley merged with the business of A. S. Van Allen Insurance Brokers Ltd., of the Town of Kemptville. This further enlarged and intensified our activity in suburban Eastern Ontario and brought Mr. Van Allen to C & S. Started using the TABs computer system as a replacement for Red Shaw.
 
1990, Crain & Schooley purchased the business of Morris Insurance Brokers Ltd. in Smiths Falls to expand and solidify our position in that community.
 
1993, Crain & Schooley Financial Corp. was established and Al Warren became the Vice President of this corporation.
 
1994, saw the merger of Crain & Schooley with Renwick Insurance Brokers in Carleton Place, and Mr. Mast became part of the Crain & Schooley ownership team.
 
1997, Staff person Gail Boyce celebrates 30 years with Crain & Schooley as does partner Richard Schooley.
 
1999, Crain & Schooley purchased the business of McLaren & Wright Insurance Brokers Ltd. in Almonte.
 
2000, Crain & Schooley purchased the insurance business of J. B. Drew Insurance Brokers Ltd. in Smiths Falls.
 
2001, changed to the Signassure computer system in order to maximize efficiency. The firm hires it’s first manager of information systems. Janice Casselman C.I.P. celebrates a 25 year anniversary with the firm.
 
2003, Crain & Schooley celebrated 50 years in business. $7 million worth of business was done with Economical Insurance, and Crain & Schooley does business with about 7 insurance companies. There are 50 staff members and Producer Dave Lewis C.F.P. celebrates 25 years with Crain & Schooley. Account executive Wayne Roth retires.

2004, Throughout 2004, Crain & Schooley undertook to complete the IBAO “Best Practices Companion Program”.

This was an extensive internal audit/review of Crain & Schooley policies, procedures, organizational structure, and staffing model. The Best Practices program also helped the management team benchmark Crain & Schooley brokerage results against North American top performers in order to develop strategies and action plans to move forward in a positive way.

Crain & Schooley was recognized at the Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario’s Annual Convention with a certificate for completing the program, along with 5 other brokerages from Ontario.


2005, Crain & Schooley Insurance Brokers and Financial Corporation is proud to be a supporter of the Your Health, Our Promise Campaign, a restructuring and revitalizing project of the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital.

The Smiths Falls site of the hospital will undergo a $23 Million dollar renovation, and the community must commit to raising half of the required funding. The Provincial Government will cover the other half.

Crain & Schooley is pleased to support this initiative in a number of ways. A financial contribution to the project has been made by the Partners of Crain & Schooley. Capital Campaign Committee Co-Chair Paul Howard works hand in hand with two Honourary Co Chairs, Dr. A.L. Kerr, and Crain & Schooley’s President, Mr. Richard Schooley.

One of the mandates of Crain & Schooley is to be a financially strong and contributing corporate citizen. In working towards maintaining this goal, we also encourage our employees to contribute to the community in which they live and work. To this end, Brandi Machan, CGA, Commercial Service Specialist for the Crain & Schooley Perth office, has been a member of the Hospital Board of Directors since 1999. She is presently a member of the Board’s Executive and acts in the capacity of Vice Chair.

The management and staff at Crain & Schooley wish the Campaign Committee all the best in their efforts to provide for the needs of our family, friends, and co-workers through this revitalization project.

The new Carleton Place office was built in the Heritage Walk Plaza.


2006, Crain & Schooley and Welcome Wagon celebrate 20 years. Welcome Wagon has been Canada’s Neighbourhood tradition since 1930. Although the tradition started in the United States, it is now proudly Canadian owned since 1979. Welcome Wagon’s goal is to extend the hand of friendship to everyone. Welcome Wagon delivers literature for civic, cultural and social organizations I.e. City Hall, Police, Libraries, Fire Departments, Recreational and Community Services

Welcome Wagon also provides personalized promotion and public relations for participating local businesses to families that have moved to a new home, celebrating a new baby or an upcoming wedding.

On this occasion, we are pleased to present Crain & Schooley Insurance Brokers Ltd. with a plaque of recognition for 20 years of sponsorship with Welcome Wagon in the communities of Perth, Smiths Falls, Kemptville, Carleton Place and Almonte.


2007, saw the Almonte office location merged with the Carleton Place office. As this area grows so does our need to expand our service capacity, the range of products and the expertise we offer to you. In 2005 we constructed a new office facility at 130 Lansdowne Ave in Carleton Place specifically to be prepared to meet the expectations of our clients and future clients.

With this change we bring 18 Insurance professionals together who, from one location, are providing Personal, Commercial and Institutional, Property, Auto, Liability, Life, Disability, Critical Illness, Employee Benefits, Retirement and Investment products to serve all of Eastern Lanark County.


2008, saw the expansion of Crain & Schooley Financial Corporation into Ottawa with a new office opening at 92 Bentley Avenue. Seven staff work full-time from this new location. Crain & Schooley also purchased the old OPP station in Kemptville with the plan to relocate the office in 2009.

PDCI athletic director Kevin Bellamy accepted a $5,000 cheque from Richard Schooley, the first of five annual instalments of $5,000 committed to the school. A major part of the Education Through Sports program is the rejuvenation of the school's athletic campus, a five year project that will see more than $100,000 invested. Crain and Schooley employs 17 former PDCI students and two current students who are proud of the investment in local education.

Crain & Schooley saw the expansion of their full-time staff by 5 in 2008.


2009, began with fresh changes of the organizational structure and the management team.

Our Kemptville office moved on March 16th, to 2722 County Road 43.

Crain & Schooley implemented more environmentally friendly procedures such as scanning and paperless processing of policy documents.

 
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