| 1892 |
C.H. Denton founded the brokerage that would later become BDA |
| 1932 |
E.S. (Ted) Vance joined his grandfather’s firm |
| 1940 |
Mr. Denton passed away leaving the business to his grandson Ted |
| 1950 |
Ken Anderson started in the insurance business as a State Farm agent |
| 1954 |
Frank Benner joined his father-in-law Mr. Anderson in the business and turned the operation into a brokerage |
| 1959 |
Mr. Anderson passed away |
| 1962 |
Jean & Frank Benner purchased the building at 13 Ridout Street, West, Tillsonburg and moved the brokerage to this location |
| 1964 |
Walter Ghesquiere became a partner in Denton Vance |
| 1985 |
Anderson & Benner purchased Roy Paget Insurance |
| 1988 |
David Demeyere became a partner in Denton Vance |
| 1991 |
Peter Burns became a partner in Anderson & Benner Limited |
| 1993 |
Anderson, Benner & Burns Limited is incorporated and merges with Anderson & Benner Limited |
| 1994 |
Frank Benner retires from the business |
| 1996 |
Burns Demeyere & Associates is formed by the corporate partnership of Denton Vance Insurance Broker Limited & Anderson, Benner & Burns Limited with Peter Burns and David Demeyere as the operating partners. The firm moves into the A&B location at 13 Ridout St |
| 1999 |
BDA purchases Stan Augustine Insurance Brokerage
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| 2000 |
BDA moves into new location at 80 Brock Street, East, Tillsonburg, Ontario
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| 2002 |
BDA purchases Helsdon & Metcalfe Insurance Brokers Ltd. And Brian Metcalfe joins firm
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| 2003 |
BDA purchases book of business from McFarlan Rowlands and Terry Bushell joins firm
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| 2006 |
Terry Bushell becomes partner in firm |
| 2007 |
Walter Ghesquiere retires from firm |
| 2008 |
Peter Burns & Terry Bushell purchase David Demeyere’s shares of BDA |
| 2011 |
Peter Burns becomes President of the Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO) |
