GroupOne Insurance

What GroupOne Insurance does

GroupOne Insurance is a privately held Canadian insurance brokerage headquartered in Richmond Hill, Ontario, founded in 2010. According to the firmographic record, the firm provides insurance services across three specialization areas: hospitality, commercial property, and residential realty. The company operates with a small headcount of 11-50 employees, consistent with a boutique brokerage model rather than a large national broker.

The business model is consistent with standard insurance brokerage economics: brokers typically earn commissions on premiums placed with underwriters on behalf of clients. The available data does not disclose carrier appointments, commission rates, product mix, or whether the firm offers additional services such as risk consulting, claims advocacy, or premium financing. The company's website (grouponeis.com) returns only a loading/verification placeholder page and provides no product, pricing, or technology information.

The geographic scope is implied to be Canada-based given the Richmond Hill headquarters, but the firmographic record does not state the provinces served, distribution channels (direct vs. aggregator), or whether the firm holds a provincial broker license in Ontario only or across multiple provinces. No management team, funding history, M&A activity, regulatory actions, awards, or partnerships are documented in the available data, representing material gaps in any investment-grade profile.

Name

GroupOne Insurance

Website

https://grouponeis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GroupOne Insurance is a privately held Canadian insurance brokerage based in Richmond Hill, Ontario, founded in 2010. It serves clients across three niche verticals: hospitality, commercial property, and residential realty, operating with a small team of 11-50 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Richmond Hill

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

GroupOne Insurance provides insurance services focused on three core property segments: hospitality, commercial property, and residential realty. The firm acts as an insurance provider/broker arranging coverage tailored to the risk profiles of hospitality operators, commercial property owners, and residential realty clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hospitality Insurance
• Commercial Property Insurance
• Residential Realty Insurance

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Broad incumbents

• Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Global insurance brokerage and risk management firm with a significant Canadian platform. Competes for mid-market commercial property and hospitality accounts and represents a likely acquirer of specialty Canadian brokerages.
• Hub International: Large global insurance brokerage with substantial Canadian operations across personal, commercial, and specialty lines including hospitality and real estate. Overlaps with GroupOne across all three verticals but operates at materially greater scale with broader carrier access.
• Aviva Canada: Major Canadian P&C carrier (and broker via acquired platforms) providing personal and commercial property coverage. Influences GroupOne's product access, commission rates, and competitive environment as both a potential carrier partner and competitor.
• Marsh Canada: Subsidiary of Marsh McLennan, providing risk advisory and insurance brokerage across commercial property, hospitality, and real estate in Canada. Overlaps with GroupOne's commercial and hospitality verticals at the larger end of the market.
• Intact Financial Corporation: Canada's largest P&C insurer, a key carrier for many Canadian brokerages including GroupOne. While not a direct competitor, it shapes commission terms, product availability, and rate cycles that materially affect GroupOne's economics.

Direct peers

• BrokerLink: One of Canada's largest retail insurance brokerages, offering personal and commercial property coverage. It is a direct competitor for GroupOne's commercial property and residential realty book, with overlapping carrier panels and customer segments across Ontario and beyond.
• Westland Insurance Group: Canadian retail brokerage with significant Western and Central Canada presence, serving personal, commercial, and specialty lines including property. Comparable in business model (multi-vertical brokerage serving commercial property) and a likely roll-up acquirer for specialty books like GroupOne's.
• Western Financial Group: Canadian insurance and financial services brokerage with a strong personal-property and commercial-property book. Highly comparable as a multi-vertical retail broker serving the same P&C segments GroupOne targets.
• Billyard Insurance Group: Canadian insurance brokerage franchise group that places personal and commercial property coverage. Operates a similar multi-vertical brokerage model and competes for the same small-commercial and residential realty customer segments in Ontario.

Emerging players

• Burns & Wilcox: Specialty wholesale brokerage and managing general agent with strong commercial and habitational property expertise. Comparable in its specialty focus on harder-to-place commercial and residential realty risks that GroupOne's commercial property vertical also targets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/grouponeis
• Facebookfacebook.com/100068828252044
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/groupone-insurance-services

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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