Navacord

About Us

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Guiding the way forward, together.

Our mission is to bring together local insights and collective strength to better serve our clients from coast to coast.  

We elevate the trusted expertise of advisors you know, strengthen it through shared national capabilities, and deliver meaningful value across insurance, group benefits, and wealth advisory. 

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Reshaping insurance, risk management & financial services

Since 2014, Navacord has been on a bold journey to transform the insurance and financial services landscape in Canada. What began as a vision to preserve the entrepreneurial spirit of local brokerages has grown into a national champion delivering strength, stability, and trusted advice. 

Today, we bring together independence and scale – combining local service with national reach. 

Building the Great Canadian Champion.

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Navacord Journey

Why choose Navacord

Our deep sector expertise solves complex challenges across insurance, group benefits, and wealth advisory

National strength and local expertise, delivered from coast to coast.

  • 150+

    Offices across Canada

  • 5,000

    Insurance and financial services professionals

  • 1,100

    Canadian employee shareholders working in our business

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Built on partnership

A better way to work together

  • Build strong relationships:  Our partnerships are built on trust, transparency, and a shared commitment to doing what’s right for clients – creating a foundation for long-term success. 
  • Grow together over time:
     We invest in long-term growth by aligning expertise and capabilities across our business, to deliver solutions that evolve with our clients’ needs. 
  • Stay connected:
    Our integrated model brings together deep expertise and national resources—combining hands-on insight with the scale and stability to deliver more for our clients. 

Our leadership team

Powered by expertise, shaped through collaboration.

Explore our people
  • Headshot of T. Marshall Sadd

    T. Marshall Sadd

    Executive Chairman

  • Headshot of Shawn DeSantis

    Shawn DeSantis

    President & CEO

  • Headshot of Lee Rogers

    Lee Rogers

    Vice Chairman

  • Headshot of Andrew Kemp

    Andrew Kemp

    Vice Chairman

  • Headshot of Steve Ridgeway

    Steve Ridgeway

    Chief Financial & Operating Officer

  • Headshot of Jeff Piercy

    Jeff Piercy

    Chief Strategy & Capital Markets Officer

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Be part of what we’re building