H.L. Staebler Company
H.L. Staebler Company Limited is an independently owned and operated insurance brokerage located in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
History
In 1873, J.M. Staebler was working as an insurance broker in the newly named village of Berlin, Ontario from an office in his own home on Queen Street.
By the First World War the population of Berlin was over 15,000 and the community came under pressure to change their name to avoid the appearance of disloyalty to the war effort. A contest was held and Lord Kitchener inspired the selection of the new name.
J.M. Staebler died in 1906 leaving the brokerage to his son, H.L. Staebler. The business was incorporated in 1923 and the third generation of Staeblers, Keith, soon afterwards joined the business.
By 1955, after a purchase of Carl Kranz Insurance Agency, the brokerage became the largest in the Kitchener area. It was also the year the Keith’s father died and Keith assumed the role of President. He remained in that position until 1963, when the business passed out of the family’s hands and was purchased by Messrs. Selwyn Sangster & Don MacPherson.
Staebler moved into a new building at 618 King St. West in 1964, which became their home for over 40 years, until 2005 when the office relocated to Staebler Place at Victoria Street North & Coronet Lane.
In 1978 the business was sold to Lorne Philpott & Richard Forler. On Mr. Forler’s death in 1980 Lorne Philpott became the sole owner of the brokerage and President until his retirement in 1995. His son Stephen Philpott took the helm as President from 1995 thru 2006.
In 2007 Stephen Philpott moved out of the front line operations role and into the role of Chairman. The mantle of responsibility for the operations then transferred to Kim Philpott, President and Linda Edisbury, Executive Vice-President.
Management
H.L. Staebler Company Limited has been and independently run insurance brokerage since 1873. It is currently owned and operated by Kim and Stephen Philpott. Other positions are listed below:
Position |
Name |
|---|---|
Chairman |
Stephen Philpott |
President |
Kim Philpott |
VP-Operations |
Linda Edisbury |
Personal Lines Manager |
Elizabeth Fischer |
Affiliations
H.L. Staebler Company Limited is a Registered Insurance Brokerage of Ontario (RIBO) as well being a member of the Insurance Brokerage Association of Ontario (IBAO).
H.L. Staebler Company Limited currently provides insurance products through numerous standard and wholesale insurance markets. These markets include Aviva, ING, The Economical Insurance Group, Waterloo Insurance, and others.