On March 2, 2022, Western Financial Group announced its acquisition of Central Agencies, an insurance brokerage located in Camrose, Alberta.

Western Financial Group, headquartered in High River, Alberta, Western Financial provides personal, business, and life insurance services in over 200 communities through sales and service centres, affiliates, and online. The company is a subsidiary of Trimont Financial Ltd., a subsidiary of The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company.

Gowling WLG advised Western Financial Group with respect to this acquisition with a team that included Stacey Handley (client relationship), Duncan Snyder, Andrew Griffin and Patrick Chen (corporate/M&A) and Max Brunette and Matthew Warren (employment).