b'AdvertorialIndigenous insurance group acquires national human resource development firm to enhance business and service delivery to clients.TIPI Insurance Partners is pleased to announce it has acquired a majority of shares in Legacy Bowes, Human Resource Recruitment, Training, and Organizational Consultants, a firm headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba. TIPI is a large western Canadian insurance brokerage majority owned by Indigenous shareholders representing 60 First Nations communities. The coming together of TIPI and Legacy Bowes greatly expands TIPIs capacity to service its clients and invest in Indigenous community development.The acquisition and partnership with Legacy Bowes are typical of our organizationsPhoto Credit: Winnipeg Free Presscommitment to offering innovative solutions toFront to back (left to right): Nathan Ballantyne, Lisa Cefali, Barbara Bowes, all our client needs. We continue to be a leaderRobert Veito, Bill Medd, Paul Croteau, Janice Gladue, Kent Cookin providing insurance solutions suited to each client or Indigenous community in which we work. And now through our new partnershipThis new partnership with all of theRepresentatives from both companies believe with Legacy Bowes, we can offer greater accesscommunities representing TIPI Insurancethe synergies of each organization will improve to human resource development, recruitmentPartners is a real vision coming true. It is anservice and product innovation for all clients, services, leadership development and humanhonour to see this community owned partnershipin particular it will increase the technical resource training to all our current and futurecarry on the work we started 30 years ago.and professional capacity of Indigenous clients or communities we serve, NathanThe communities and business clients that arecommunities and businesses. This will also Ballantyne, CEO TIPI Insurance Partners said. served by both organizations are the winnersallow us to facilitate greater opportunity to build TIPI Insurance Partners has gone throughas they will have greater access to importantbridges and relationships with mainstream numerous changes since beginning in the earlydevelopment resources like never before, saysclients. Increased business prosperity will 1990s out of a need to address growing concernsBarbara Bowes, President, Legacy Bowes.greatly enhance community development and by Indigenous communities over rising insuranceThe company has grown over the past 10quality of life.costs, inadequate coverage and poor service andyears, with Lisa Cefali and Bill Medd joining theUnder the acquisition, TIPI Insurance Partners Inc. community engagement. TIPI is now a vibrant andfounding partners, Barbara Bowes and Paulwill retain 75 percent ownership of Legacy Bowes. growing insurance brokerage firm majority ownedCroteau, to lead the next phase of growth.Operations, services to all clients, and locations of by First Nation and Indigenous shareholders andAccording to Chief Nelson Genaille ofboth companies will remain the same.is focused on insurance and investment solutionsSapotaweyak Cree Nation, clients andFor further details about the announcement or suited to each community or client. communities will greatly benefit from access toeither organization, please visit the web links below.Legacy Bowes shares a similar vision andthe expanded services from Legacy Bowes. He mission in its approach and application tosays it makes good business and community human resource capacity development, trainingdevelopment sense for TIPI to expand into theTIPI Insurance Partnersand professional recruitment. Legacy Boweshuman resource development industry. Phone: (204) 949-3500was founded by a leader in the North AmericanThe acquisition and partnership between TIPIToll-free: (855) 266-8474Human Resource Industry and community,and Legacy Bowes both have synergies in theirInquiries: info@tipipartners.comBarbara Bowes. Beginning as Bowes Leadershipproduct and service offering, in addition towww.tipionline.caGroup in 1984, Legacy Bowes has alsocomplimenting each others business model grown, national in scope, providing employeeand mission. The acquisition of Legacy BowesLegacy Bowessearch and recruitment services, leadershipenables us to expand our scope by providing development and training, TRC Call to Actionnew services and training to our people in thePhone: (204) 947-552592, Diversity Training and other businessareas of risk, security and preparedness. This isInquiries: reception@legacybowes.comadvisory services to a wide range of clientelean investment in capacity development at thewww.legacybowes.comand communities. community level, says Chief Genaille.'