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In 1985 Ed and Wendy Crewson bought Delmar Bates Insurance, a small farm-focused brokerage on Shelburne’s Main Street. Two months later, hundreds of our clients were devastated by one of the worst natural disasters in our history. This stretched us to our limits but set the stage for a focus on claims service excellence – we know what it looks like when the worst happens. In 2001, we grew to two offices, with a second branch opening in Wasaga Beach, extending our service area north and into one of our region’s fastest-growing communities. In 2021, Bill Nelson was looking to sell his brokerage to someone whose values and approach to business, employees and the community aligned with his own. Ed Crewson was the perfect match, and on April 1, 2022, Crewson Insurance acquired Padfield-Nelson Insurance, welcoming Donna Stoner and Andrew Hydon to the Crewson Insurance team. Crewson Insurance is proud to now have representation in Dufferin, Simcoe and Wellington Counties.