History

The Henderson family traces its insurance roots back six generations. Fire was the number one scourge of pioneers. Almost every community had a tale of their “Great Fire”. The loss of a house or barn would mean disaster for those who toiled long and hard to clear the land and establish a farm in the wilderness. In 1878 a group of farmers met in Kintore and founded the East and West Nissouri and West Zorra Mutual Insurance Company. Adam Henderson was the founding president. The following three generations of Hendersons were also presidents including Bruce. Bruce then started the brokerage in 1957. Bruce’s son, Paul, joined the brokerage in 1980. Bruce’s son in-law, John Yost, started in 1992 and the brokerage was renamed to Henderson Yost Insurance. Paul’s son, John, began working at the brokerage in 2014 and Brandon Boyd joined the team in 2020.

Since 1957 we’ve been serving rural & small-town Ontario. We’re a smaller, service-oriented brokerage offering the personal service you deserve. Our specialty is farm insurance. We have decades of firsthand agricultural experience. We care about the community because we’re in it. In a world of hold music and call centres, we offer a refreshing method of contact: give us a call and talk to a real person.

Henderson Yost is 100% locally owned & operated. We are not fully or partially owned by an insurance company. This ensures there are no hidden agreements that would sway the advice we offer.

We understand that trust is the most valuable currency. By placing your trust in Henderson Yost we’ll earn it by working on your behalf to help find and negotiate the policies you need at the right price.