Our History
- Maisonneuve Lalonde Souligny Insurance Brokers started in 1938 when Mr. Laurent Maisonneuve started working for Mr. Rodolphe Landry Insurance Brokers in St-Isidore.
- In 1953, Mr. Laurent Maisonneuve acquired the brokerage from Mr. Landry & changed the name to Laurent Maisonneuve Assurance.
- In 1968, Mr. Maisonneuve acquired a book of business from a brokerage in Rockland. His son Pierre Maisonneuve and son-in-law Gaetan Lalonde joined the company as associates.
- In 1984, Gérard Souligny joined the brokerage as an associate which led to the company name Maisonneuve Lalonde Souligny Assurance Ltée.
- Expansion of the brokerage started in 1991 when the partners acquired Laurent Perrier Insurance in Plantagenet. At that moment, Maisonneuve Lalonde Souligny Assurance opened its Plantagenet office.
- In April 1992, Paul Maisonneuve (son of Pierre Maisonneuve) joined the brokerage.
- In January 1995, Josée Souligny (daughter of Gérard Souligny) also joined the brokerage.
- In January 1996, Maisonneuve Lalonde Souligny Assurance opened a new office in Casselman.
- In 1997, Maisonneuve Lalonde Souligny Assurance acquired Rodrigue Laframboise Insurance, in Plantagenet.
- In June 1998, Maisonneuve Lalonde Souligny Assurance opened a new office in Alexandria. At the same time, Daniel Maisonneuve (son of Pierre Maisonneuve) joined the brokerage.
- January 1st, 2000, Paul Maisonneuve, Josée Souligny & Daniel Maisonneuve bought the brokerage from Pierre Maisonneuve, Gaetan Lalonde & Gérard Souligny.
- In January 2004, they expanded the office in Casselman and moved it to Principale Street.
- In 2005, Maisonneuve, Lalonde, Souligny Assurance Ltée acquired Remi Prud’homme Insurance Brokers Ltd from Alexandria and moved the office to Main St.
- In January 2006, Maisonneuve, Lalonde, Souligny Assurance Ltée changed its name to MLS Insurance Brokers Inc.
- In April 2006, the office in St-Isidore moved to a newer, bigger location.
- In October 2011, the office in Plantagenet merge with the St-Isidore office
- Presently, MLS Insurance Brokers Inc. has 3 locations and 35 employees.