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Andrew Janzen

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Andrew Janzen

Director

Andrew and his wife Charlene founded Janzen Insurance Brokers, which was an independent brokerage in South Surrey, which specializes in commercial, farm, and home insurance, which they merged with Acera Insurance June 01, 2024. Andrew continues to work for Acera Insurance as a Senior Client Executive, Commercial Insurance and Partner.

Andrew and Charlene’s daughter Taylor is a TWU Nursing Grad, where she also met her husband Nicholas Kinnie. Taylor was a Spartan while at Trinity, competing on the Cross Country/Cross and Field Team in distance running. Their son Alex was member of the rowing team while at UBC, and watching both of their kids compete at a high level while balancing university demands makes them appreciate the sacrifice and challenges of student athletes.

Previous Board Work Includes:

  • SouthRidge Fellowship Church
    • Previous Elders board member, including two years as chair
    • Previous building and Property Committee boards chair
  • Insurance Brokers Association of BC – Past President
  • Insurance Brokers Association of Canada
    • Past Director
    • Two-year co-chair the national technology committee
  • Insurance Institute of BC – Past President
  • Insurance Institute of Canada – Past Director
  • White Rock South Surrey Community Foundation – Past Director

In an effort to try to keep some balance in life, Andrew and his wife Charlene of 35 years, who also work together, are active in their church (SouthRidge Fellowship in Langley), and also love to bike and run together and have started playing pickleball. Andrew and Charlene have cycled in Italy, taken their family on safari in Africa (combined with some volunteer time at an orphanage), and Andrew and his son climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in 2012.

Andrew has a member of a local triathlon club and completed Ironman Canada in Penticton in 2022 and 2024 after completing Ironman Arizona to celebrate his 50th birthday in 2019. He is a father of two married children and has three grandsons.

Andrew was recognized by the BC Insurance Industry Salute Committee as “Insurance Person of the Year” in 2023.

Andrew Janzen