Our Company
About Us
Insurance isn't just a necessity, it's an investment in your future. And we believe that our clients deserve the support to understand and make that investment.
Since 1990, Barclay Insurance has provided our clients with a variety of versatile and reliable insurance solutions. We provide businesses and individuals with well-defined strategies for customized insurance plans through independent, professional advice. We deliver the best life, disability, and healthcare insurance for our clients' unique corporate and personal security needs.
Barclay Insurance is very proud of the sterling reputation that we have developed for the personalized care and attention we give to satisfying individual, corporate, and family values. We work with integrity and responsibility towards our valued clients, while our team provides an uncompromising commitment to delivering superior customer service and support throughout the life of your plan.
The business was founded with a focus on building strong, lasting, and rewarding relationships with a client-centric focus, which still today serves as the foundation of the organization.
Meet The Management Team
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Eric BarclayPrincipal
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Julie AlladiceManager,
Individual Client Services
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Michael JangManager,
Group Client Services
Eric Barclay
After graduating from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Eric started his career in the insurance industry and founded Barclay Insurance. Eric has since gained over 30 years of experience in the industry, and has a proven track record for analyzing, designing, and implementing cost effective insurance solutions.
During this time, Eric has helped to establish and manage benefit plans and retirement savings programs for hundreds of organizations across BC, as well as provide tax-effective strategies for executives and business owners using innovative insurance planning.
Eric is a member of the London Life Wealth & Estate Planning Group which specializes on meeting the complex needs of families and businesses in the high-net-worth and affluent markets. Eric has also served on various boards and charities in the community, including the Hope House Cancer Society and Pacific Salmon Foundation.
Eric has received the prestigious National Quality Award in recognition of his quality life underwriting service to the public, as evidenced by his excellent record of maintaining and extending the benefits of life insurance to British Columbians. He has also been recognized by The Life Insurance Marketing and Research Association, The Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association, and the Life Underwriters Association of Canada for his service. Since 2001, Eric has been a member of Great-West Life’s Executive Club which honors exceptional performance in sales and service. Additionally, Eric is a member of the London Life Honor Club which is a reflection of high standards of professionalism and performance in life underwriting.
Eric participates actively in the financial industry by regularly hosting seminars to up and coming Financial Advisors throughout the Lower Mainland. Outside of the office, Eric is married with 2 fantastic children, and enjoys spending time with his family through activities such as tennis, squash, snowboarding, and fishing.
Eric looks forward to working with you to craft a reliable and comprehensive insurance solution that aligns with your family and business goals and needs.
Julie Alladice
Julie has been in the insurance business since 1990 and has gained a wealth of experience in various aspects of the industry. In over 25 years with Barclay Insurance, Julie has supported her client’s diverse personal insurance needs by specializing in individual insurance solutions.
Julie has spent her free time volunteering at Vancouver General Hospital in the palliative care unit, and contributes to organizations such as Canadian Blood Services and the Canadian Cancer Society.
Julie looks forward to assisting you with your individual insurance needs.
Michael Jang
Michael has spent his entire career at Barclay Insurance, starting with the organization after obtaining his Bachelors degree in Business Administration. Since joining Barclay Insurance, Michael has gained 12 years of industry experience and has helped a multitude of businesses implement and manage cost-effective benefit plans.
Michael has spent his free time developing camps and activities for disadvantaged youth, and is a regular contributor to the Union Gospel Mission, Canuck Place, and Covenant House. He also enjoys playing hockey and exploring the great outdoors.
Michael would love the opportunity to help you and your firm with your benefits package.
Why Barclay Insurance
Barclay Insurance offers 360° coverage to address all elements of your insurance needs – from your business to your family. Today, and more importantly in the future, individuals and organizations will depend on this comprehensive insurance planning to ensure that themselves and their family are properly protected. Our experience has shown that those who have already embraced this integrated planning approach are significantly better prepared for the future than their competition and peers.
Barclay Insurance offers dedicated lifetime service to manage your policies from beginning to end. We focus on proactive advice and education for all clients to keep to them up to date with changes in the marketplace and ensure they are ahead of curve.
The majority of those who deal with insurance products are general financial advisors, not insurance specialists.Our advantage is our specialization and focused approach to knowing insurance inside out to ensure that our clients receive the best and most comprehensive insurance planning possible.
Our Reputation
We have been very lucky to find a company such as Barclay Insurance to partner with, as they have made our experience with benefits a lot smoother than it would have been otherwise. They have provided trustworthy advice and guidance, and I look forward to working with them long into the future. I highly recommend Barclay Insurance to any business looking for a trusted advisor to take care of their benefits needs.
We’re very grateful to the Barclay Insurance team for all of their efforts in ensuring that we have a great plan for our staff. We appreciate that we can rely on them to deliver consistent and efficient service and support. Many thanks to the Barclay team for setting us up with an amazing plan!
Eric and his staff continually provide professional, timely, and friendly service and assistance. I never have to worry come renewal time as I know that Eric is always one step ahead of me in taking care of our employee’s needs, and he is always able to minimize any increases in our premiums.
Eric’s guidance on walking me through important plan changes was very valuable to me and the organization. We have recognized significant cost savings without changing the level of coverage provided to our employees. Barclay Insurance is very hands on, and has been 100% successful in dealing with individual claim situations when our insurance provider was not sensitive to personal, unusual, or tricky situations. They work very closely with me to guide our firm on the rapid growth in our business, and they offer smart, insightful and timely service. Over the past 30 years of my career I have had the opportunity to work with many different advisors, and Eric is the best by a large measure.
I commend Barclay Insurance for their exceptional service and dedication to helping our firm with our benefits package. Having a subsidiary, we had special needs which they continually accommodated. Barclay Insurance allowed us to reduce our administrative burden without compromising our responsibilities to our staff, which enabled us to focus on our core business objectives. They have earned our trust and have been extremely helpful and diligent in following up with us on important matters. I would not hesitate to recommend Barclay Insurance to any other business. It has been refreshing to work with such a friendly group!
