SURREY, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - March 8, 2010) - Westland
Insurance Group Ltd. today announced it has entered into an agreement to
acquire Thunderbird Insurance Services Ltd., an independent insurance agency located
in Port Alberni, BC. The transaction marks the continuation of Westland's acquisition strategy of insurance agencies through out British Columbia. The
purchase will complete on March 31st, 2010. Terms of the transaction were not
disclosed.