Insurance Blog

March 3, 2021

Poly-B Pipes and Home Insurance

If your house was built between the years 1985 and 1997 in Canada, it will most likely have Polybutylene or “poly-b” piping. Why does this matter? Polybutylene piping is extremely prone to leaks. The failure rate […]
July 3, 2020

What’s a client portal and why should you care?

A client portal is a secure, password protected area of a website that allows users to access their personal information online. You can find client portals on websites for many banks, wealth managers, condo associations, and […]
May 26, 2020

Insurance in the “new” normal – post COVID 19

As daily briefings of new cases of COVID shift to daily updates on what businesses are now back open to the public, it’s a good time to think about what’s happened over the last 3 months. […]
March 19, 2020

COVID-19 and Business Interruption Insurance

These are crazy times. Social distancing. Isolation. Businesses closing to the public.  Scrambling to find a way to stay relevant and not just disappear. We closed our doors to the public last Friday – only 4 […]
March 9, 2020

Does your business have a pandemic response plan for COVID-19?

In the coming weeks and months, more and more businesses may be faced with figuring out how to deal if/when an employee (or employees) need to be quarantined. We decided to share our response plan here […]
January 27, 2020

Own a house or a condo? Here are some tips for stopping damage before it happens.

Most people spend more money on where they live than any other purchase. Whether you own a house or a condo, it just makes sense to make sure you’re doing everything you can to protect your […]
January 23, 2020

Car insurance and potholes – to claim or not to claim

Pothole season is almost upon us. The extreme temperatures coupled with lots of snowfall may mean a rough ride this spring. Throw in a Chinook or two, and you might be dealing with some deep potholes […]
January 16, 2020

Check your home insurance before you travel

Before you make sure your bathing suit still fits or find your favourite sun hat for the beach – there’s a very important part to planning your winter getaway that many homeowners forget…and that’s to check […]
January 10, 2020

Does your condo insurance include deductible coverage?

Some changes have been made to the Alberta Condominium Property Regulations that have lead to many condo owners wondering about their current condo insurance coverage – specifically their deductible coverage. A recent story by global news […]