Insurance Blog

May 19, 2021

The commercial insurance market outlook

The effects of COVID-19 continue to be felt in many different areas – and the insurance industry is no different. As commercial accounts come up for renewal, many are either seeing their rates increase or are […]
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 […]