In today's highly connected world everyone is a critic, from posting your reviews on Yelp, Google, Amazon, or any other forum. It's fairly easy to voice your opinion when you can do it essentially anonymous on the internet. You can review local businesses, crafts you found on Etsy, and car manufacturers. Pretty much anything now a days has a website or three that allows you share your opinion (...)
It's approaching that time of the year again that everyone enjoys - winter. Most of you will be toughing it out in the frigid temperatures, shoveling your long driveways, or cruising down the road in total blindness at 30km/h. While some of the more fortunate will be booking tropical vacations for weeks at a time, or maybe even the entire winter (...)
With water claims on the rise due to climate change, Insurance companies have started to introduce overland water coverage to protect you. However, it still is important to know the leading causes for flooded basements, ways to prevent floods, and what to do in the event of a flood (...)
The new school year is approaching and thousands of students are getting ready to move away from their parents home to attend college, university, or other educational institutions. Many of them bringing laptops, smart phones, gaming consoles, furniture, and more, to their dorm rooms or rented dwellings. Are you properly covered? (...)
Every insurance company has their own set of exclusions that could limit your coverage or completely void your policy. Having your policy voided or limited is something that a lot of people fear could happen to them. If you forget to disclose a certain detail, you incorrectly filled out the insurance application, or maybe you're worried about coverage while you're away from home (...)
On February 19 Canadianunderwriter.ca reported that Aviva Canada will start to offer homeowners an overland water endorsement insuring losses arising from the accumulation or run off of surface waters. This bold announcement will make Aviva the only insurance company in Canada to offer this type of coverage (...)
When a fire occurs in your home there is no time to waste, your exit strategy must be executed calmly and efficiently. With a well planned escape plan and step-by-step instructions, it should give you and your family or co-workers the best odds of escaping the fire safely (...)
Winter has clearly arrived, which means the snow and ice have started to build up. And while renters might assume that their landlord is responsible for shoveling snow and other winter weather maintenance, that’s not necessarily true (...)
Policy monthly withdrawals are one of the more difficult things to explain in the insurance industry. Insurance polices used to require a "first and last" payment (at application signing) to get the policy issued initially, much like you would have if you were renting a house or apartment (...)
