Lifestyle
It’s important to practice good safety measures to help avoid the most common accidents. Your RV customers will know there’s nothing like exploring the countryside from the comfort of an RV. With almost every convenience at your fingertips, you can feel like you’re always at home wherever you may be. However, it’s important to remember […]
By AVIVA Canada | July 9, 2021
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When people typically think of collector cars, they may immediately think of something like a 1970 Dodge Challenger, a Classic Corvette, and other cars of that vintage. But collector cars also include exotics — think of something from Lamborghini — and some cars that may never see a paved surface, such as a race car […]
By David Gambrill | July 8, 2021
High Net Worth
With more of your clients staying home during the pandemic, more are renovating their homes. And that means your clients need to make sure that they have the right insurance coverage in place, and that the renovations are properly reflected in their total insurance coverage, a Travelers Canada executive said Friday. Depending on the renovation […]
By Jason Contant | June 29, 2021
4 min read
Seasonal properties may be more of an “all-season” event this year, as Canadians working remotely from home may choose to do their work in a more scenic cottage setting instead. For Canada’s property and casualty insurance brokers, the “fluid” living arrangements during the COVID-19 pandemic may mean having more discussions with clients about the risks […]
By David Gambrill | December 17, 2020
A recent Ontario court ruling arising from a major structural defect in a cottage country home shows why a homeowner should get the vendor to complete a seller property information sheet (SPIS) before agreeing to a purchase. “The law can provide remedies for the misrepresentation of home defects even many years after the fact,” Toronto […]
By Greg Meckbach | September 8, 2020
Cost management needs to become a top priority if the property and casualty insurance industry wants to slow down the rise in premiums for the real estate sector. And to do that, an expert explained, both industries — insurance and real estate — need to work together on strategies to examine losses, question development in […]
By Adam Malik | September 4, 2020
If any of your clients own cottages or seasonal properties with no one living there overnight permanently, you might want to find out if the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way those properties are used. Robertson Insurance Brokers Ltd. has clients who live in the United States and in Britain who own cottages in Canada […]
By Greg Meckbach | August 21, 2020
2 min read
For the first time in Canada, someone has been convicted of impaired driving charges causing death while paddling a canoe. “This is a unique case in that it is the first time [that] charges have been prosecuted respecting the operation of a canoe where the individual operating the canoe has consumed alcohol and marihuana prior […]
By David Gambrill | August 30, 2019
Insurance for the recreational vehicle sharing economy is now available in Nova Scotia, RVezy Inc. announced Tuesday. Ottawa-based RVezy operates RVezy.com, a website that matches owners of recreational vehicles with renters. There are more than two million RVs in Canada and they are typically used four weeks out of year, RVezy founder Michael McNaught said Tuesday […]
By Greg Meckbach | June 18, 2019
Despite being told flooding in Ontario’s Cottage Country back in 2013 was one-in-100-years event, area businesses and residents are cleaning up from a second and more widespread flooding incident in less than a decade. Climate is playing a key role in flooding and it’s forcing everyone from adjusters to restoration companies to adjust their approach […]
By Adam Malik | May 13, 2019
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