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Insurance Help Canada is an web log (blog) introduced to serve as an online forum to discuss topics within the insurance industry that are usually sold and never explained. Our goal is to discuss various mainstream topics and how they relate to insurance, and I promise to try and make it more exciting than watching […]
Insurance Terminology
Here is a partial list of the most common insurance terms relevant to Canadian residents and businesses. Accidental Death Benefit Provides a benefit in the case of accidental death in addition to base amount of coverage. Agent The insurance company (Canada Protection Plan) representative and adviser who sells insurance policies to consumers. Anniversary Year Any […]
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22
Oct
Minor offenses and your premiums
I noticed on my site tracking that some people are looking to find out about how many minor tickets it takes to affect your premiums. Well the answer to that one is tricky as there are multiple answers. Technically 1 ticket will affect your premiums, but then again – it may not!
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17
Oct
Travel Insurance – for when you least expect it!
Travel insurance is a coverage that i have always found to be undervalued. We think about it when going on vacation, but there are so many other applications that we tend to forget about. My marketing rep from Travel Underwriters sent me a great little story about a claim made to a Canadian while on […]
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26
Sep
Credit Crunch vs Manufacturing and Construction
if you haven’t heard of the turmoil occuring in the financial sector, well – i wouldn’t look at the news today! Banks around the world are filing for bankrupcy protection after years of service (some surviving the great depression)! Adding to the market instability we have falling house prices, manufacturing companies downgrading their staff and […]
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9
Sep
Liability Limits and you – Choosing appropriate limits
I have just returned from vacation – it was a great time – and upon my return I heard about a transport truck that collided with the overpass of the 404 while traveling eastbound on highway 401. From experience I know that when you get into a car accident, the city usually requires that you […]
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13
Aug
Human Capital – Your Company’s Biggest Asset
We all know the people who work really hard without ever asking for more money. They pile the work on, they work late hours and they aren’t bothered by the little things that happen at the office. They work hard because they care about a job well done. This is a quality that should be […]
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29
Jul
So you ran into a Timmy’s Drive through window?
Driving on today’s roads are becoming more and more dangerous. Our lifestyle is so fast and exhausting that we sometimes make errors and end up in a store-front window. With more cars on the road and longer commutes, our days are becoming more tiresome and we tend to lose concentration for a split second, and […]
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11
Jul
Ask me about Cancer Insurance
There is an article in the paper today about the increasing skin cancer rates in Canada – in fact, it is the Number 1 according to Heather Chappell, senior manager of Cancer Control Policy for the Canadian Cancer society. Apparently youth today are not protecting themselves as much as they should – personally I am […]
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25
Jun
Flash Bam Boom – Claim: Are you ready for Power Surges?
It has been a crazy time for us this year – there have been many severe thunderstorms occuring included the strong chance of another this evening! As spectacular as an electrical storm can be, there are inherent dangers that the flash of lightning can bring – Power Surges. These can cause huge losses to your […]
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9
Jun
Didn’t I park my car here?
Auto theft is a violating experience. You lose your mobility and in some instance your livelihood. For some, their vehicles are tools used to get from point “a” to point “b”, for others they are a showpiece of status and virility and for others they are tools that get a job done. Whatever your use […]
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28
May
Controlling risk – Tips to help reduce your company’s losses from a fire
I remember an old Simpson’s episode about employee co-operation at the nuclear plant. Mr. Burns set off the fire alarm in order to test employee preparedness in case of a fire. It was funny to see the staff go into hysterics and erupt into a mass confusion including one employee running in circles yelling, “ […]
Read More
Minor offenses and your premiums
I noticed on my site tracking that some people are looking to find out about how many minor tickets it takes to affect your premiums. Well the answer to that one is tricky as there are multiple answers. Technically 1 ticket will affect your premiums, but then again – it may not!
Read More
Travel Insurance – for when you least expect it!
Travel insurance is a coverage that i have always found to be undervalued. We think about it when going on vacation, but there are so many other applications that we tend to forget about. My marketing rep from Travel Underwriters sent me a great little story about a claim made to a Canadian while on […]
Read More
Credit Crunch vs Manufacturing and Construction
if you haven’t heard of the turmoil occuring in the financial sector, well – i wouldn’t look at the news today! Banks around the world are filing for bankrupcy protection after years of service (some surviving the great depression)! Adding to the market instability we have falling house prices, manufacturing companies downgrading their staff and […]
Read More
Liability Limits and you – Choosing appropriate limits
I have just returned from vacation – it was a great time – and upon my return I heard about a transport truck that collided with the overpass of the 404 while traveling eastbound on highway 401. From experience I know that when you get into a car accident, the city usually requires that you […]
Read More
Human Capital – Your Company’s Biggest Asset
We all know the people who work really hard without ever asking for more money. They pile the work on, they work late hours and they aren’t bothered by the little things that happen at the office. They work hard because they care about a job well done. This is a quality that should be […]
Read More
So you ran into a Timmy’s Drive through window?
Driving on today’s roads are becoming more and more dangerous. Our lifestyle is so fast and exhausting that we sometimes make errors and end up in a store-front window. With more cars on the road and longer commutes, our days are becoming more tiresome and we tend to lose concentration for a split second, and […]
Read More
Ask me about Cancer Insurance
There is an article in the paper today about the increasing skin cancer rates in Canada – in fact, it is the Number 1 according to Heather Chappell, senior manager of Cancer Control Policy for the Canadian Cancer society. Apparently youth today are not protecting themselves as much as they should – personally I am […]
Read More
Flash Bam Boom – Claim: Are you ready for Power Surges?
It has been a crazy time for us this year – there have been many severe thunderstorms occuring included the strong chance of another this evening! As spectacular as an electrical storm can be, there are inherent dangers that the flash of lightning can bring – Power Surges. These can cause huge losses to your […]
Read More
Didn’t I park my car here?
Auto theft is a violating experience. You lose your mobility and in some instance your livelihood. For some, their vehicles are tools used to get from point “a” to point “b”, for others they are a showpiece of status and virility and for others they are tools that get a job done. Whatever your use […]
Read More
Controlling risk – Tips to help reduce your company’s losses from a fire
I remember an old Simpson’s episode about employee co-operation at the nuclear plant. Mr. Burns set off the fire alarm in order to test employee preparedness in case of a fire. It was funny to see the staff go into hysterics and erupt into a mass confusion including one employee running in circles yelling, “ […]
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