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Is Wildfire Smoke Damage covered by Your Home Insurance Policy?
Wildfire smoke has been blanketing southern Ontario, raising concerns about its impact on health and home. If you're wondering whether smoke damage is covered by your home insurance...
Assess a Data Breach with Canada’s New OPC Tool
If you run a business in Canada, keeping personal information safe is critical. When a data breach happens, figuring out if it’s serious enough to report can be tricky. That’s where the...
What You Need to Know about a Potential Canada Post Strike
IMPORTANT UPDATE (Friday, May 23): Canada Post workers have avoided a full strike and will continue to deliver mail, however they are refusing overtime, which may lead to delivery delays...
Updated Fireworks Bylaws in Kitchener and Waterloo (2025)
The cities of Kitchener and Waterloo took a major step towards reducing the number of disruptions and complaints from fireworks – by banning their sales beginning in 2026. Previously the...
How Much is Cottage Insurance in Ontario?
Whether you’re on the Bruce Peninsula, in Muskoka, around the Kawarthas, or elsewhere in beautiful Ontario, getting away to the cottage is a treasured time and a peaceful retreat from city...
How Stunt Driving Impacts Your Insurance Rates
In Ontario, stunt driving isn’t just a joyride – it’s a serious offence with lasting consequences, especially when it comes to your car insurance. Defined under the Highway Traffic Act as...
How Do Your Home’s Water Features Work?
Whether you’re a first-time homeowner or a seasoned pro around your property, it’s important to keep in mind how things work both in and around the house. With the spring "water season"...
Staebler VP Anita Flootman Paterson featured in IIC Article
A newly introduced regulation on the storage and contained of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS or “forever chemicals”) is impacting the commercial insurance space. Ahead of the...
APRIL FOOLS: Newly-discovered ‘S’ on Moon’s surface baffles Astronomers
In a discovery that has astronomers scratching their heads with theories, a massive ‘S’-like shape has been recently discovered on the Moon’s surface. Captured by NASA’s Lunar...
Does My Car Insurance Cover a Collision with the LRT?
Waterloo Region’s transportation infrastructure was transformed with the launch of ION light rail transit (LRT) in the summer of 2019. The frequently running trains connecting points in...
Fraud Prevention Month – 5 Tips to Combat Scams
March is Fraud Prevention Month, a time to remind ourselves of the sneaky tactics scammers use to trick people out of their money, personal information, or both. With scams becoming more...
How U.S. Tariffs could impact your Insurance Premiums and Policy Limits
The introduction of widespread tariffs on Canadian goods and the retaliatory tariffs on products from the United States could have an impact on home, auto, and business insurance premiums,...
Staebler Insurance featured by the Canadian Press
Earlier this month, the Staebler Blog covered how natural disasters in Canada and abroad can affect home insurance rates. Shortly after, the Canadian Press wrote a story about natural...
Which are the Best Rated Insurance Companies?
A Staebler Insurance partner, RATESDOTCA Group, commissioned an auto insurance study to share which insurance companies ranked highest in customer satisfaction. As an insurance brokerage,...
How Natural Disasters affect Canadian Insurance Rates
It’s been a rough start to the year with natural disasters in North America and beyond, including most recently the devastating wildfires in Southern California. The images are heart...
Winterizing Your Home: Tips and Preventive Measures
Winter has settled in Ontario with long stretches of freezing temperatures. This season has brought harsh weather conditions with high winds, heavy snow, and freezing rain, all of which...
What Are Ontario’s New Collision Reporting Rules?
As of January 1, 2025, Ontario has introduced changes to the collision reporting rules, impacting how drivers must respond to accidents. Here’s a look at these changes and how they can...
Five Areas of Winter Maintenance for Commercial Properties
Winter brings challenges for commercial property owners, with snow, ice, and cold temperatures impacting not just the look of a property but also its safety, functionality, and structural...
What You Need to Know with Canada Post Resuming Mail Delivery
It is expected that Canada Post will resume its operations on Tuesday, December 17, after a four-plus week strike halted the delivery of mail across Canada. Labour negotiations aside,...
December 2024 Holiday Hours
The Holiday Season is upon us! To give our team extra time off to spend with family and friends, Staebler Insurance will have special hours during the final two weeks of December....
What is the Most Stolen Vehicle in Canada (2024)?
‘Tis the season for an update on vehicle theft trends in Canada. Unfortunately, auto theft remains a significant issue for motorists across the country, particularly in the Greater Toronto...