The trucking industry serves as a lifeline of commerce – transporting goods across the continent with efficiency. However, each day presents an infinite number of risks that could disrupt...
Trucking Insurance: Navigating the Roads of Risk
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How do Insurance Policy Premium Payment Plans Work?
Setting up a new insurance policy can feel like a lot of work and at times a bit daunting. Using an insurance broker helps, but there are still things that can be confusing sometimes even...
Cross-Border Trucking: CBSA’s Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) Portal
The Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) is prepared to launch a new portal to streamline the commercial border process with the CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) digital...
NOW AVAILABLE: Cannabis Event Liability Insurance
In the landscape of event planning and hosting, the legalization of cannabis in Canada has introduced a new element of risk. From small gatherings to large-scale festivals, the potential...
What Insurance is Needed for Home-based Businesses and “Side Hustles”
More and more Canadians are turning to home-based businesses and so-called "side hustles" for some extra income. Some examples of these home-based operations include: starting an ecommerce...
Security Suggestions to Help Keep Your Business Property Safe
Businesses and commercial properties are often the target of thieves and criminal trespassers looking to cause trouble. For businesses and property owners, it’s critical to have strong...
Suspicious Fire Alerts and Preventative Measures for Home Builders
Insurance companies are warning of suspicious fires in new build housing developments in Ontario. They have seen a noticeable increase in fires affecting home builders and home buyers,...
Claim Incident Response Forms – What You Need to Know
As the season shifts to winter, there is a return of possible dangerous walking conditions, which increases the potential for slips, falls, and other similar incidents and injuries. Keep...
How to Prepare for a Cyberattack
Cyberattacks have become a regular occurrence and businesses of all sizes are being targeted. Regardless of industry, organizations have the potential of becoming the next victim of...
Secure Your Mobile Devices from Cyberthreats
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and a great time to remind you that cybercriminals don’t stop their attacks at desktop or laptop computers. Smartphones have become increasingly...
Building Maintenance for the Fall Season
As the leaves change colour and a crispness fills the air, we share an important aspect to assist your business as temperatures begin to drop: Building Maintenance. Proper building...
Small Business Insurance Discount for CFIB Members
Small business owners have countless challenges and constantly shifting priorities. Owners often elect to use an insurance broker to take one critical task off their plate. As an...
How Businesses Can Help Prevent the Next Cyber Attack in 2023
Regardless of the size of an organization, businesses need to be aware of cyber threats - and employees are often at the front line of a potential attack. It is understandable that small...
How Telematics Help the Trucking Industry
Telematics for today’s fleets typically involves the use of technologies like GPS, sensors, and wireless communication networks to collect and transmit data about the vehicles being...
What Changes Do I Need to Tell My Insurance Broker? Part 2
In a recent blog, we discussed some of the most important changes that impact your personal insurance. This included things like home renovations and driving for a delivery service, among...
What is ChatGPT and How To Use It
ChatGPT (Generative Pretrained Transformer) is a computer program designed to chat with people in a natural language. It uses artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to...
Security for Your Home & Business this Holiday Season
With the holiday season upon us, our focus shifts to decorating, shopping, festivities, baking, and possibly travel. To help keep the holidays cheerful and safe, we bring you some...
How to Make Your Business Cyber Insurance Ready
If you’re a business owner, you’ve probably heard quite a bit lately about cyber insurance. Not only are you hearing about the usual stats about cyber attack this and cyber breach that, but now the difficulty in even being able to get cyber insurance coverage for your business.
Do I Need Small Business Insurance?
Heading down the entrepreneurial path and opening a business can be a rewarding experience. Of course, there are challenges along the way, from staffing to supply chains to marketing and...
Business Interruption Insurance Claims can be Affected by Supply Chain Challenges
In a previous blog, we discussed how insured property values may need to be increased because of a number of inflationary factors affecting restoration costs. These continue to include...