Industry

More than half of polled Canadians keep their auto insurer for five years or longer

A whopping 84% of Canadians have stayed with their auto insurer for two or more years and 58% have remained with the same company for more than five years, according to a Ratehub survey. What’s more 23% said they’ve stayed with the same insurance company as their parents. The survey, which polled more than 1,300 […]

By Phil | November 24, 2021

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What’s the most successful way of seeking new P&C talent?

Personal referrals were the most successful method for seeking new talent in the property and casualty insurance industry, speakers agreed during an Insurance Institute of Ontario webinar Tuesday. An informal poll of attendees to the webinar asked which recruitment channels have proved the most successful in seeking new talent: recruiters, personal referral programs (i.e. your […]

By Jason Contant | November 24, 2021

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Flooding reported in Cape Breton and western Newfoundland as storm stalls over region 

Torrential rain flooded basements and washed out roads and bridges in western Cape Breton and southwestern Newfoundland on Wednesday, as a huge storm spent a third day slowly trudging over Atlantic Canada.   A state of emergency was declared late Tuesday in Cape Breton’s Victoria County, where schools were closed and residents were warned to stay off the […]

By Jason Contant | November 24, 2021

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’Tis the Season: How to explain motorcycle and snowmobile coverages to clients

You may be getting a few calls about cancelling motorcycle insurance. Unlike automobiles, however, motorcycles (and snowmobiles) have seasonal insurance coverage that distributes payments for the riding season over the course of a year. But many riders don’t understand why they’re paying throughout the year when they’re riding only three (maybe four) months of the […]

By Phil | November 23, 2021

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