Operations

Opinion: What’s the future of remote work for brokers post-pandemic?

One question top of mind for brokers and their clients is: Will this remote work environment be something that we’ll see for the long term? Maybe not entirely, but there are parts we can take to make the broker world better than it was before. A few months ago, the walls came down and across […]

By Adam Malik | June 17, 2020

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Why brokers should ask clients about trailers

As pandemic restrictions start to loosen and campgrounds open for the summer, brokers might want to ask home and auto customers if they own trailers. “It’s up to the broker to find out what type of trailer a customer owns, and then they can best determine whether it should be insured on an auto or […]

By Greg Meckbach | June 16, 2020

2 min read

Andrew Agencies buys Saskatoon brokerage with two offices

Saskatoon Insurance Agencies, which places home, auto, commercial and farm coverage, has been acquired by Andrew Agencies Ltd. effective June 1. Based in the Manitoba community of Virden, about 80 kilometres west of Brandon, Andrew now has 20 offices in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. That includes the two Saskatoon locations for Saskatoon Insurance Agencies, which […]

By Greg Meckbach | June 16, 2020

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How the economic recession changed the game for Canadian brokers, insurers

The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed broker to be more than just advisors of insurance coverage — they’re offering broader financial guidance and services to their clients. Meanwhile, the economic recession resulting from the pandemic shifted the carriers’ focus towards “operational cadence,” meaning that the insurers’s role became one of managing the underlying conditions in the […]

By Adam Malik | June 16, 2020

4 min read