Vote for Bullwinkles Cafe in the Aviva Community Fund Contest!
For seven years, AVIVA has been investing in charitable community initiatives across Canada. They have funded $5.5 million in community projects to date, and are donating another 1 million this year. McFarlan Rowlands is taking part in this contest by supporting the Moose Family Centre & Operation Sharing in Woodstockwith […]
Read MoreAnnual Hill Day in Ottawa
Our CEO Rod Hancock took part in the Insurance Brokers Association of Canada’s (IBAC) annual Hill Day in Ottawa. Every year, members of IBAC meet with MP’s to remind them that the insurance needs of Canadian consumers is best served by Insurance Brokers because brokers provide choice of products, advocate on […]
Read MoreDemutualization – what does it mean to you?
Draft regulations have been produced by the Canadian federal government that would allow Economical Insurance, which is owned by mutual policyholders, to convert to a stock company. To stay up to date, get all the facts on this process and how it may impact you as an Economical policy holder, click […]
Read MoreTelematics and Usage-Based Auto Insurance
What is Usage-Based Insurance? Usage-based insurance is a new way to price auto insurance and is gaining popularity in the industry, but many consumers have questions regarding what it is, how it works, and if they should consider it. The term usage-based insurance refers to a new way to calculate […]
Read MoreOverland Water Protection
Ask us about Overland Water Protection According to Environment Canada, over the past sixty years our atmosphere has been getting warmer and wetter. Climate change could bring about another overland flood such as the storm in Burlington last year that saw 190mm of rain fall within hours causing severe damage. […]
Read MoreMcFarlan Rowlands Community Involvement
We take pride in supporting the communities we operate in. Recent and upcoming events we have supported include: April 3 – Downtown London 5K race April 11 – YMCA Western Ontario’s Sweat for Strong Kids April 26 – Forest City Road Races, MCFR half marathon April 28 – St. Joseph’s […]
Read MoreSpring/Summer Investor Insight
The Spring/Summer edition of our Investor Insight publication is out! This publication contains the most up to date information on issues and trends in the financial market place. This edition features the following articles: Economic outlook for 2015 RRSP’s and personal bankruptcy Mortgage life insurance labeled “junk product” Retirement Long […]
Read MoreUber’s Popularity Raises Questions for Insurance Industry
As Uber grows in popularity it poses a challenge to the insurance industry as the rules around coverage can be confusing. We found this great blog post by Peter Morris at www.insblogs.com which outlines the potential costs in participating in the Uber app. http://www.insblogs.com/auto/uber-challenge-automobile-insurance-coverag…
Read MoreMcFarlan Rowlands Tillsonburg Coffee Break
The Tillsonburg office of McFarlan Rowlands is having an Alzheimer’s Coffee Break on Thursday October 23, 2014. We are welcoming all of our clients, friends, family and community to join us to raise money for a cause that is very important to us. For those who are interested in donating […]
Read MoreInvestor Insight – Fall/Winter 2014
The Fall/Winter edition of our Investor Insight publication is out! This publication contains the most up to date information on issues and trends in the financial market place. This edition features the following articles: • 6 Mistakes Couples Make in Retirement • The Pros and Cons of Insurance at Work […]
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