Don’t be Phishing Bait! Understanding Cyber Security and Payment Fraud
Typically, purchasing insurance coverage focuses on protecting personal material possessions like your vehicle and home. But now that we take steps forward in digitizing our lives like buying that thermostat that connects to your phone and doing Christmas shopping online, a new set of invisible vulnerabilities has taken form. Data […]
Read MoreMcFarlan Rowlands on the Farm
Today we’re at Argyle Farms in Dutton owned by the McKillop family. This farm features a new Farmer Automatic Combi Pullet System. A pullet barn produces young hens for the breeder hen operation. A farm will receive baby female chickens and these chickens are raised continuously in the pullet barn […]
Read MoreReduce Distractions While you Drive
We’ve all been there. You know you should be concentrating on the road but then you get a notification on your cell phone – a text message? An email? Suddenly, it’s that easy to take your eyes off the road and steal a glimpse of your phone. With the OPP distracted […]
Read MoreBest of London in Insurance
Thank you to The London Free Press voters! We are happy to announce we have been voted Best of London in the insurance category! Remember, we have two locations in London and eleven more across Southwestern Ontario. Our local brokers are always ready to meet your insurance needs.
Read MoreReducing the Risk of Fire on Your Farm
Recently, fires in Ontario farm buildings have become an increasing concern resulting in losses of more than $30 million per year. Additional losses to the farm operation include equipment, livestock lost in the blaze, loss of production and extreme stress on the farm family. Although there are fire risks to […]
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 More“Does having a home business affect my insurance?”
The short answer is yes, and the best way to know what is covered is to talk to your broker. More and more people are starting home-based businesses, for everything from marketing homemade products to keeping a home office for a consulting business. From an insurer’s perspective this adds new […]
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