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As we welcome the spring season with its warmer temperatures, beautiful blooms and flowers, you must consider and prepare for the risk of flooding in your area and home due to melting snow and increased rainfall. Flooding accounts for nearly $1.7 billion dollars of water damage claims in Canada and nearly 20% of Canada’s population are exposed to flooding with an average cost of $43,000. While you enjoy the hope of spring, learn how to prevent a flood so that you can combat the swift snowmelts and heavy rainfall that may lead to damage on your property.

For those who own commercial properties to operate their business, these temporary closures due to COVID-19 may have sparked some questions about your insurance coverage. When your building is not occupied on a regular basis, you are more susceptible to damages such as fire, vandalism and theft, which can affect how your insurer would handle potential claims. In this blog, we will provide some tips and information about how to navigate your vacant commercial property during the pandemic.

Life takes unexpected turns and oftentimes our finances are affected. You may be in a situation where you must prioritize which payments you make on time and which ones you simply can’t. While we discuss what happens if you miss an insurance payment, one of the first steps is to speak directly with your broker or agent to get information specific to your insurer.

In the current COVID-19 pandemic, many areas of our lives have been turned upside-down. If you currently have life insurance, you may be asking yourself: Does My Life Insurance Cover Coronavirus? Life insurance offers financial protection for your loved ones in the event that you die unexpectedly, which can give you peace of mind while our world is in constant flux. Continue reading for more information on how your life insurance will cover you through this global pandemic.

If you’ve recently found yourself working from home for the first time due to the Coronavirus, or if you’re losing steam and focus working from home after a while of self-isolation, we have some great working from home tips for you to create a healthy work/life balance! As the nature of COVID-19 changes every day, the stress of the situation can certainly become a distraction from being productive, so keep reading for some strategies to maintain some structure and routine as you continue working from home.

Having many employees working remotely can be a major change for businesses and presents a number of concerns regarding cybersecurity for remote workers. In this blog, we address cybersecurity for remote workers and what you can do to ensure your company remains secure.