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Buying home insurance in Canada: A beginner’s guide Feb 25th
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Home insurance in Canada: A beginner’s guide
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Compare car insurance quotes from Canadian providers Jun 24th
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Canadian snowbirds in flux as insurance firms deny them COVID coverage — but there is a solution + MORE Jul 14th
Canadian insurers are refusing to provide travel health insurance to snowbirds hoping to travel south this winter. However, some U.S. insurers are willing to step in..... More »
How Small Businesses Can Stay Safe Against Cyberattacks + MORE Oct 19th
Today’s cyber thieves aren’t lone hackers working from their basements. Cybercrime increasingly has become full-fledged enterprises, complete with CFOs, HR teams and research and development budgets—and this “professionalization” of cybercrime presents a growing risk for small businesses, .... More »
Mercedes-Benz starts subscription pilot from $1,095 a month Jun 12th
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Stephen Harper goes to Silicon Valley
– macleans.ca
Former Canadian prime ministers have largely eschewed the highly visible globetrotting, do-gooding, and glad-handing common to ex-U.S. presidents, preferring to take ceremonial roles at law firms and sit on a few boards. Given his interests while in power, it seemed that Stephen Harper’s post-politics career would be padded out with a few energy company directorships and maybe another hockey book. But while he’s got the obligatory LLC affiliation (Denton’s), Harper’s collection of interests has confounded expectations. The ex-PM has started an international business consulting firm based in Calgary and joined the board of real estate giant Colliers International. His latest gig: Advisor to Silicon Valley venture capital firm 8VC.In a Medium post announcing his appointment, Harper wrote that the firm “is at the leading edge, tackling the deep and difficult problems that institutions and citizens are facing today.” 8VC’s most notable portfolio companies are virtual reality player Oculus and putative health insurance disruptor Oscar…
BREAKING: Ontario Car Insurance Rates Increase
– ratesupermarket.ca
Here at RateSupermaket.ca, we keep you in the loop of different ways to save, whether it be on your mortgage, through investments, or on your car insurance. The Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) has reported that Ontario car insurance rates have increased by 1.24 per cent on average.
Car insurance rates fluctuate based on a number of different factors. However, before an insurance company can change rates, it must first be approved by the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (a regulatory agency of the Ministry of Finance).
FSCO publishes approved rate changes quarterly, and the latest results are in:
In the first quarter of 2017, approved rates from auto insurance companies increased by 1.24 per cent on average.
The range of approved rates seemed to be significant, with some companies lowering their rates by as much as 3.33 per cent, and another inflating its rates by 7.08 per cent on average.
“Ontario has a very competitive marketplace,” FSCO said in its quarterly statement…
TORONTO Ontario has the most expensive auto insurance premiums in Canada despite also having one of the lowest levels of accidents and fatalities, a report has found. “While the number of automobile accidents in Ontario — especially very serious ones — have consistently come down, the cost of claims has consistently gone up. Ontario […]
Medical costs over a pet’s lifetime can be steep. Insurance plans will cover some veterinary costs, but pet owners are divided on whether they’re worth it.
