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Should my tenants have renters insurance? + MORE Apr 25th
Renters insurance likely isn’t on the top of your to-do list as a landlord—but it should be for your tenants. And it may deserve a nudge from you. As a property/home owner, you carry your own property insurance, but there are convincing reasons to ask your tenants to have their own policies. Fin.... More »
San Diego cabbies cry foul over body odour test, call it discriminatory + MORE Sep 12th
SAN DIEGO – Body odour is among 52 criteria that officials at San Diego International Airport use to judge taxi drivers. Cabbies say that smacks of prejudice and discrimination.
For years, inspectors with the San Diego Regional Airport Authority run down their checklist for each cabbie — pro.... More »
How GreenShield+ Will Revolutionize Canada’s Health Care and Benefits Experience Apr 14th
Imagine it’s a Monday morning and you’ve woken up with a fever and a pounding headache. Instead of waiting in line at a nearby walk-in clinic, you reach for your phone, open an app and connect with a doctor in a matter of minutes. Do you require medication? Imagine receiving a prescription in re.... More »
When buying critical illness insurance makes sense Jul 14th
TORONTO — It was about eight years ago that Brooke Robinson bought a critical illness insurance policy due to her family’s history of breast cancer, only to trigger it six years later for an entirely different and unexpected reason.
“I actually ended up with multiple sclerosis and it w.... More »
Federal budget 2016: Highlights of Bill Morneau's first budget + MORE Mar 23rd
Finance Minister Bill Morneau has tabled a budget that forecasts big deficits over the next five years and beyond to finance a new tax-free monthly child benefit, more money for First Nations, infrastructure spending and extended employment insurance benefits to hard-hit regions. Rea.... More »
Four sales pitches that require sober second thought
– thestar.com
Mortgage insurance, extended warranty coverage, balance protection, door-to-door sales pitch usually not worth it, and you should think carefuly about them Manulife Financial Corp. says its life insurance division, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, will acquire the Canadian-based assets of Standard Life Plc for $4 billion in cash, expanding Manulife’s presence in Quebec.
