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SimplyCash Preferred card from American Express review Jan 16th
If you’re looking for a card that will help you earn cash back on purchases, look no further than the SimplyCash Preferred Card from American Express. With a return of 4% cash back on gas and grocery purchases—and a flat 2% back on all other purchases—it is one of the best credit cards in Can.... More »
MoneySense Toolkit: The CMHC mortgage insurance calculator Jan 15th
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If you want to buy a home and have a down payment of less than 20% of the purchase price, you’ll need to purchase mortgage default insurance, often referred to as CMHC insurance or simply mortgage loan insurance.
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How to calculate the taxable amount for a cashed-in whole life insurance policy + MORE Apr 18th
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I cashed in my whole life insurance policy last year and received a T5 suggesting I have to pay tax on the full amount of my cash value. Is this correct? The cash surrender value was $27,000, I paid $28,000 in premiums, and they told me my pure cost of net insurance was $30,000, whate.... More »
Why your home insurance rates are rising Dec 14th
At first glance, James Arnold looks like an insurance company’s dream client. The Richmond, B.C., resident has owned his current home for more than two decades, has been with the same insurance company for almost 20 years, and in all those years had never made a claim. At least, not until recently.... More »
How much is insurance for a new driver? + MORE Mar 24th
You might believe that all you need to do to hit the open road is pass your driver’s test and put your keys in the ignition, right? Wrong. All drivers in Canada, including new ones, must also obtain auto insurance before they can legally drive. So, how much is insurance for a new driver? If you o.... More »
Top 5 Craziest Life Insurance Frauds
– life-insurance-quotes.ca
Since the existence of life insurance there have been many people who have faked their own death and attempted to collect on a life insurance claim by splitting the claim proceeds with a beneficiary such as a spouse or relative.How many people have actually gotten away with this? It is impossible to say, since we only know about the people that have been caught submitting a bogus life insurance claim. What we do know, however, is that people are not always smart about filing a bogus claim, and in the following bizarre cases have been downright stupid about it.
So, let’s get going with our top 5 list of the craziest life insurance claims!
Crazy Claim #1: Cabbage Trucks and Fingerprints
In 2005 Anthony McErlean faked his own death by impersonating his wife and then claiming that he had been killed after being struck by a cabbage truck while traveling in Honduras. The life insurance he stood to collect was about 500,000 British pounds.
The insurance company was suspicious of the circumstances (what tipped them off we don’t know) and had the police check out the story…
Should my tenants have renters insurance?
– moneysense.ca
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. Find out about what renters insurance is, how it protects your tenants, and how it protects you, too.
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What is renters insurance?
Renters insurance—also called tenant insurance—is a policy that covers loss, damage or liability on the part of your tenant. There are many things to consider when you become a homeowner, and even more when adding tenants to the mix. Renters insurance is one of them. When you rent out your home, your tenant becomes liable for any damage to your property and for any harm to others while on your property.
“In the event the tenant is found responsible for damage, for example, as a result of a kitchen fire, a typical tenants insurance policy would cover up to $1 million,” says Jesse Bajwa, customer care manager at Sonnet Insurance Company…
