Business Insurance: Manage your risk with a flow chart!
Flow charts are great little tools – they help you visually see processes. If you are like me, you sometimes need a little visual aid to conceptualize the problem (as fun as abstract problems are,...
View ArticleFire on Queen Street West: Today, people’s lives will change
A fire is a beautiful thing, it brings warmth, comfort, relaxation and can be used to provide nourishment when properly controlled. When a fire gets out of control it can become damaging and can result...
View ArticleE&O Insurance: Why this acronym is so important for you
E&O Insurance, more commonly known as Errors and Omissions insurance helps to protect you from financial loss due to lawsuits brought against you for alleged mistakes as a professional. The public...
View ArticleYou say it is wrong, but your broker says it is cheaper
I am working with a company that had a serious concern about their business insurance policy. The owner of this company partnered up with the owner of another company to buy the building that they...
View ArticleChanges to Benefit plans – Proceed Carefully
As 2009 kicks off, we find ourselves waiting and watching as the face of the bear market begins to show itself. With politician speaking of growing deficit spending, we have to look inwardly to our own...
View ArticleUS Liability – Why it’s so expensive for Canadian Businesses
Whenever I deal with companies that are starting out or expanding to the US, they are often taken aback by my initial warning about the cost of insurance in the US. For example, if a company’s business...
View ArticleProfessional Liability Insurance a.k.a Errors and Omission Insurance
I often get inquiries about professional liability from companies and individuals who find themselves in the situation where they have never had the coverage before and are now required to have it due...
View ArticleWhy Buy Insurance – especially for Professionals!
I encounter many people who run their business year in and year out without insurance and only approach the subject when it becomes a contractual obligation. While they may not be required or regulated...
View ArticleThings that make one go hmmm …..
Professional Liability. Errors and Omissions, Malpractice – All common names for a very specific type of coverage: These are policies that people with specialized knowledge have to and should obtain...
View ArticleResponding to a Data Breach
No company, big or small, is immune to a data breach. Many small employers falsely believe they can elude the attention of a hacker, yet studies have shown the opposite is true. According to the...
View ArticleMandatory Reporting in Canada for Breach of Personal Information
Takes effect November 1 2018: Businesses, do you know what this means???? Canadian businesses are required to: Report to the Federal Privacy Commissioner breaches of security safeguards of personal...
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