What if the Ghostbusters had to insure their Ecto-1 in the real world? Or if Batman needed his broker to adjust his coverage? Allstate takes a look.
Would you rather give up alcohol or your cellphone? Your computer or your Android? Sex or your iPhone? Coffee or your BlackBerry? Your smartphone or your spouse?
Are insurance licensing exams too soft or are they good introductions to the industry?
Blog post: Since April 1, personal information I had trusted with three different companies became compromised. What’s next?
Blog: How the insurance industry fares in the minds of two world-class athletes
The Green Bay Packers have won Super Bowl XLV but the real winners are still to emerge, as television viewers and marketing gurus will choose their favourite commercials of the telecast. Fox aired the game and charged about USD $3 million for 30 seconds of ad time during the football final. While that kind of [...]
Happy Groundhog Day! To many, this is the day we find out – via Punxsutawney Phil in Pennsylvania, Wiarton Willie in Ontario, Shubenacadie Sam in Nova Scotia or any of the dozens of other famed woodchucks – if winter is on its way out or here for another six weeks. But, for movie fans like [...]
Does a relaxed workplace dress code mean a relaxed work ethic? Can an employee who wears blue jeans and a t-shirt be in a management position, or is that reserved for his or her besuited coworker? And what does “business casual” actually mean, anyway? There’s no doubt that a person’s physical appearance makes an immediate [...]
I think winter is officially here. Cases in point: Here are some pictures of my car, from yesterday morning. 2. London, Ontario received as much as 95 cm of snow in three days. 3. It’s December and it’s expected. Last week we reported that Ontario MPP Bill Mauro introduced a Private Member’s Motion that would [...]
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I still vividly remember the day I received a letter of acceptance from my first choice of universities, congratulating me on gaining entry into my first choice of undergraduate programs. I was a keen-to-learn 17 year old, ready to tackle the world head on. And I did. After four years of early morning classes and [...]
After hearing stories about hurricane-ravaged areas of Newfoundland in the last few days, I’ve taken stock of my own emergency plans, and sadly, I’m woefully ill-prepared. I have been fairly lucky when it comes to enduring disasters and other emergencies. The last “disaster” I was really involved in was the Northeast Blackout of 2003. At [...]
It’s not just your work experience and skills that can make an impact in a job interview. Job seekers with shifty eyes, reluctant smiles or slumped shoulders in an interview may be hurting their chances of landing a job. A recent CareerBuilder Canada survey of more than 200 hiring managers reveals that failure to make [...]
Yesterday David asked two questions about independent adjusting. I contacted Mary Charman, the President of the Canadian Independent Adjusters’ Association (CIAA) to get some answers to David’s questions. Question: What role does technology and web based file transfers have in the future of the independent adjuster (i.e. will it encourage large carriers to outsource their [...]
My eldest nephew started school again this week. His Facebook status (how else can you communicate with a 15 year old these days?) indicates all is going well though school starts too early in the morning. His classes – and the entire provincial curriculum – has made some changes in the last few years. I [...]
There’s some serious construction going on in my area. (What’s the old joke about there being two Canadian seasons? Winter and construction. That is definitely true in the Ottawa area, it seems.) Roads have been ripped up and repaved, sidewalks have become parking spots for heavy machinery and those ubiquitous orange Detour signs have had [...]
