The average value of a bottle in a wine cellar is often $100 or more; individual bottles can easily reach $700 to $1,000 for top wines
The risk of a fire is greater on the lower floors for apartments, hotels and motels, and facilities that care for the sick, but greater on the upper floors for office buildings
Hosting a holiday party? Be mindful of your liability and responsibilities
The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies reports that the number of jewelry claims is 13 percent higher, on average, in December and January than during the other 10 months of the year
Residential clothes dryer fires cause nearly 13,000 fires in the U.S. ever year, resulting in 15 deaths and $88 million in property damage
Addresses of homes and businesses where grow ops and meth labs have operated now available online as part of Mountie’s Marihuana Grow Initiative
TD Insurance survey reveals 38% of Canadian renters under 35 are putting their possessions and personal finances at risk by not purchasing renter’s insurance
Summer may be coming to a close, but for burglars, it’s still high season
Report says policyholders may face major impediments to recovery when insurance coverage from a natural disaster is split—a harsh lesson many Americans learned in 2005, after the US Gulf Coast was struck by a series of major hurricanes, including Hurricane Katrina
An Ontario PC government will bring change to Ontario and protect new homeowners by establishing a registry of homes used as meth labs and grow ops, said Tim Hudak
“In metropolitan markets, the most powerful medium for sales . . . is call centres and the internet. That’s what this product focuses around.” Scott Tannas
Allstate Canada survey shows 21% of Canadians would accidentally break the law and not report a collision to insurance provider
View the video here on your mobile device. With the influx of do-it-yourself shows on television, the average person may get a false sense that home renovations are a pretty simple and straightforward. And though these shows do provide some entertaining moments and helpful tips, do-it-yourself renos can be dangerous if you don’t know what [...]
June, July and August are worst months for Canadian deaths and injuries caused by lightning
The number of break-ins has dropped by 42% though the average dollar value of stolen goods has increased 36% to $6,190, says Aviva Canada
Electronics top the list at 15.76% of all content claims filed with U.S. insurers
IBAO says use of credit scoring affects those who can least afford it, including seniors, new Canadians, single-income families and business owners
Dog bites cost insurer State Farm more than $90 million in 2010
View the video here on your mobile device. Two Canadian businesses, Offsetters and Optimum West Insurance Company, have teamed up to bring a new home insurance policy into the British Columbia marketplace: The policy, called the Optimum Green-Home Extension is designed to offset a household’s annual greenhouse gas emissions and help policy holders achieve a [...]
