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How landlords can help you sell tenant insurance

March 26, 2018 by Greg Meckbach

Some landlords are refusing to rent residences to people who do not have tenant’s insurance and some are even trying to use lack of insurance as grounds to evict tenants. “A lot of landlords in this day and age are

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37% of Quebec tenants have no home insurance: IBC survey

September 6, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Nearly four in 10 tenants in Quebec have no home insurance, “a regrettable situation that clearly puts their financial security at risk,” the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) said in a press release on Wednesday. A survey completed for IBC

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Insured losses from Harvey’s wind, storm surge as much as US$2.3 billion: AIR Worldwide

August 29, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Harvey-related winds and storm surge in Texas are expected to produce industry insured losses amounting to between US$1.2 billion and US$2.3 billion, AIR Worldwide reported Monday afternoon as flooding in southeastern Texas continued to strand residents and wreak havoc. Included

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Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group offers new flood policy endorsement for Ontario homeowners

February 13, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group has a new policy endorsement that uses geo-coding to provide Ontario homeowners in low- and medium-risk zones with protection against property damage from flooding, surface water and sewer back-up caused by flood events. Starting Feb. 13,