Brokers in the commercial property market should look to Ontario for new business opportunities in rented housing insurance. Vacant houses are on the rise in Toronto and on the decline in Vancouver, according to a new analysis of census data.

There are many reasons to install an alarm system in a home or business. Installing alarm systems is a security measure and a way to reduce insurance premiums.

Did you know paralegals and legal assistants are one of the most in-demand jobs in Canada? Job Bank Canada found that paralegal jobs are expected to grow by approximately 14,200 in the next 8 to 10 years thanks to expansion, replacement, school leavers, immigration and mobility in provinces such as British Columbia, Quebec and Saskatchewan. (1)

Whether your client is a business owner or an individual professional, the chance of being involved in a lawsuit is ever-present. It's not surprising, then, that insurers have developed a way to respond to the possibility of being sued: legal expense insurance.

Over the past century, Canadian funeral customs have changed dramatically. A century ago, families would wash and dress the bodies of their deceased loved ones, the local carpenter built a simple pine box for the casket, and burials took place in the church cemetery. Today, dealing with death is largely outsourced in Canada. The Canadian funeral industry has grown into a multibillion-dollar business that offers high-end products and services ranging from chemical embalming and cremation urns to burial vaults and burial vaults and expensive burial urns.

For independent brokers, there are multiple benefits to working with a managing general agent (MGA) in today’s hard market. As insurance markets become more challenging and drive insurers away from riskier classes of business, MGAs are in a prime position to pick up the slack. But South Western Group Limited (SWG) wants brokers to know that it understands the fundamentals of insurance as well.