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Tenant Insurance Advice for Students Moving Away From Home
With a new school year fast approaching, many college and university students will be leaving the family home for the first time, or moving in to rental accommodation closer to their school. If you’re one of these students (or a parent of one) you need to know the importance of protecting yourself and your belongings with property insurance.
Save With a Group Subscription to ILScorp’s General Insurance CE Courses
Continuing Education deadlines are fast approaching for insurance agents in Ontario (Sept. 30) and Alberta (Oct. 31). If your office has five or more people who need to complete CE courses in order to meet insurance licensing requirements, consider a group subscription to ILScorp’s online General Insurance continuing education courses.
Nova Scotia Enacts Cyber Safety Legislation, Workplace Bullying Under Scrutiny
The Cyber Safety Act (“the Act”), excepting Part V (that part amending the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act), was proclaimed Aug. 6, 2013 and is now in effect in Nova Scotia. This legislation has wide-ranging implications.
Earn your Level 1 Insurance License with the ILS Introduction to General Insurance
Are you ready to begin a career in insurance and wondering how to get started? The ILS Introduction to General Insurance program is the newest insurance licensing program in Canada. It allows students in British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba to study for and obtain their Level 1 general insurance salesperson’s license.
Complete Your Life Licensing Qualification Program (LLQP) Online with ILScorp
ILScorp offers the first fully online Life Licensing Qualification Program in Canada. The online LLQP is a one-step licensing program designed to help you prepare to work in the life insurance industry.
The ILS LLQP insurance training program offers a complete and comprehensive streaming-video course, which gives you the knowledge and skills you’ll need to successfully challenge the provincial LLQP examination.
Prepare to Write Your CAIB 3 Exam with a Live Immersion Exam Prep Sept 9-13 in Vancouver
Are you writing the CAIB 3 exam this fall? Your best exam prep option is the ILScorp live immersion course, led by Todd Hochban of West Coast Training. Attend the course from Sept 9-13 and write the national exam on Sept 19. You must register to write the Canadian Accredited Insurance Broker level 3 exam by Aug.16.
Only Half of Canadians Travel With Medical Insurance – Study
A recent study on summer travel by BMO Insurance found that while 83 per cent of Canadians plan to take a vacation this summer, only half of Canadians who travel will purchase medical insurance.
While the average spent by Canadians on vacations to popular destinations including United States, Europe and Central and South America will be $3,073, travellers are potentially leaving themselves and their families facing much higher costs should they get sick or have an accident while travelling.
Home Insurance Premiums Will Rise After This Summer’s Major Weather Events
Toronto-based Intact Financial Corp. (TSX:IFC) is boosting its prices in light of recent flooding in Alberta and Toronto, and warning Canadians to expect changes to home insurance premiums as companies face big losses from major weather events.
Auto Insurance Claims Make or Break Client Relationships With Their Insurance Provider
How well auto insurance providers handle claims may make or break the relationship with their customers, according to the J.D. Power 2013 Canadian Auto Claims Satisfaction Study, released July 29.
The inaugural study measured customer satisfaction with the claims experience for auto physical damage loss. Depending on the complexity of the claim, a claimant may experience some or all of the following factors that are measured in the study: first notice of loss; service interaction; appraisal; repair process; rental experience; and settlement.