The auto insurance coverage that Uber has in place, provided by Economical Insurance, is designed to cover Uber drivers while they‘re on a rideshare trip in Ontario. But how does the...
How does Uber Ridesharing Coverage Work in Ontario?
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Covid-19: Changes to tell your Broker
With pandemic restrictions related to COVID-19 continuing to ease across Ontario and much of the province in Phase Two of the re-opening plan, there are important considerations to be...
Covid-19 Consumer Relief Coming
COVID-19 continues to create unprecedented challenges for individuals and businesses. As your broker, we want to help you navigate through this evolving landscape. Throughout this time,...
The Best Ways to Get Home on New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Eve can be a great time with friends, and family. Often alcohol is consumed and when it’s time to go home, people make the wrong assumption that it’s okay to drive. Fortunately...
Our Top Winter Driving Tips
Winter officially begins on December 21 but Mother Nature has already brought its familiar friends of road closures, ice slicks, and blinding flurries. Driving in the winter is never fun,...
The best policy when it comes to your driving history
A lot of advertising in the auto insurance business focuses on rewarding drivers for their excellent driving record. The logic goes if you’ve been a responsible, dependable driver for...
Digital Pink Slips Give You Another Option
When the Ontario government announced earlier in September that the digital pink slip is an acceptable proof of insurance, we jumped on the opportunity to give our clients another option....
Night Driving: How to Drive Safely in the Dark
Do you get nervous when driving at night? Does it stress you out to have to fight off the glare of oncoming cars or tailgaters with their high beams on? Do you feel less in control of...
When did you Review your Auto Policy?
A lot of people take a "if it’s not broke, don’t fix it” approach to their car insurance. They sat down a few years ago, did the leg work, secured a policy they were happy with, and are...
TTSAO ensuring member schools measure up
[Originally posted to TruckNews.com via TTSAO] Want to be a member of the Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSAO)? You’ve got to earn it. That was the message from Lisa...
How Hot Can Your Car Get This Summer?
It may not feel like it right now but the hot summer temperatures are coming. This video illustrates how quickly a car can heat up and become a deadly environment for children, pets, and...
Are VR Goggles the Future of Roadside Tests?
We could soon live in a world where VR goggles are a standard piece of equipment for police officers making roadside stops. But the googles aren’t for them, they’re for testing possibly...
What to do When You’re Locked Out of Your Car?
Is there anything that will leave a pit in your stomach like realizing you left your keys in the car just after you shut the door? The mixture of embarrassment and panic as you suddenly...
Few Things You Should Never Leave in Your Car
When we think about automobile crime, we tend to focus on car theft, thieves that will make off with your entire vehicle. Obviously, that is a huge concern and one you should definitely...
Top 10 Stolen Vehicles in 2018
The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) released the list of Canada's most stolen vehicles, and once again, Ford F-Series trucks dominate the list. Six of the top ten stolen vehicles across...
Do you Know how to Drive Through a Roundabout?
Waterloo Region road planners have fallen in love with roundabouts! In recent years, roundabouts have gone from being a curiosity you might encounter in some quaint, sleepy neighbourhood...
Why is my “Check Engine” Light on?
Car maintenance is always important, but it takes on an especially crucial role during a Canadian winter. You don’t want to be stranded on the side of the road when the mercury dips into...
Motorcycle Safety: Staying Safe on the Motorbike this Summer
Riding a motorcycle is a liberating experience, but it's also a risky one. With warm summer days, you feel the urge to head out on the highway. But even for experienced riders, it's...
How to Find an Honest Mechanic
"What the heck is that squealing noise!?” you ask as you pull out of the driveway and wake up half the neighbourhood. Uh oh, something is up with your car. It could just be a $15 belt that...
A Load at Rest is a Load at Risk
The long weekend is almost here! Remember to keep your cargo safe, as it may be at greater risk of theft. A long weekend can be a prime time for opportunistic thieves to strike. Key Points...