The COVID-19 pandemic is well over a year old and many residents in Kitchener, Waterloo, and surrounding areas continue to adjust to their new normal. Ontario, including Waterloo Region,...
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Driving Less, Driving Safer? Pay As You Go Insurance in Kitchener-Waterloo May be the Answer
Good drivers in Waterloo Region and those who are driving significantly less than prior to the pandemic, are seeking alternate auto insurance options. Insurance companies are seeing the...
Why Are My Auto Rates Going Up?
As a broker, one of the most common questions we receive throughout the year is "Why are my auto rates going up?” There are many factors that go into insurance premiums, so we as brokers...
Good News for Property Owners and Snow Removal Operation Insurance Providers
Insurers, snow removal contractors, and commercial property owners in Ontario received some good news from the provincial government this month, ahead of the heavy snow fall season. A...
Why You Need Business Interruption Insurance
Insurance is bought to ensure if the unexpected happens, there’s a solution to make things better. Imagine an accidental garage fire: All of your possessions are lost, but insurance is...
Trucking and Transportation During Covid-19: Our Appreciation
With excepts from Staebler Broker Lisa Arseneau in the Rear View Mirror. Here we are: All isolated and distanced from each other in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has taken hold of our lives...
How To Adjust To Working From Home
With the escalating threat of the COVID-19 pandemic and a State of Emergency declared in Ontario, non-essential businesses are shutting their doors to the public. And many Ontarians are...
Does my business interruption coverage respond to losses due to COVID-19?
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a significant shift in the landscape for business continuity planning. Since the first emergence of COVID-19 we have been fielding questions from our...
Covid-19 Update: Office Closure
Effective Tuesday, March 17, our office is closed to all visitors. During this closure, we will continue to conduct business and service customers remotely. We understand the risk and are...
COVID-19 Update
On March 11, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 (the novel coronavirus) a pandemic. At Staebler, the health and well-being of our employees and our customers continues to be...
Staebler’s Charities of the Year
2019 was a banner year for Staebler’s Charity and Community Committee. This team of 12 was very busy managing a committee-directed budget, raising additional funds, and making the...
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...
Closed Front Entrance to Staebler
For two business days construction of new accessible doors is ongoing at the front entrance of Staebler Place. As a result the front entrance is closed. If you’re visiting our office you...
What You Might Not Know About Pet Insurance
When we think about pet insurance, we typically think of it in terms of medical emergencies. Those moments when a pet is hurt or seriously sick and requires expensive veterinarian care. We...
Play as an Insurance Investigator from the 1800s
The Return of Obra Dinn is an interesting game. The first thing that will strike you about it is the graphics. How it places you on a photo realistic classic merchant ship, but one...
Happy Retirement to Kim & Steve!
From one generation to the next, Staebler Insurance is prepared to transition to the next set of Philpotts. On December 31, Kim and Stephen Philpott will officially retire from our...
Important: Potential Canada Post Strike
A strike notice has been issued by Canada Post employees and rotating strikes could begin as early as Monday, October 22. What does that mean for you, your insurance documents and upcoming...
Should you consider pet insurance?
Whether you’ve just brought home a brand new mewling kitten, adopted a rescue dog, have a bunny that's two years, or noticed your faithful friend starting to slow down in her old age, you...
An Insurance Broker can Be Your Gladiator
When explaining the value of an insurance broker to potential clients we remind everyone that we work for them, not the insurance companies. What does that mean? First, we shop the market...
Staebler’s Joanna Mendonca appointed to the YBC
Staebler Insurance is excited to announce Joanna Mendonca, Business Development Manager, has been appointed a territory Team Leader on the Young Brokers Council (YBC) of the Insurance...