Insurance

Hub International goes shopping

Hub International Limited, the Chicago-based parent of Hub Financial, has acquired the assets of Phoenix Insurance Group Grande Prairie Inc., an Alberta-based insurance brokerage and part of the overall Phoenix Insurance Group. The firm will become part of Hub International Barton (Hub Barton) within the Hub International Canada West region. The three partners of the […]

By Steven Lamb |January 5, 2011

2 min read

New Year resolutions: Promising by yards, performing by inches

To many Canadians, a New Year’s resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other. And that’s perhaps why their health problems last longer than their New Year’s resolutions, as the recent Sun Life Financial study found. One of the key findings from the online survey, which included 1,586 adults, revealed that […]

By Vikram Barhat |December 21, 2010

2 min read

The critical illness claims process

I recently returned from a Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) meeting held in Vancouver, where I had the privilege of conducting a session entitled How to Package the Critical Illness Sale. The hour-long presentation discussed the importance of critical illness insurance, reasons why it should be integrated into an estate plan and a methodology of calculating the amount of critical illness insurance and the plan designs. I also discussed underwriting, presenting the case and the claims and adjudication process we follow in our office.

December 1, 2010

3 min read

The proper coverage

It’s one of those questions that keeps clients up at night: if my partner gets seriously ill, how can I pay the extra health care costs? Most people have the luxury of time to address this issue, but seniors don’t. They are living longer lives—many with chronic health conditions—that make insurance a wise investment in […]

By Leigh Doyle |November 15, 2010

5 min read