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5 Little-Known Facts About Seasonal Property Insurance
When you have a cottage or a seasonal home, you need to get it insured. The kind of insurance you’ll get is different from traditional home insurance (for reasons you’ll soon learn). This domain of insurance is full of myths and misunderstandings - let’s dive into...
Potholes And Insurance Coverage
Believe it or not, winter is almost over; there are only a couple of months to go (hopefully) before you see the leaves budding and feel the extreme discomfort of hitting a pothole. MPI handles hundreds of pothole-related claims each year and the City of Winnipeg is...
How To Protect Your Home From Spring Flooding
Basement flooding in the springtime is a pretty common occurrence in Winnipeg. Fortunately, since the floodway got expanded, Winnipeg is at far lower risk of massive, city-wide flooding, but that doesn’t mean your basement still won’t get soaked. Why? Well, all that...
Finding The Proper Coverage For Your Home-Based Business
Starting a business can be incredibly empowering - if you’ve done so, we applaud you. What we want to talk about today is a bit complex; we’ll cover the basics, but at the end of this post, you might find yourself wanting to call your insurance broker. That’s a good...
Worried About Frozen Pipes in Your Home?
You want to review your insurance policy very carefully at least once a year - your life circumstances can change pretty drastically in that time, after all! One thing we highly recommend checking out is how your policy deals with water damage caused by frozen pipes -...
10 Ways To Help Protect Your Home From Cold Weather
As this article is being written, it’s -36 degrees celsius with the wind chill, and it was -40 earlier today. You’re all probably experiencing the very same cold weather - it’s not at all unusual in Manitoba. You know how important it is to protect yourself from the...
Key Ways To Help Prevent Water Damage From Frozen Pipes
In and around Winnipeg, we know how to deal with winter weather. We bundle up in layers, have pounds of coffee, tea, and/or hot cocoa readily available, and plug in our cars at night. Most of us haven’t had to deal with frozen pipes, but those who have, know what a...
Off-Road Vehicle Insurance: What Types Of Winter Vehicles Can Be Insured?
Two people could debate endlessly about the merits and drawbacks of having a public auto insurer. One thing that isn’t up for debate - having only one insurance provider for vehicles in Manitoba makes getting information pretty simple. There’s only one option! ...
Wood Stoves & How it Affects Your Home Insurance
Who doesn’t love to cozy up to a nice warm fire on a snowy winter day? The idea of a wood stove in your home sounds great and there are a lot of benefits; a toasty warm room, roasting a few marshmallows, the smell of a good fire burning. However, many don’t consider...
What Happens When You Let Someone Else Drive Your Car?
Letting someone else drive your vehicle can be a great act of courtesy. In times like this, when helping your neighbours is of the utmost importance, it can be tempting to give others the keys in order to help them run errands. You can do this, but you’d best be very...
