Melissa Veitch - Insurance Broker

12/07/2022

Canada's top ten stolen vehicles! Is your car on the list?

Honda CR-V, Lexus RX and SUV owners have most reason to be concerned about having their cars stolen, according to Equité Association.

08/17/2022

Subaru Recall!

The impacted car owners are asked to book in for repairs.

06/06/2022

Who doesn't like saving money?!

Insurers offer Canadian drivers various ways to slash premiums

05/17/2022

05/04/2022

A hot topic lately!

Cases of catalytic converter theft are skyrocketing across Canada — find out everything you need to know about it and learn how to protect your car.

04/13/2022

It may not look like it today, but spring is coming, and that means motorcycles! 🏍

Are you buying your first motorcycle? Intact Insurance offers you a summary of the essential points not to be neglected during this purchase.

03/24/2022

"These problems are caused by freeze-thaw weather cycles. The snow becomes a layer of insulation on your roof, which warms up the air in your attic. If you have poor attic ventilation, the warm air can lead to condensation. This also causes the snow to melt and roll down to the edge of the roof and the soffits. Unless the melted snow can drain properly, it’ll freeze and build up over time, creating ice dams."

With the weather finally starting to turn after weeks of freezing temperatures, many Canadians are breathing easier. Unfortunately, after a deep freeze, warmer weather can bring new challenges of its own.

03/18/2022

“Generally, instead of defaulting to an assumption of a person’s gender, which can be common if a broker is talking to someone over the phone,” Harris stated, “it means letting a client know that gender is a factor for rating and asking what they identify as, in an inclusive way. This will help facilitate a better conversation.”

Insurers are working towards making applications more inclusive

03/17/2022

Happy St. Patrick's Day from all of us at Hardy - Colborne Insurance!!

03/16/2022

“When talking about vehicles of any kind, there are a couple of ways that a hacker could potentially get in,” said Timothy Zeilman, vice president of HSB. “One is through Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, a second is through something that gets plugged into the vehicles via diagnostic ports, and a third way is by getting into the manufacturers’ servers that communicate with and provide updates to vehicles.

SMBs express concerns about public EV charging stations being targeted by hackers

03/10/2022

"One of Aviva Canada's main conclusions in the report is that Canadian businesses currently view risk "much differently" in the wake of the pandemic."

New study is the first Canadian report of its kind