Do’s & Don’ts Planning some major home renovations this summer or fall? As a homeowner, you have some important insurance-related things to remember before you get started. We asked Tara Lessard-Webb, one of our underwriters with Desjardins General Insurance Group, to share her do’s and…
Insuring a child’s life can be a delicate subject, but can make financial sense, depending on your families financial situation. Traditionally life insurance is used to protect an individual’s family from an untimely death; for example a couple has two small children. If a primary-income…
When people ask me what I do for a living, my usual answer is: “I assist people to protect their families, their incomes, their businesses and their estates with the effective use of life insurance should they die too soon, live too long or become…
In the work world, the most sought-after jobs are the ones that come with those three wonderful, magical words: employee benefit plan. A job with employment benefits is so highly desired for this simple reason: money. Medical, dental… these things can be extremely costly. A…
In the iconic fable of the ant and the grasshopper, it is the ant who works hard all summer and fall to harvest food for the winter, and the grasshopper who whiles away the summer months without a plan for the future. Of course, eventually…
Goals. Dreams. Ambitions. We all have a plan for our lives. Hard work, diligence and a well-plotted path will usually get you going where you want to go. Unfortunately, no matter how precisely you plan, there is always a chance of some unforeseeable event knocking…