CyberGuide
Covering Your Assets
FROM: SEP-OCT 2006 ISSUE | BY ROBIN DAY
I find the solitude of distance running gives me an opportunity to focus, often leading to an "aha moment." Last week, I was on the verge of one of those moments when a minivan nearly provided me with a different kind of moment. After the driver and I exchanged waves, I returned home to check out the latest in insurance options.
www.insurance-canada.ca
Insurance Canada is an advertising-supported insurance portal with information on various types of business and personal insurance, and links to related articles. This site has been endorsed as an independent and unbiased source of insurance information by the Consumer's Council of Canada.
www.kanetix.ca/infocentre
Kanetix.ca provides information on insurance of all kinds. Each topic is covered in a Quickguide that explains the subject and provides links to additional information. You can also use the site's Quotemaker to anonymously obtain competitive quotes from various insurance providers.
www.haskayne.ucalgary.ca/programs/undergrad/bcomm/
rmin/glossary/glossary.html
Not quite sure what all the legalese on your insurance policy really means? Check out this glossary provided by the University of Calgary's Haskayne School of Business.
www.ibc.ca
The Insurance Bureau of Canada is focused on property and casualty insurance, but its website is worth a look if you're in need of insurance. The section on business insurance includes advice and a risk evaluation worksheet.
As it turns out, my insurance policy would have ensured that my loved ones were well taken care of had the braking system on my running shoes failed.
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Robin Day, MBA, CGA, teaches financial management at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. He is also president of Virtual Information Technologies Inc.E-mail rday@virtualit.ca.