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The Better Way to Get Commercial Quotes

There continues to be a high demand for commercial insurance coverage but eligibility criteria have tightened in the current hard insurance market. Providing underwriters with full risk details is particularly important given this situation because the more risk information a broker includes, the better the chance of obtaining a quote.

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Top 10 Moments—IBAO Virtual Spring Summit

Sharing that our intervention in proposed changes to AutoPlus reporting potentially saved the insurance industry millions of...

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Travel Insurance in 2021

The pandemic has certainly upended the tourism industry. But as global vaccine efforts make an impact, travel...

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The Skinny on Buying and Selling Brokerages

A recent IBAO panel discussion explored buying and selling a brokerage from four unique perspectives.

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Advocating for Consumers and Brokers with the Ministry of Finance

IBAO CEO Colin Simpson has spoken with the Minister of Finance twice this year to outline current...

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Meet Your Next Hire at IBAO’s Career Fair

We may have a long history with Ontario Colleges offering insurance programs, but over the past few years we’ve made it a focus to build on these relationships as a tool to help Ontario brokerages hire new talent.

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WFH Tips: Communicating with Coworkers

Maintaining regular communications with your coworkers can be one of the most challenging aspects of working from...

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WFH Tips: Dealing with Expenses

Businesses and their employees have incurred a lot of new costs in the sudden transition to so...

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Queen’s Park Advocacy Week

Every year the IBAO hosts an event at Queen’s Park pairing brokers with legislators to discuss issues important to both brokers and consumers. This year was, of course, a little different.

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