The sun is shining its brightest best, grills across the country are being fired up, and normalcy is slowly making a return. In the words of the legendary Nina Simone, “I’m feelin’ good.’ Welcome to the final part of our Pride series. In previous iterations, we have covered the origins of the Pride Parade as well as the origin of the Pride flag its...
Welcome to part II of our Pride Month series! Last time around, we touched upon the origins of the Pride movement before moving onto a little profile of Karen Fuentes – a broker here at Hubbard. If you haven’t yet, make sure to check it out! It’s a Monday, the weather is doing its best Martin Riggs impression, and I’m making dated Lethal Wea...
As we mark the beginning of June and the imminent arrival of summer, it’s a good time to turn the spotlight onto what June has become increasingly known for – Pride. Now, Pride Month is more than just a celebration of lifestyles; in fact, it has a rather dark past. June 28, 1969. 1:20 A.M. Four plainclothes policemen wearing dark suit...
The basis of all business can be condensed down into the concept of supply and demand. It’s quite simple, really; you have what I want, and I have what you want. Both parties engage in an exchange and, voila, there is business. There has been a lot of talk in the insurance industry lately, though, that there is currently a hard market in place. In ...
When insurance is mandatory and straightforward, it’s pretty easy to buy into. This is why auto, home, and health insurance are as popular as they are. They all make sense – if something happens to your car, home, or body and mind, then you will be covered. Yet, there is another kind of insurance that makes just as much sense – if not more – than t...
If it seems like weather forecasts are becoming decreasingly accurate and increasingly speculative – well, that’s because they are. Experts use present-day climate models to predict how severe the weather will be in the future; except those predictions are becoming inaccurate because of the destabilisation of weather that has been observed across t...
At the beginning of each year, we try to ‘crystal ball’ where we see the insurance market. This year we spoke about the increasingly ‘hardening’ global insurance environment on the property casualty side of the business. This is due in no small part to the multiple catastrophic weather related events which resulted in unprecedented claims le...
Offer your employees the protection they deserve, and make your company a place where people want to work. Here are five great reasons to offer group benefits: Protect Your Employees While Canada’s national healthcare program gives Canadians access to doctors and emergency medical treatment, it doesn’t cover everything. In fact, some new drug treat...
Overview: Our NEW referral contest rewards you for letting friends and family know about Hubbard Insurance Group! Simply refer someone to request an insurance quote and be automatically entered in our prize draw to win a FREE $100 American Express Prepaid Gift Card! Contest Rules: 1) The contest begins April 1, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. (EST) and end...
As a business owner, chances are you need to balance your business demands with personal and family needs, which can be stressful. Follow these five tips to help you reduce stress and keep your work and life in balance: 1. Take a break Invite some “life” into your “work.” Every couple of hours, schedule a 10-minute break. Go for a walk. Chat with a...