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Your Home Insurance Policy Isn't Reading Itself, Unfortunately

Buying a home in British Columbia already feels like surviving a reality show.

  • Nobody Reads Their Home Insurance Policy. Until Something Explodes.
  • So What Does Home Insurance Actually Cover?
  • The Stuff That's Usually Covered
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Buying Insurance · 3 min read

Why Is Your Home Insurance So Expensive? A BC Horror Story

Insurance pricing can feel random until you realize insurers are essentially calculating how likely your house is to become expensive.

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Buying Insurance · 3 min read

Congrats on Buying a Home. Now About the Financial Anxiety...

Buying your first home in BC already feels emotionally unstable enough.

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Home Protection · 3 min read

Water Damage Is Basically BC's Favourite Indoor Sport

At this point, water damage is less of an insurance category and more of a BC personality trait.

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Coverage · 3 min read

Condo Insurance in BC: Shared Walls, Shared Problems, Shared Panic

Buying a condo in BC feels straightforward until somebody says the words "strata deductible assessment" and suddenly everyone at the meeting starts blinking aggressively.

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Coverage · 3 min read

Your Landlord's Insurance Won't Save Your Air Fryer

We need to clear this up immediately. Because renters across BC discover this misunderstanding every single day. Your landlord's insurance protects:

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Coverage · 3 min read

Earthquake Insurance: Feels Optional Until the Ground Starts Freelancing

British Columbia sits beside one of the largest earthquake zones in North America.

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Coverage · 3 min read

Your Home Insurance Policy Isn't Reading Itself, Unfortunately

Buying a home in British Columbia already feels like surviving a reality show.

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Coverage · 3 min read

Sewer Backup Insurance: Because Water Shouldn't Be Coming That Direction

There are few phrases in the English language less comforting than "sewer backup." Unfortunately, BC homeowners are hearing it more often.

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