Insurance

Life is unpredictable. We can help you plan ahead to be prepared for the future.

WHY DO I NEED INSURANCE?

  • Protect your family against the burden of mortgage, car loans or other debt
  • To provide living costs for dependent family members
  • Tax advantage solution to build cash value
  • Transfer wealth to family members
  • Final expenses
  • Children’s education expenses
  • Replace spousal income (or subsides help in the home)
  • Estate Taxes including Investment Taxes and Capital Gains Tax
  • Assign gifts to Charitable Organizations

Types of Coverage

Life Insurance

Leaving behind a financially secure estate is a gift to your loved ones. Protect your family against the costs of final expenses, debt or income shortfalls.

Plan Features

A life insurance contract with a level premium that has both an insurance and an investment component.

  • The insurance component pays a stated amount upon death of the insured.
  • The investment component accumulates cash value that the policyholder can withdraw or borrow against.
A life insurance contract which combines term insurance with a savings component investment into a tax-deferred savings account. Universal Life allows for greater flexibility for the owner to transfer money between the insurance and savings portion of the policy.
A life insurance contract providing a predetermined benefit upon death within a relevant term. There are no additional returns beyond the stated benefit.
Term Life Insurance can be offered in terms of

  • Term 10 Renewable and Convertible (YRCT)
    • guaranteed renewable premiums to a maximum age
    • Term 20 Renewable and Convertible (YRCT)
      • guaranteed renewable premiums to a maximum age
      • Term 30/65 (Convertible)
        • guaranteed level premiums payable to the later of 30 years or age 65
        • Term 100
        • fixed premiums from start date until age 100. After age 100 coverage will continue.

Available as:

          • Single Life
          • Multiple Coverages/Lives
          • Joint First-To-Die (2 lives) on 10 & 20 YRCT
          • 10 & 20 YRCT also available as Riders on Whole Life Policies

10 & 20 YRCT also available as Riders on Whole Life Policies

Joint First to Die Life Insurance provides coverage for two individuals with a single death benefit paid on the first death. This type of coverage provides a death benefit to the survivor.
Joint Last to Die Life Insurance provides coverage for two people paying a single death benefit on the last survivor’s death. As an essential part of estate planning, this type of policy can be used as a cost effective way to provide tax free money to children or grandchildren. This type of policy would also be used for assigning wealth as charitable donations or to manage tax liabilities.

Disability Coverage

Whether self-employed or a business owner, covering income and expenses during a disability can be challenging.
A disability policy is designed to replace lost income if you are unable to work due to illness or an accident.

Plan Features

Long Term Disability coverage provides income replacement while away from work due to disability. The benefit is typically payable after a one to four month qualifying period. A percentage of your pre-disability earnings is used to calculate the monthly LTD benefit. Benefits typically end at age 65. Two different definitions of disability coverage include:

  • Any Occupation: Total disability is determined medically by physical or mental impairment because of injury or illness which prevents the insured from performing regular duties of any occupation they might be suited for.
  • Own Occupation: Total disability is determined medically by physical or mental impairment because of injury or illness which prevents the insured from participating in regular duties of their own occupation.
Critical Illness insurance helps cover unexpected costs like loss of income related to a serious illness. If you get sick with one of the covered illnesses covered by the policy, you would receive a cash benefit following the waiting period. These funds can be used any way you see fit.

Health & Dental Coverage

Individual health and dental plans are available to you as; a student, self-employed, retiree or as an employee who does not receive benefits through your employer.

Conversion plans are designed for individuals who no longer have group benefits through their employer and looking for continuation of health and dental coverage.

Plan design and cost vary by insurance company. Please contact us to explore which plan will best fit your needs.

Plans

If you have a current (or terminated less than 60 days ago) Employee Health or Dental Benefits, the CoverMe Plan can fill gaps in your government health insurance plan and provide protection to your family again rising costs of routine and unexpected health issues requiring service. The Flexcare Plan provided with CoverMe can include prescription drugs, extended health care or dental, or a combination of all three.

Are your current Employee Health Benefits coming to an end?
We can offer the FollowMe Health Insurance Plan which can provide many of the same health benefits:
• No Medical Questionnaire Required
• Guaranteed Acceptance
• Application must be received within 60 days of termination of group benefits.

Interested? 

Travel Insurance

Whether travelling abroad or as a visitor to Canada, emergency medical attention can be required. Be prepared for emergencies with coverage for yourself and your family. Simple affordable plans are available for various lengths of travel.  Travel Insurance provides protection for the expenses over and above the small fraction covered by your provincial health plan. Additional coverage is also available for non-medical expenses including baggage loss, travel accidents, and trip cancellation or interruption.

Available Options

  • Individual Travel Medical Insurance and Trip Cancellation Insurance
  • Expatriate Life Insurance, LTD and Health Insurance for Canadians living and working abroad
  • War Risk Life Insurance for Canadians travelling to high risk countries
  • Travel Insurance for Visitors to Canada
  • Follow Me Plan: for students travelling out of province
  • “Super Visa” coverage for visiting family members or new emigrants
  • Medical “Bridge” Insurance for international employees awaiting provincial health coverage

Investments

Representing all major carriers, we offer a full range of investment options.

Plans Features

Guaranteed Interest Accounts may be ideal for savings by guarding against market volatility with a security of principal and guaranteed rate of return. Various terms are available. GIA’s are eligible as a tax-free savings account. Investment options available include:

Daily Interest Account
Guaranteed Deposit Accounts
Term Deposit Accounts

Registered Education Savings Plans are a savings account for your child’s future education. RESP’s tax-deferred growth may be maximized by grants available to contributions for children. Single and Family RESP’s are available.

Retirement Savings with advantages including:

  • Tax deductible contributions
  • Tax  deferred growth
  • Reduce combined tax burden with Spousal RRSP
  • Home Buyer’s Plan
  • Lifelong Learning Plan
Segregated funds offer flexibility of investment choices while including the protection of maturity and death benefit guarantees. Guaranteed income may also be included. Investment fluctuations may be protected by guarantees and reset options.
Tax-free investment growth including investment options of mutual funds, GIC’s and bonds.

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