Category: Travel Insurance

Most provinces require travellers to be in their province for 6 months each year, to maintain provincial healthcare benefits. If you stay out of province beyond that, you may have to deal with a waiting period to re-establish residency.
The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada offers more detailed information related to living or travelling abroad in retirement, including health insurance, taxes and more.

Looking to buy travel insurance? Depending on your age, you may be required to complete a medical health questionnaire.

An Iceland volcano is in the news again! Authorities sounded the alarm after a series of minor earthquakes shook Bardarbunga, one of the world’s largest volcanoes. Airlines are on alert; the earthquakes could cause an eruption much like 2010’s which grounded 100,000 planes and cost almost $200 million.

The dog days of summer are here! And with the mercury still rising, many Canadians are looking to beat the heat by hitting the beach. But if you’re travelling outside the country or even just to the next province to do it, make sure to get travel insurance including water sports first.

Shark Week’s in full swing, and I couldn’t be more excited! The Internet’s abuzz with cool shark facts and cringe-worthy photos.

Ebola Outbreak Attention, dear travellers: there’s been an outbreak of ebola in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada is currently advising against non-essential travel to these countries.

The other day, I was chatting with a friend who’d just come back from Mexico. Being the travel insurance geek that I am, I asked if she was covered. Much to my surprise, she said no.

The World Cup is only a few weeks away! Are you one of the lucky Canadians going to Brazil to support your team? 

We just received this message from our customers, Ron and Wendy L., who wanted to share their story with others. 

So you’re home from your trip…problem is, you’ve had to return earlier than planned.