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The beautiful painting in the picture is a Patty Feist.  You can find some of her work at the Tutt Street Gallery. How are we doing working from home?  As most of you know Carrigan and I have been working from our homes for several years.  Covid did not change the way we operate. Benefits…

Did you switch to a new Insurance Company and receive a rate reduction?  Only to find out that some benefits that you wanted to continue for your employees is no longer covered? One area to look at is the a growing trend for Insurance Companies to put groups onto their Formulary plans. What is a…

When my office was downtown I use to see a person walking everyday who in my eyes looked like a man, but had a long hair wig on and wore women’s exercise clothes.  Most people in Kelowna will know who I am talking about.  My first go to was to judge this person as they…

My Friend and Mentor, Peter Comrie from Full Spectrum Leadership asked me if I would put together a Blog on understanding the Ethics of your Broker.  He said, don't hold back.  This post couldn't of been requested at a better time. I would like to start by saying that if you, the Client are aware…

People who want to travel this winter have been waiting for this. As I suspected, the Insurance Companies have started coming out with a comprehensive Covid-19 Policy. Attached are some of the highlights for the Covid-19 policy through Allianz that was released last week: This plan is only for Covid-19, so you would need additional…

I would like to thank Eugene Gleason for this photo of us just prior to Scuba Diving in Kenya, Africa. If I might start with a little brag??? Tayne Steven, who I spoke about in my last Blog came in #5 in Canada in the races at Hydrofoil Regatta Kingston.  In case you were wondering,…

I know that this won't come as a shock to many people, I love to kiteboard... So... Glendinning Insurance Services is sponsoring this outstanding young man, Tayne Steven, who is working hard to make it into the first Kiteboarding competition in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Kiteboarding is one of the fastest growing sports of…

Welcome Back from the Summer Fun. We are so fortunate that our summer weather has been extended.  I hope that everyone had an enjoyable Long Weekend and you had an opportunity to partake in fun activities. My clients have been sharing their adventures, I would like to hear about your Long Weekend Fun. As we…

Starting September 1, 2020 group plan members with Empire Life health benefits will have access to telemedicine by Teladoc Health.  This benefit will be embedded in your Group Benefit Plan under the Extended Health Care at no charge to you the client. What is telemedicine? "With telemedicine, plan members can get an appointment any time…