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This blog has nothing to do with Insurance. For the last 5 weeks I have been working with Allie Browning on my nutrition. Allie is one of the personal trainers at the gym I go to, Bodyshop Training Centre.  For the record, all of the coaches at the gym are really good, Allie is the one who deals with…

I was reminded once again this month why I enjoy working with certain Insurance Companies. As most of you know I have become a bit of an expert on Out of Country Coverage  and with each policy I have sold I have learned more.  In my Employee Benefits Practice I tend to gravitate to certain companies…

Best Doctors is included in the majority of the Employee Benefit Programs and some Individual Critical Illness policies, and I feel that this program isn't promoted enough.  Empire Life put on a webinar about Best Doctors to provide more information on this benefit.  Basically, Best Doctors gives you a 2nd opinion on your medical diagnosis.  Which in Canada we…

Did you get to spend time with family, friends, travel, etc…?  I spent one of my days up on the ski hill and I don't think I could of timed the day any better.  There was fresh snow and we spent our day in the trees, on moguls and skiing powder.  It was an amazing…

The majority of employers I work with have the employees pay some portion of the premium for their Employee Benefit Plan.  Other than sharing the cost of the benefit plan, there are some tax advantages for Employees.  If an employee pays 100% of the premium for the Pooled Benefits, with After Tax Dollars, the benefits will…

My Mom jokes with me that I had 5 minutes to spare one day so I decided to start another business.  The truth would be more like, I have been researching for a couple years about expanding Glendinning Insurance Services and each time I have come back to I like it the way it is.  We have…

I want to apologize to my readers that I did not publish an article last week.  I planned for 3 weeks of articles while I was away, and forgot I arrived home on Saturday evening, and a another article was due on Monday.  Even though I work on my vacations, Carrigan ensures that my time…

My in laws, who study in the field of science and have taught me that a blanket statement about a product being good or bad for us should be followed up with, how did they come to this conclusion.  Information about the study is very important: what were the parameters of the study, the people who were in…

If you read my last Blog, I talked about having a Pajama Day between Christmas and New Years.  Well I had my Pajama Day, it was just a bit different than what I used to do.  We had an amazing wind on Boxing Day and instead of reading and eating junk food, I was flying through the…