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Critical Illness Insurance Guide

Critical illness insurance is a living benefits policy that pays a benefit to the person who owns the policy, as opposed to their beneficiaries. This is insurance that provides owners with a lump sum of money if they experience a critical illness that is covered under their critical illness policy.  Common covered illnesses are heart…

Life Insurance Guide

Life Insurance is an economical way to financially protect your family from not having enough time to complete your plans.  It is part of an overall strategy of Financial Planning (video).   Life insurance can replace the income you would have earned to your family in case of an early death. The buying of life insurance…

Long Term Care Insurance Guide

Long Care Term Insurance is designed to help pay for the care that people may need as they get older, especially after retirement.  Many disability policies now have the feature that after a certain age, the disability benefit can be converted to a long term care benefit, determined by the policy. The cost of long…

IA Excellence News for 2023

IA Excellence News for 2023

Industrial Alliance, Canada’s fourth-largest life and health insurance company, purchased iA Excellence in 2008. This was a Montreal-based life insurance company that had been around since 1962. After the Group management announced the merger of Industrial Alliance and IA Excellence into a single entity, IA Financial Group, the logical conclusion to this strategic acquisition was…

Ivari Insurance 2023 Update

Ivari Insurance 2023 Update

Over its long history, Ivari (formerly Transamerica) has helped millions of Canadians make informed financial and insurance decisions. It has approximately 18,000 representatives in Canada today who strive to offer innovative, customized and affordable solutions. Transamerica Life Canada changed its title to Ivari in 2015. Wilton Re, owned by its management and CPPIB – Canadian…

Are Life Insurance Premiums Tax Deductibe

Are Life Insurance Premiums Tax Deductible in Canada?

You might wonder whether premiums for life insurance are tax-deductible when you file your taxes. Sorry, there is no one-word answer. The most useful 2-word answer is “Usually – No”. Are Life Insurance Premiums Tax-deductible? Canada’s Income Tax Act, (ITA) allows for the deduction of insurance premiums. However, this complicated maze of rules is applicable…

Merger of Excellence Life Insurance Company and Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc

Merger of Excellence Life Insurance Company and Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc   QUEBEC CITY, Sept. 25, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ – iA Financial Group today announces the merger of two companies of its group: Excellence Life Insurance Company (hereinafter “Excellence”) and Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc. (hereinafter “iA Insurance”). Subject to regulatory approval, the…

Equitable Life makes key changes to Senior Management

Sept 14, 2021 Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada made changes to its executive team on Tuesday. Donna Carbell has been hired as senior vice-president of individual insurance with Equitable Life, while Tara Proper has been promoted to senior vice-president of investments. They replace Karen Mason and Paul English, respectively, who are retiring at the…

Funeral Costs and Cremation Costs in Canada

What Does a Funeral Cost in Canada? A breakdown of Funeral Fees for Burial and Cremation

What Does a Funeral or Cremation Cost in Canada? Everyone has a point in their lives when they have to face the topic of death. It is not something that anyone likes to think about, let alone talk about with their families. However, putting off crucial decisions about final arrangements will only make it more…