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Meet Sourabh Patel, an Account Manager for Scrivens. Find our more about Sourabh in this month's Employee Spotlight.

Meet Denis Jacob our Technical Assistant for Personal Lines! For this month's Employee Spotlight, we asked Denis a series of questions to get to know him a little bit better.

Meet Nermin Farag! With more than 4 years of experience in HR and 5 years as an Operations Manager, Nermin is an integral asset to the Scrivens team. Learn more about Nermin and her work within Scrivens by clicking "Read More"

Contractors pollution liability insurance should be a part of every contractor's insurance solution. Protect against third-party bodily injury, death, and damage to property as a result of sudden or gradual environmental liabilities.

Ken Browness is one of Scrivens' longest-tenured employees and his dedication to continuous learning helps his financial planning clients stay current with their investment portfolios. Learn Ken's favourite destination in our latest Employee Spotlight.

Design-build contractors face unique liability risks and must consider professional liability insurance to fill in gaps cause be general construction liability insurance.

Employee group benefits have tax advantages for both employers and employees. Attract and retain your employees with employee group benefit plans.

In this Scrivens Employee Spotlight, one of our longest-serving commercial insurance brokers, Joanne Richer, talks about her role at Scrivens and her ideal travel location (Hint: It's not far away)

If you earn more than $30,000, consider increasing the income replacement insurance benefit on your Ontario car insurance to recover lost income in the event of an accident.

Make getting insurance for your Ontario craft brewery easier by working with a licensed business insurance broker. Protect your blood, sweat, and beers with the latest insurance options for your craft brewery.

Many of us are looking forward to a post-pandemic world, so learn how to avoid spending too much money after the pandemic

Meet Scrivens' new receptionist, Sarah Karam. She grew up in the Ottawa area and looks forward to becoming an insurance broker at Scrivens.

Brush up on your backyard safety with these tips on fire safety, deck safety, BBQ safety, pool safety, and trampoline safety.

Adding drone operations to any business is risky. Thankfully, there are ways to limit your risk to drone operations, including drone liability insurance. Read our complete guide to commercial drone use.

As an investment agent with Scrivens for 15 years, Jane has been an important part of our team for a while. Learn more about how she loves getting to know her investment clients and spending time with her family.

Planning for the costs of long-term care is important for everyone serious about their financial planning. Learn how long-term care insurance can help you cover the costs of long-term care.

The City of Ottawa's partnership with SLWC has raised a lot of questions about water and sewer service lines. Here, we answer the most common questions we've had so far.

Online fraud is becoming one of the most popular forms of fraud among cybercriminals. Learn how to protect yourself and your business from online fraud.

Gwen Stone is one of Scrivens' home and auto insurance brokers. She loves to spend her time with her daughter and painting.

Term life insurance has a set period of time for coverage, meanwhile, permanent life insurance refers to coverage that never expires. The two main types of permanent life insurance are whole and universal life.

Jewellery insurance and insurance for other valuables are an important step to protecting the important things in your life.

Since employees were required to adapt to working from home, they have been requesting to continue this model. Or at least a hybrid work from home model.

Each month we feature an employee from our awesome team. This month's employee spotlight is Colleen Szefried, Commercial Account Manager from our business insurance team.

The Covid-19 pandemic has emphasized the importance of budgeting in retirement. Ensuring your needs are met and budgeting for your wants will help with a less stressful retirement.

Peter Scrivens delivers his quarterly perspective. This Winter, he looks forward to the new year as a new beginning and welcomes a new employee to the organization. He also reminds everyone of the mental health resources available.

Getting the best condominium insurance requires condo unit owners to fill the gap in coverage with a condo insurance policy.

Find out the 2020 RRSP contribution deadline, the RRSP contribution limit, and more!

Over-contributing to your RRSP or TFSA can land you with a minor penalty. Learn how to avoid the CRA penalty box.

Each month we feature one of the employees that make up our awesome team. This month's employee spotlight is Claude Miron from our commercial insurance team.

The ever-increasing threats of social engineering attacks require business owners to educate themselves and their employees on cyber threats. With COVID-19 leading to more and more people working from home, cybersecurity has gained even more importance.