Win 4 Tickets to Rock of Ages

We’re giving away 4 TICKETS to Rock of Ages on Thursday, May 30 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Jacobs Country Playhouse in Waterloo!

To enter and for full contest details, visit our Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram page!

How Fraud Affects the Cost of Insurance

Grandparent scams. Identity theft. Phony job postings. Calls about fake prize winnings. 

There’s no doubt that fraud has only increased in today’s digital world.

To make matters worse, there is a direct correlation between economic downturns and increases in fraud. With many Canadians facing intense financial pressure following years of high inflation and price increases on everything from gas to flights to bread, fraud levels will likely continue to increase in 2024.

In our latest blog, we explain the impact fraud has on your auto insurance premiums.

We’ve Partnered with Nova Mutual!

Introducing our newest broker partner, Nova Mutual!

With over 150 years in business, Nova Mutual is rooted in community and dedicated to serving the residents of Southern Ontario. Specializing in farm and commercial insurance, Nova Mutual offers a new market for Excalibur Insurance clients looking to insure small, medium, and large business operations.

Excalibur Insurance is proud to be one of the select brokers to represent Nova Mutual, which offers competitive rates for agriculture, commercial, and personal insurance customers. You can learn more about Nova Mutual here.

Our $2,500 Referral Program Winner!

Did you know that every time you refer a friend to Excalibur Insurance, you receive a $20 Tim Hortons gift card? You’re also entered in our monthly draw for $100 and our annual draw for a $2,500 grand prize.

That’s right! In 2023, we had over 300 referrals to our brokerage, and we genuinely appreciate the trust our clients have in our team.

Chris Beach referred a friend to Excalibur Insurance and won our grand prize draw for $2,500! Chris is planning to take a cross-country camping trip throughout the United States this summer and said the money would go a long way in preparing for his trip!

Thanks again for your referral, Chris! To learn more about our referral program, click here.

Read to Ride Update!

The Read to Ride program is officially over for another year.

Nearly 70 students from 3 schools participated in Read to Ride this time.

We are still calculating the final numbers, but as of April 1, the students had read for a combined total of 1,897 hours!

Stay tuned because the 6 grand prize bike winners will be announced in next month’s newsletter!

You can learn more about Read to Ride here.

Financial Focus with Chris Burton

Welcome to Financial Focus with Chris Burton!

This new segment in our monthly newsletter will feature posts discussing financial planning, budgeting, tips for finding a good mortgage rate, managing debt, purchasing life insurance, investing in critical illness insurance, and more.

Our first segment is “Life Insurance for a Secure Future.”

Life is a journey full of surprises, both joyful and challenging. Protecting your loved ones during these twists is essential, and life insurance offers a powerful way to ensure their financial security and peace of mind. Dive into this guide to learn how investing in life insurance can help you safeguard your family’s future.

Do you have a question for Chris? Email [email protected] and we will try to answer it in a future edition of Financial Focus!

Insurance Partner Spotlight: Optiom Insurance

Welcome back to our “Insurance Partner Spotlight,” a segment in our newsletter that features our company partners! Since we work with over 40 of Canada’s Top Insurers, our goal is for our clients to better understand the options and specialty products that we have available for them.

This month’s spotlight is on Optiom Insurance.

Optiom is unique because they only offer one product: total loss coverage! Optiom goes beyond “traditional” insurance and provides superior total loss coverage for your vehicle, whether it’s brand new, leased, or used.

With your average insurance policy, if your brand-new vehicle gets totaled in an accident, the insurance company will only pay you the value of the vehicle at the time of loss. Since most vehicles depreciate over time, sometimes the amount the insurance company pays you is actually less than what is left on your auto loan.

With Optiom, you get paid the value of your vehicle at the time of purchase, not the depreciated value. For as little as $25 a month, Optiom makes it simple to safeguard your family’s budget and ride after a write-off.

To learn more about Optiom Insurance, click here.

April’s Defender Spotlight – Selina Consitt

April’s Defender Spotlight shines on Selina Consitt in our Mitchell office!

Selina Consitt has been a valued member of the Excalibur Insurance team for over 8 years now.

Clients love her upbeat personality that she brings to every conversation and policy review.

Over the last few years, Selina has worked hard to receive her Canadian Accredited Insurance Broker (CAIB) Designation; a series of courses that provide additional expertise in the areas of personal lines, commercial lines, and brokerage management.

Selina also works closely with many of our new team members, assisting in their training and sharing her years of knowledge as a Personal Lines Account Manager.

Thank you, Selina, for your wonderful contributions to our team!