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Staebler Insurance Honoured to win Waterloo Region's Readers’ Choice Awards

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Thank you to our clients, partners, industry friends, and families for voting for us in this year’s Waterloo Region Record – Readers’ Choice Awards. Thank you so much for your support – we couldn’t do it without you! As you may have seen, earlier this month, our brokerage was honoured to be selected as three-time Diamond Readers’ Choice winners.   We won the Diamond award in these categories : • Best Insurance Brokerage in Waterloo Region • Best Car Insurance in Waterloo Region  • Best Insurance Company   We know that achieving this level of recognition takes an entire team. In March, our office began a hybrid work model that allows our employees to choose where to work, based on their unique situation. We believe this has created a better environment, promoted important work-life balance, and led to better customer experiences.   Our very own Personal Solutions Broker, Tori Wood , was also selected as the Platinum Winner in the Best Insurance Broker category. Tori has gro
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How to Make Your Business Cyber Insurance Ready

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If you’re a business owner, you’ve probably heard quite a bit lately about cyber insurance. Not only are you hearing about the usual stats about cyber attack this and cyber breach that, but now the difficulty in even being able to get cyber insurance coverage for your business.  So, what does it actually mean to be "Cyber Insurance Ready”? How do you prepare yourself, your employees, and your organization to be in the best position to get a cyber insurance quote? And how will being cyber ready protect you in the future from things like hacks, ransomware, social engineering, and phishing schemes (just to name a few)? We’ve partnered with Fortify , our network solutions provider, to run down the nine key areas to focus on before your application for cyber insurance is submitted. Many insurance companies are saying the following are now the bare minimum "table stakes” for organizations to get the proper cyber insurance coverage: 1. Access Control Providing a barrier to e
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Working from Home with a Newborn Baby

Joel Westman has been a Staebler broker for more than seven years and has experienced a fair share of challenges and growth over the years. However, what Joel has experienced in the last eight months, has been the biggest challenge yet!   Joel, along with his wife, Colleen, are raising their first child, all while balancing work, family, friends, and the other demands of life.     » This blog is a part of our Staebler Employee Experiences category.    In Joel’s words, the growth he has seen from his newborn daughter has been nothing short of "amazing”.   "Watching [Abigail] grow, learn and become so curious about new things,” Joel said. "She is sitting up on her own and now onto learning how to crawl which I am sure she will master soon. Watching her personality start to shine through has also been amazing.”   After Staebler’s office reopened in March 2022, a Remote Work Policy that allows for hybrid work environment for employees was instituted. This allow
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How to Stop Your Car from Being Stolen in Kitchener and Waterloo Region

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Car thieves are becoming more sophisticated and, despite the latest technologies, these criminals are discovering new ways to thwart anti-theft devices. They are most often targeting vehicles with keyless entries to help them quickly steal a car. As stolen vehicle statistics continue to rise – don’t be the next one! Here are the top ways to stop your car from being stolen. Signal Relay Attacks The technology in your key fob can be wonderfully convenient for you. Unfortunately thieves are also finding it convenient to gain access to your car and starting it. They are using a device that amplifies and relay’s the fob’s signal to your vehicle and allows them in. How to Stop this Theft : A faraway bag or box can block your key fob’s signal so it won’t be picked up by a thief’s relay device. It’s also recommended that you don’t lock your vehicle from a distance. For example, in a mall parking lot, the act of locking your car from a few rows away can help a thief "steal” your signal
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New Speed Limits and Speed Cameras in Waterloo Region

September is here and back to school time means back to sharing the road with school vehicles and being extra careful with students walking. To help keep everyone safe, Kitchener, Waterloo, and other areas of Waterloo Region have lowered speed limits and added speed cameras. Knowing these new rules and laws can save you from big fines and potentially even bigger increases in your insurance premiums.   Kitchener council has reduced speed limits from 50 km/h to 40 km/h in neighbourhoods, while school zones are further reduced to 30km/h. Meantime   Waterloo council has approved a 30 km/h speed limit  through residential streets. Another significant step towards improving road safety, Waterloo Region introduced Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) cameras in a number of school zones. Much like automatic red light cameras that we’re used to, these units capture a picture of the offending car and licence plate, then send a ticket to the car’s owner. Where are Waterloo Region speed cam
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New Supporters Referral Program Will Help You Earn Rewards

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We heard from clients in Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, and beyond that our referral program needed an update – so we did just that! Over the years we have helped hundreds of clients with our Staebler Supporters Referral Program . We've now made it even easier to receive a referral reward. (See the reward levels below.) What's Changed? Now when you become a Staebler Supporter (your referral becomes a new client), we'll email you an Everything Card where you can use its value toward the reward of your choice! It works out to less waiting and more choice for you. Here To Help Our continued mission is to help you with all types of personal and business insurance. With the refresh of the Staebler Supporters program, gift cards can also can help with everyday essentials like: Grocery runs, gas tank top-ups, or a much needed treat for you and your family.   Consider referring a friend, co-worker, or family member today and see just how quickly you c
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Does my Small Business need Insurance?

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Heading down the entrepreneurial path and opening a business can be a rewarding experience. Of course, there are challenges along the way, from staffing to supply chains to marketing and sales. There are also lurking risks that can befall an owner when they least expect it. Recently the industry has seen an increase in cases of small business owners forgoing insurance. Our brokers have heard that some owners don’t believe that they need it because they’re not big enough, while others assume that their personal insurance will respond if they suffer a loss. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated shutdowns financially affected all kinds of businesses in Waterloo Region and beyond. As a result, we’ve heard that small business insurance is one of the areas that some owners are trying to cut costs or not purchase altogether.   We understand the financial pressures, because we’ve seen it from time to time, but we want to make sure that you’re aware of the facts when i
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