Category: Insurance & Risk Management

Flood Preparedness Guide

Springtime floods have caused tremendous damage in Ontario in recent years. This guide helps providers in developing their flood emergency plan. It identifies items to consider when preparing your building for potential flooding.

HSC Property Claim Checklist

This is a brief checklist of steps you should take immediately after an incident, regardless of whether it ends up being an insurance claim or not.

Liability Claim Resources – Slips, Trips & Falls

Liability claims are less frequent to our program – however, they do occur from time to time and can be quite costly. The bulk of these claims in our program relate to slips/trips and falls.

Snow Removal Contracts

Slip, trips and falls make up a significant portion of our liability claims. When this came up in our meetings with liability underwriters, they suggested that consistent language in snow removal contracts could have a positive impact on program claims.

Monthly Premises Safety Inspection Checklist

Below is a sample checklist covering a variety of areas – including general housekeeping, fire safety and things to watch for in specific areas of your property.

Risk Management – Video Resources

Video resources for housing providers on fire safety, tenant engagement and more.

Electrical Maintenance in Residential Buildings

Developing formal electrical preventative maintenance and safety programs can help reduce the likelihood
of electrical system failure and fires. That’s why we developed a short guide that focuses on best practices in electrical maintenance and how to recognize the early signs of problems.

Managing Directors & Officers Risk: Training Guide

Serving in a leadership role at a housing provider, as a Board Director or an Officer of the corporation, is an important undertaking. By agreeing to be a Director or Officer, one assumes a number of responsibilities for the behaviour and actions of the corporation you represent.

Building Valuation Services

When you purchase property insurance, you are required to report on current building values so that insurers know how much they can expect to pay in a large claim and to calculate your insurance premium.