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SGI to Implement Traffic Safety Changes Starting June 27
Photo radar has only been allowed in Saskatchewan in highway construction zones, but that changes on June 27 this summer. A new series of rules are being applied with hopes to strengthen traffic enforcement within the province. The exact date has not been given, but the photo radar will...
How Safe is Your Phone in the Hands of a Stranger?
On a recent trip down south, my smartphone was lost/stolen. In the initial panic of its loss, I retraced my steps, checked with the customer service desk, and even asked random people who had been in that area if they had seen my phone. I also had a friend with me and she called my phone for...
Work Zone = Slow Down
We have all done it....drove up to a construction zone and let out an exhasperated sigh. I am guilty of that myself. However, seeing that it is National Work Zone Awareness Week, I think we should take a minute to go over some ways that you can help lower some very...
Don’t Let Your Ice Dam You
Last year with all of that dam snow, there were a lot of claims. At Galon Insurance we really want to give our clients as much information as we can to help them prevent those ice dams, and related claims, from occurring. However, if your house already suffers from ice dams, we...
5 Most Asked Questions About Snowmobile Insurance
Living in Saskatchewan, Snowmobiling is practically an Olympic sport. Most of us have grown up with family or friends taking to the back fields and farms surrounding Regina to shred through the freshly packed snow almost every weekend. We take for granted all the safety features snowmobiles...
How Much Are Your Vices Really Costing You?
I live a pretty clean lifestyle. That may have not always been the case. I decided smoking and drinking were cool when I was a teenager, but I have since changed my mind – for reasons both health-related and financial. It’s scary to sometimes think about how much our bad habits cost us....
Regina's Threat of an Earthquake Still Hovering Around Zero
Living in the middle of the prairies, in good old Regina, Saskatchewan we take for granted what we have here. So what, we don't have a professional sports team or an indoor amusement park in our mall, but what we do have is a land mass that's very sheltered from the most serious of...
The Most Expensive Disaster In Canadian History
I was in a taxi cab in Calgary and the driver says to me, "You know that flood? It was the most expensive natural disaster inCanadian history, no kiddin'". I was quite skeptical so obviously I disagreed wih him and instantly opened Google up on my phone. I searched in Google:...
Are You Covered If Something Happens On Your Hot Vacation?
It's getting to be that time again, the snowbirds (not the ones from 15 Wing Moose Jaw!), are off the the southern United States and Mexico to delight in everything the warm sun has to offer in those climates, while we stay up here in snowy ol' Regina. Here are some tips for those of...
Does My Business Need Insurance?
Why does my business need insurance? The main reason businesses should carry business insurance is to protect their assets such as buildings, contents, stock, equipment. The replacement of the real property for the unexpected. As well general liability coverage to protect the business from...
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The Top Risks of 2013 [List]
From the Lloyd's of London, one of the world's largest insurance conglomerates, comes the Top Risks of 2013. The Methodology: They asked respondents about their attitudes of 50 risks across five categories. The categories: Business and strategic risk Economic, regulatory and...