Welcome to our Winter Edition of the Rhodes Report
Welcome back! We hope the winter is treating you
well. Hopefully spring is just around the corner. Still,
winter is not over yet. Be sure to read our tips for winter
driving in the Industry News section.
Check out the Sens Website Contest for a chance to win a night
out to a hockey game to chase the winter blues away! Enjoy
this newest version of the Rhodes Report!
If you're in Ottawa this weekend, be sure to check us out at the
Ottawa Boat and Sportsmen's Show at
Landsdowne Park. It is from February 24-28, 2011 and we are
at Booth 126.
Our Website!
We hope that you have already visited our new website. If not,
please take the time to check it out. It can assist you,
our clients, to receive better service from us. Rhodes &
Williams is committed to providing up to date information and
helpful resources to our users.
Website Contest:
We are giving away a pair of Sens tickets and parking pass to
the March 4th 7:30pm game versus the New York
Rangers [Over $200 value!]. All you have to do is search
our website and reply to this email with the answers to the
following questions:
1. What year did Rhodes & Williams start
providing insurance coverage solutions?
2. How many offices does Rhodes & Williams
have?
3. Which 2 charities does Rhodes & Williams
actively support?
[Hint - check the About Us section - In the
Community]
4. What is the most important reason to choose
Rhodes & Williams?
5. Who is the COO - Chief Operating Officer of
Rhodes & Williams?
We will draw from the correct entries and
email the winner on March 1, 2011. Good luck and happy
searching!
Some Highlights of our Website
[some might be places to look for the answers :)
]
Insurance Resources - Everything you wanted to
know about insurance, but were afraid to ask! This section includes
articles written by the experts (us of course!), videos, insurance
glossary, auto reform guide, and much more...and is growing
daily.
Meet our Team - Want
to put "a face to a name"? We invite you to meet our Rhodes
& Williams Ottawa and Toronto Office team
members by reading their Bios.
Facebook - Rhodes
& Williams is now on Facebook! Our page has tonnes of
information and encourages participation. It is updated
regularly to keep our "fans" in the loop on insurance tips,
info and community involvement. "Become a fan!"
Twitter - We have
joined the Twitter nation. Follow our tweets as we
network on the latest news, tips, articles, blogs, etc. "Join the conversation!"
...and much more.
Personal Lines Bio
Kelly Gannon, Personal Lines Account Manager
Read her bio!
Industry News
Safety Tips in
Advance of Storm Warnings
With the winter storm
in early February, we are proactively reminding our clients to
stay safe while driving and to ensure they have taken proper
precautions within their homes as well.
Here is a list of tips that we encourage you to read ahead
of the storm activity: Read
more...
Protecting Your
Family and Home from Home Invasion
Home invasion is on the rise. Many criminals know that
traditional commercial targets, like convenience stores, have taken
action to protect themselves with alarms and surveillance in
addition to having reduced the availability of cash. However,
homeowners who view their home as an unlikely place for a robbery
may inadvertently leave their home and family easy targets for a
potentially violent home invasion. Read
more...
Red Light Cameras
Proven to Reduce Fatal Crashes at Intersections
Red light cameras decreased the number of vehicles running red
lights by 24%, adding up to 74 fewer fatal red light running
crashes, and saving approximately 83 lives, reported the Insurance
Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). Read
more...
Texting and Driving - R U Serious - it's
no lol matter :-(
A new Blog was posted by Rhodes
& Williams Insurance Brokers:
Have you done it? Come on ... tell the truth!
Check out the blog for videos and discussion of potential outcome,
both from an insurance perspective and a personal perspective.
Financial News
These articles are provided by our sister company, CAPCORP. They are one of Canada's leading
independent financial services companies. Their clients
include both large national organizations and the individual
investor.
Debt Grows,
Mortgage Rules Tightened
When it comes to life insurance you may be inclined to avoid the
"bells and whistles" that are available on your policy, believing
they are simply being up-sold. But the benefits of some riders
deserve serious consideration, as they can save you a great deal of
aggravation down the road. Helping You Better Understand Life
and Health Insurance. Read
more...
Converting a Term
Insurance Policy to a Permanent One
Around 84 per cent of small-business owners in Ottawa are
happier owning and running their own business than being an
employee, according to numbers released by the TD Small Business
Happiness Index last week. Overall happiness ranked at 27 per cent,
placing owners in the city at the third-happiest in Canada -- just
behind Calgary (30 per cent) and Montreal (29 per cent). Read
more...
Long Term Care
Insurance
Long term care insurance provides individuals with a weekly tax
free benefit in the event that they would require assistance with
at least two of the six activities of daily living. Those
activities include bathing, dressing, eating, maintaining
continence, toileting, and transferring. The proceeds received from
a long term care policy can help prevent individuals from having to
deplete their saving and/or forcing their family into debt due to
unforeseen or unplanned for medical expenses. Read
more...
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