With over a decade of experience as a personal insurance underwriter and customer advocate, Stefan appreciates the changing needs of insurance customers, and how home insurance providers can help.
Holding one of the most sought-after designations in the industry, Stefan is a Fellow Chartered Insurance Professional who strives to inform consumers and professionals alike on the topic of home insurance.
Since 2006, Stefan has developed broad experience in home and auto insurance sales, underwriting, research, and product development. Before joining Square One, Stefan worked as a personal risk and insurance advisor with leading national brokerage firms (which included Jones Brown Inc. and Rogers Insurance), representing and advocating for diverse customers across Canada and the United States, and as a technology services consultant for a leading Australian insurer, CGU.
At Square One, Stefan is responsible for product research and development, corporate underwriting and process improvement, and market expansion initiatives. Stefan also serves as a Chartered Insurance Professional program instructor and Education Committee member for the Insurance Institute of Canada, and has served as a general insurance instructor at Langara College.
Stefan holds the Chartered Insurance Professional and Fellow Chartered Insurance Professional designations, and a general insurance license level 2 in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario.
Stefan is respected for his expertise in the personal insurance industry, including the following lines:
In terms of business disciplines, Stefan’s expertise lies in the following areas:
Stefan has been featured on several different news and insurance sites, providing useful information and help educate the public on insurance.
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Home insurance and your cell phone – two things you probably wouldn’t want to live without. With top-of-the-line smartphones now approaching $2,000, more and more consumers are seeking protection for their devices. But with so many buzzwords thrown around, it can be hard to know what’s covered and by whom.
‘Liability’ is a term used frequently in the insurance industry, but what does it actually mean? To be liable for something simply means you’re legally responsible for it. So, liability insurance protects you if you’re alleged to be responsible for injury you accidentally cause to someone or if you damage their property.
How much personal property do you actually have in your home? When you see a traditional insurance agent to purchase condo owner or renter insurance, one of the first questions they’ll ask is “How much do you need to insure?”
Learn why you absolutely need landlord’s and rental income insurance if you’re renting out a home in Canada, and how it can save you long term financial headaches.
Learn everything you need to know about engagement ring insurance. From information about appraisals, how to make a claim, to coverage provided under home insurance policies, Square One discusses everything a newly engaged couple should consider.
If your home is damaged by fire, water, or another type of insured loss, you may have no choice but to move into a hotel or rental home while repairs are made. If this becomes necessary, the cost of the hotel and other increases in your living expenses can be paid by your “additional living expense” coverage.
“This policy contains a clause which may limit the amount payable.” You’ve probably seen this sentence on the front page of most home insurance policies, but have you wondered what it actually means?
There are many reasons why your home may become vacant and uninhabited. However, once this does happen, your original house or condo insurance policy coverage may change. Learn what these changes could be, how to protect a vacant home, and how this relates to renovating your home.
Does your home insurance policy offer “guaranteed building replacement cost coverage”? Square One will teach you what protection this coverage actually provides, how to find the replacement cost of your home, and the best way to protect yourself against the unexpected.
This guide helps homeowners not only understand all the aspects around home insurance, we also give you tips so you can save money on your insurance policy too. Learn about different coverage types, terms to know, what’s covered and more. Get all your questions answered in one guide.
If you are a condo or townhouse owner looking to buy in the near future, there are special considerations you will need to recognize when it comes to your insurance coverages. Square One explores how you protect condo and townhouse improvements, personal liability, contents, and more.
Do you really need tenants insurance in Canada? Find out the top reasons why you should have tenant insurance, regardless if your landlord requires it or not.
Landslides can devastate an area. Learn how you can protect your home and family from landslide damages with certain insurance coverages and other government assisted programs. Also learn what an act of god is and how you can be protected.
Both floods and earthquakes can cause devastation to an area. Learn if flood damage is covered by home insurance policies offered in Canada, as well as how you can protect yourself and your home from earthquakes.
Hail storms can be unexpected and cause a lot of damage to your home. Learn how home insurance can protect you against damages to your roofs, skylights, and other areas of the home. And what you can do if you’re a victim of hail damage.
Learn about drones, their safety guidelines per Transport Canada, and how they relate to the insurance industry with this article from Square One.
Your insurance score is important for determining the appropriate premium that a provider will charge you for home insurance. There are several factors such as credit checks, employment history and others that is important to know as an insurance customer.
