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Car insurance that customers love and trust
If you live in Ontario or Quebec, you can protect yourself and your vehicle with car insurance from Square One. You can personalize your limits, coverages, and deductibles—all online—and receive your policy in minutes.
Car insurance policies offered by Square One include all mandatory coverages required in Ontario and Quebec, but we also make it easy to add optional coverages at the click of a button. Build your ideal car insurance policy with the coverage you need at the price you want. Keep reading to learn more about our unique approach.
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4.7 out of 5. That’s how customers rate Square One Insurance Services after writing N/A reviews. And with an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau, people clearly love the way we're changing car insurance.
Digital platform
With Square One, you can get a quote, buy a policy and even submit a claim – all online, from the comfort of your own home. Quotes and policies are managed through your online account, but if you need help, expert assistance from one of our licensed insurance agents is just a webchat or phone call away.
The right protection
Protecting yourself on the road has never been simpler. We make it easy for you to secure the coverage you need for your vehicle, and to add optional coverage as needed for maximum peace of mind.
Instant online applications
When you need car insurance, get it online in minutes. No trips to the broker’s office, no waiting. From your phone or your laptop, complete your car insurance application in no time, and get your policy right away.
Personalized coverage
All policies include mandatory coverages, of course. We also make it easy to add as many (or as few) optional coverages as you wish. Comprehensive and collision coverage, extra glass coverage, rental car coverage, and dozens of other options await.
Need to make a claim?
Making a car insurance claim is easy. In fact, most of the process can be done online. You'll get your own dedicated adjuster to work with you from start to finish to make sure you’re back on the road in no time.
Monthly payments
When you buy car insurance from Square One, you can opt for annual or monthly payments. You can also change your payment information through your online account.
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Learn how you’re protected
with Square One
When you buy car insurance from us, the experience is straightforward from quote to claim. You can also download sample policy wordings for Ontario or Quebec.
Choose your province below and learn more about the coverages, deductibles, protection, and claim service offered by Square One and its car insurance underwriter.
Liability coverages
When you’re at fault for an accident, you’ll need Third-Party Liability coverage to protect you against legal costs and damages. Liability coverage is mandatory for all drivers in Canada. Third-Party Liability coverage applies when you’re responsible for damaging another person’s vehicle or property, or for injuring someone else in a vehicle accident.
If you’re at fault for an accident and your liability coverage limit isn’t high enough to cover the damages, you’ll have to pay the remainder out of pocket.
Physical damage coverages
When you buy car insurance, of course you want to protect your actual car. There are several types of physical damage coverages available to protect your vehicle from everything from collision to theft.
Direct compensation property damage: Direct Compensation for Property Damage (or DCPD) doesn’t exist in every province. It's mandatory in some provinces, though drivers can opt out in Alberta and Ontario. DCPD is an alternate form of Collision insurance that covers you to the extent that you’re not at fault for a collision. If your vehicle is damaged in a collision and you’re not at fault, you’ll deal only with your own insurance provider for the repairs. If you are at fault, your Collision coverage will apply instead. If you’re 50% at fault, your repairs will be 50% covered under DCPD and 50% under Collision coverage.
Collision coverage: Collision coverage insures your vehicle for damage it sustains from collisions with other vehicles, objects, or the ground. Collision coverage is optional in most provinces, though you’ll need it if you’re leasing or financing your vehicle. Collision coverage only insures your own vehicle. If you’re at fault for damage to someone else’s car, your liability coverage will respond to cover those repairs.
Comprehensive coverage: Comprehensive coverage insures your vehicle against damage from events that aren’t collisions. Like Collision coverage, it’s optional in most provinces. Comprehensive coverage is relatively broad. It covers losses from fires, hailstorms, theft, vandalism and many things in between. Note that collisions with wild animals fall under Comprehensive coverage, not collision coverage.
All perils coverage: All Perils coverage, also known as all risks coverage, is the broadest coverage available for physical damage. It combines collision and comprehensive coverages into a single package, and adds slightly broader theft protection, too.
Specified perils coverage: Specified Perils coverage is a lighter version of comprehensive coverage. It covers the same types of losses, but allows you to pick and choose only certain perils to cover.
Accident benefits
Accident benefits are a group of different coverages that offer compensation for drivers, passengers, or pedestrians injured in a vehicle accident. Accident benefits are a standard coverage on all car insurance policies, though the specific benefits and limits can vary.
There’s a range of various benefits available, but listed below are the main ones.
Income replacement: When someone’s injured in an accident, income replacement coverage will help make up for the income they lose while they can’t work. There’s a similar coverage available for those who don’t qualify for income replacement.
Medical and rehabilitation: If an injured person requires medical attention or rehabilitation following the accident, this coverage will help pay for those costs.
Death + funeral expenses: If someone is killed in an accident, this coverage will provide compensation to their family, and help cover funeral costs.
Caregiver benefits: If an injured person normally cares for a member of their household (like a child or ailing parent), this benefit will cover expenses to hire someone to care for them in the injured person’s stead.
Policy deductibles
A deductible is the amount of money you will pay when you make a claim, before your insurance policy pays the rest of the claim. On a car insurance policy, many coverages have their own deductible. In most cases, you’ll be able to choose your own deductible for each coverage.
A higher deductible will lower your premiums, but you’ll have to pay more in the event of a claim. A lower deductible raises your premiums, but you’ll have to cover a lower cost if you make a claim. If you’re not at fault for an accident, you normally won’t have to pay a deductible. For non-fault coverages (like Comprehensive), you’ll always need to pay the deductible.
Below are some of the separate deductibles you might see on your policy.
Direct compensation for property damage (DCPD) coverage: If your vehicle is damaged in a collision, you’ll deal with your own insurer. The standard DCPD deductible is $0. If you select a higher DCPD deductible, you’ll have to pay the DCPD deductible multiplied by the percentage to which you were at fault for the accident.
Collision coverage: If you’re involved in a collision for which you’re at fault (even partially), you’ll have to pay your collision deductible. The standard collision deductible is $500. If you’re totally not at fault, you won’t have to pay any collision deductible.
Endorsements
Endorsements are optional extras you can add to your policy to add new coverages or enhance existing coverages on the policy. There are many endorsements available depending on the province and the insurance provider. Below are a few examples.
Loss of use: If your vehicle is damaged (and the damage is covered by your policy), this endorsement will cover the cost of a rental car while yours is in the shop.
Damage to non-owned vehicles: Endorsement extends many of the policy’s coverage to vehicles that the insured is renting or borrowing (like a vacation rental car, for example).
Civil liability coverage
When you’re at fault for an accident, you need civil liability coverage to protect you against legal costs and damages. Liability coverage is mandatory for all drivers in Canada. Civil liability coverage applies when you’re held civilly liable for damaging another person’s vehicle or property with the insured car.
If you’re at fault for an accident and your liability coverage limit isn’t high enough to cover the damages, you’ll have to pay the remainder out of pocket. If you damage another vehicle, or someone else’s property in an accident, you’ll be liable for the cost of repairs. Your car insurance’s liability coverage will respond to help pay those costs, up to your civil liability coverage limit. It will also help cover the costs of a legal defense in any lawsuits related to such incidents.
Physical damage coverages
When you buy car insurance, of course you want to protect your actual car. There are several types of physical damage coverages available to protect your vehicle from everything from collision to theft.
Collision and upset coverage: Collision and upset coverage insures your vehicle for damage it sustains from collisions with other vehicles, objects, animals, or the ground. It also covers damage from hit-and-runs. Collision coverage is optional, though you’ll need it if you’re leasing or financing your vehicle. Collision coverage only insures your own vehicle. If you’re at fault for damage to someone else’s car, your civil liability coverage will respond to cover those repairs.
Comprehensive coverage: Comprehensive coverage insures your vehicle against damage from events that aren’t collisions. Like Collision coverage, it’s optional in most provinces. Comprehensive coverage is relatively broad. It covers losses from fires, hailstorms, theft, vandalism and many things in between.
All perils coverage: All Perils coverage, also known as all risks coverage, is the broadest coverage available for physical damage. It combines collision and comprehensive coverages into a single package.
Specified perils coverage: Specified Perils coverage is a lighter version of comprehensive coverage. It covers losses of a similar variety, but from a more limited list, including hail, fire, theft, and others.
Policy deductibles
A deductible is the amount of money you will pay when you make a claim, before your insurance policy pays the rest of the claim. On a car insurance policy, many coverages have their own deductible. In most cases, you’ll be able to choose your own deductible for each coverage.
A higher deductible will lower your premiums, but you’ll have to pay more in the event of a claim. A lower deductible raises your premiums, but you’ll have to cover a lower cost if you make a claim. If you’re not at fault for an accident, you normally won’t have to pay a deductible. For non-fault coverages (like Comprehensive), you’ll always need to pay the deductible.
Below are some of the separate deductibles you might see on your policy.
Collision coverage: If you’re involved in a collision for which you’re at fault (even partially), you’ll have to pay your collision and upset deductible. The standard collision deductible is $500. If you’re totally not at fault, you won’t have to pay any collision deductible.
Endorsements
Endorsements are optional extras you can add to your policy to add new coverages or enhance existing coverages on the policy. There are many endorsements available depending on the province and the insurance provider. Below are a few examples.
Accident benefits: Protects eligible drivers in the event of injury or death resulting from a car accident. Includes limits of $5,000 for death benefits, $5,000 for dismemberment benefits, and $2,000 for reimbursement of medical expenses. Accident benefits are standard on all car insurance policies sold by Square One in Quebec.
Loss of use: If your vehicle is damaged (and the damage is covered by your policy), this endorsement will cover the cost of a rental car while yours is in the shop.
Rental car coverage: Endorsement extends many of the policy’s coverage to vehicles that the insured is renting or borrowing (like a vacation rental car, for example).
Waiver of depreciation: This waives the depreciation on a new vehicle during the early period of ownership for covered claims involving damage to the vehicle. Basically, it ensures that your coverage limit stays high enough to cover what you owe on the vehicle while it’s still relatively new.
Making a claim. You buy insurance for peace-of-mind, so if you do need to make a claim we believe it should be simple and stress-free. That's why all Square One customers are protected by our car insurance underwriter’s commitment to handling claims fairly:
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