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Super Bowl Savings! Save 25% Off
The 2015 Super Bowl is coming!
Super Bowl savings: 25% off three of our most popular CE Course Subscriptions till Monday, February 2nd! With ILScorp’s CE Course Subscriptions, get access to hundreds of hours of provincially accredited insurance training online courses in both text and streaming video formats. CE Course Subscriptions are your best value, you save money compared to purchasing individual courses! Save time and money by completing your continuing education requirements entirely online, no paperwork or commute.
AODA Compliance in 2015: Are You Up to Date?
AODA Compliance Update: January 1, 2015, Requirements
Adding to those AODA requirements under the Customer Service and general requirements under Integrated Accessibility Standards that are already in force, effective January 1, 2015, a number of additional requirements came into force.
By January 1, 2015, all employees and others providing services on behalf of a large organization must receive training on the Human Rights Code as it pertains to persons with disabilities and the Integrated Standards.
By January 1, 2015, large organizations must ensure that their feedback processes can be administered in accessible formats and with communication supports, upon request.
By January 1, 2015, small organizations must ensure have developed and implemented accessibility policies describing how the organization will achieve accessibility and compliance with the Integrated Standards. These policies do not have to be in writing, however, how are you going to communicate these policies to the public or employees if they are not in writing? Something to think about!
By January 1, 2015, small organizations must have regard to accessibility issues when designing, procuring or acquiring self-service kiosk.
Producers (publishers) and educational libraries must under the Information and Communication standard that is part of the Integrated Standard, whether large or small must make conversion ready educational textbooks. Exceptions do apply.
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New Course: Introduction to Insurance Fraud
As long as there has been insurance, fraud and deception have co-existed. There has always been an element of society prone to trying to obtain benefits they are not entitled to. Most would agree there will always be a percentage of insurance claims deemed fraudulent. This means the goal is to discourage fraud. Awareness, knowledge and training are tools that can be used to limit fraud.
Web pages are full of headline-making insurance scams. In the stories that abound are found examples of frauds from every category of insurance. So long as wealth changes hand, they will be those who attempt to wrongfully seize a portion of this.
The objective of ILScorp’s new online course Introduction to Insurance Fraud is to provide skills and training for employees on the topic of insurance fraud. This course provides information on techniques for identifying the common signs of fraud. It also supplies information on the behaviors associated with these types of actions.
7 New Year’s Resolutions to make you a better Insurance Broker
It’s a new year –and with a new year, comes New Year’s resolutions. Most of us make plans to be healthier, drink less or read more but what about on a professional level? How many of us make professional New Year’s resolutions?
As you reflect on your results for 2014, using the beginning of a new year is a great excuse to make some professional resolutions.
Here are 7 New Year’s Resolutions you can use to make yourself a better broker:
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2015!
From all of us at ILScorp, we wish you a happy, healthy and prosperous 2015! Thank you for your support over the past year, and we look forward to working with you in 2015.
The ILSCorp.com offices will be closed today and will re-open on Friday, Jan. 2 at 8 a.m. PST.
We Wish You And Yours A Peaceful Holiday Season
To our Customers, Business Associates, and Friends: All of us at ILScorp wish you peace and happiness this Holiday Season.
Our thoughts turn gratefully to those who have made our progress possible, and in the spirit we say, simply but sincerely… Thank YOU and may your New Year be pleasant and prosperous!
The ILScorp offices will close at 2 pm PST on Wednesday, Dec. 24 and will re-open on Monday, Dec. 29 at 8 a.m. PST.
We hope that you can enjoy the holidays with loved ones, wherever you are celebrating!
Happy Holidays!
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Is Your Office Taking Steps to Avoid Liability for the Christmas Party?
It’s Christmas party season, and while with that comes fun, it also brings liability concerns as courts are holding employers in part or wholly responsible for injuries sustained at these events. Anyone holding an office party needs to be aware of a few key concerns, employment lawyer Gabe Somjen of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP told the Journal of Commerce.
Does professional financial planning really make a difference?
Research shows that Canadians with financial plans feel they are saving more, living well, and experiencing higher levels of overall contentment in their lives. The Value of Financial Planning, a three-year longitudinal study which included close to 15,000 Canadians, was commissioned by FPSC® and the Financial Planning Foundation.
The study revealed that, regardless of net worth, Canadians who engage in comprehensive financial planning report significantly higher levels of financial and emotional well-being
10 Questions to Ask your Financial Planner
Financial planners can help you plan for retirement, find the best way to finance a new home, save for your child’s education or simply help put your finances in order. Whatever your needs, working with an appropriately qualified financial planner is a crucial step in helping you meet short-term and long- term goals that will help ensure your future financial well-being.
Finding the right planner is extremely important because your choice will almost certainly affect the security of your financial future. The following questions will help you interview and evaluate financial planners to find a competent, qualified professional with whom you feel comfortable and whose business style suits your needs.