Long vacations and extended business trips leave your Winnipeg area home vulnerable to theft and damage. With a few simple steps you can protect your home while you’re away, deterring thieves and avoiding accidental and environmental damage.

While spring time for most families in Winnipeg is a welcome time of year, it’s not quite as welcome a season for the parents of students starting driver’s education.

There are two main forms of Homeowners Insurance policies: Comprehensive and Broad. Both the Broad and the Comprehensive forms of homeowner's coverage provide “All Perils” coverage on your home and detached structures. The major difference falls on the coverage for your personal belongings or “contents”. A Comprehensive policy covers your belongings on the same “All Perils” basis and a Broad policy covers your contents on a “Named Perils” basis.

Water damage happens, especially in Winnipeg and the surrounding area. Homeowners need to take steps to protect their property from sewer backup and flooding, as well as making sure proper home insurance is in place.

Will the structure and contents of your detached garage or shed be covered in case of fire or vandalism? It’s important to understand your policy before anything unfortunate happens on your property.

With the long weekend just around the corner, Team Insurance Brokers and our neighbours in McIvor Mall on Henderson Highway are getting ready to celebrate Easter this coming Saturday morning.

If the unusual conditions this winter have left you with questions, Team Insurance Brokers has answers for you, all within reach by call or by click.

While the 2011-2012 winter has been unseasonably warm (on most days at least), the headline that is been predominant in Winnipeg has instead been focused on garage and house fires.