Tenant insurance.
Vancity offers tenant insurance through Squamish Insurance.
What does tenant insurance cover?
If you’re a renter, tenant insurance allows you to protect your belongings and lower the financial burden of various unexpected events.
- Personal property
Protects your personal belongings such as your clothes, furniture, appliances, electronics, and other valuable possessions from theft, fire, and other causes of loss. Coverage can be customized to better include certain possessions such as bikes and jewelry. - Liability coverage
Covers you for lawsuits due to accidental damage to other peoples’ property or unintentional injury to others you cause anywhere in the world. - Additional living expenses
Provides for temporary accommodation if you are unable to stay in your home due to damage that is covered by your policy.
Why use an insurance brokerage?
Squamish Insurance, a Vancity company, is an insurance brokerage. To use their services, you don’t have to have your mortgage with Vancity and you don’t have to live in Squamish! Here are the benefits of choosing Squamish Insurance as your broker:
- Multiple quotes in one place
A brokerage is different because Squamish Insurance reaches out to multiple insurance providers to find your match. They compare options from leading Canadian insurance markets to get you value and the coverage you need. - Completely online
From submitting forms to virtual meetings and e-signatures, the entire process can be completed online from anywhere. - Advisors you can trust
Squamish Insurance provides advice specific to your situation and will work with you if you have an insurance claim. They can answer any questions you have about what is and isn’t covered in your insurance policy.
How to get tenant insurance.
You can apply for tenant insurance at any time, it doesn’t have to be a new lease.
Get a quote
Connect with Squamish Insurance, and they’ll ask you to provide some information about your home. They’ll use this information when connecting with insurance providers to find plans that meet your needs for coverage and costs.
For examples of questions that will be asked, review the questionnaires:Customize your coverage
If there are particular items you are concerned about, Squamish Insurance will discuss them with you and adjust your limits and deductibles, if required.
Review and sign, all online
Squamish Insurance will go over your policy options together, set up payment schedules, and finalize any details over a call, virtual meeting, or email.
* SCU Insurance Services Ltd. carries on business as Squamish Insurance.