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Group rates feared: Plans for group coverage for home and auto insurance could harm small inndependent agents, says Don Jamieson, president of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Ontario
Group rates feared: Plans for group coverage for home and auto insurance could harm small inndependent agents, says Don Jamieson, president of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Ontario

Group rates feared: Plans for group coverage for home and auto insurance could harm small inndependent agents, says Don Jamieson, president of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Ontario

Date10/30/1979
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0128756F
Confidential circular to agents : The Federal Life Assurance Co., Hamilton, Ontario : pointers on investment insurance
Confidential circular to agents : The Federal Life Assurance Co., Hamilton, Ontario : pointers on investment insurance
1896
He rates: Ontario Mortgage Brokers Association president Ken Somers scored 11 out of 15 on our quiz.
He rates: Ontario Mortgage Brokers Association president Ken Somers scored 11 out of 15 on our quiz.
12/3/1980
Stephen Lewis is glamorizing Manitoba's low auto insurance rates, when they won't be low much longer, reader says in letter below.
Stephen Lewis is glamorizing Manitoba's low auto insurance rates, when they won't be low much longer, reader says in letter below.
5/21/1974
W. H. Thornburn, chairman of the Toronto Stock Exchange board of governors, sees a small revival of confidence by Canadian investors, but much less than I had expected by this time. He forecasts continued sluggishness in trading until corporate earnings improve. Thornburn thinks there could be new speculation in oil and gas stocks when results of winter drilling become available. Cost-cutting and other controls have prepared brokers for any new storms, he says.
W. H. Thornburn, chairman of the Toronto Stock Exchange board of governors, sees a small revival of confidence by Canadian investors, but much less than I had expected by this time. He forecasts continued sluggishness in trading until corporate earnings improve. Thornburn thinks there could be new speculation in oil and gas stocks when results of winter drilling become available. Cost-cutting and other controls have prepared brokers for any new storms, he says.
12/31/1970
Security measures: Two security agents run beside French President Francois Mitterrand's limousine for half a block before getting into following cars
Security measures: Two security agents run beside French President Francois Mitterrand's limousine for half a block before getting into following cars
6/19/1988
Agents' Price List for the Home Sewing Machine
Agents' Price List for the Home Sewing Machine
Approximately 1870
Terms to agents : ... your esteemed favor is received, we shall be pleased to have you act as our agent, enclosed find circulars of our new book The art of money making
Terms to agents : ... your esteemed favor is received, we shall be pleased to have you act as our agent, enclosed find circulars of our new book The art of money making
1870 circa
George Beer, 69, shows how today's hard-working commission salesman sets out laden with samples for his day's work. Beer has been working 22 years to form the Ontario Federation of Commission Agents. With 400 members, it has one goal for all: guaranteed commissions for its enterprising members.
George Beer, 69, shows how today's hard-working commission salesman sets out laden with samples for his day's work. Beer has been working 22 years to form the Ontario Federation of Commission Agents. With 400 members, it has one goal for all: guaranteed commissions for its enterprising members.
12/24/1975
Security bill: Ontario's Roy McMurtry (right) and other provincial attorneys-general have been sharply critical of powers proposed for security agents by Solicitor-General Robert Kaplan
Security bill: Ontario's Roy McMurtry (right) and other provincial attorneys-general have been sharply critical of powers proposed for security agents by Solicitor-General Robert Kaplan
4/22/1983
Ron Malezis, president of CBN Financial Group, one of the city's largest mortgage brokers, suggests leasing with an option to buy is a safe way to find a home
Ron Malezis, president of CBN Financial Group, one of the city's largest mortgage brokers, suggests leasing with an option to buy is a safe way to find a home
2/6/1990
Facts of life: Life insurance companies consider age, sex and physical handicaps when setting rates, and industry needs relief from human rights laws which were written without regard to such facts of life, says industry's top spokemen Edward Crawford.
Facts of life: Life insurance companies consider age, sex and physical handicaps when setting rates, and industry needs relief from human rights laws which were written without regard to such facts of life, says industry's top spokemen Edward Crawford.
5/26/1980
A family affair: Former literary agents Stanley (left), Nancy and David Colbert are the principals in a new venture, Harper and Collins, combining publishing and book distribution
A family affair: Former literary agents Stanley (left), Nancy and David Colbert are the principals in a new venture, Harper and Collins, combining publishing and book distribution
3/2/1989