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What Canadian snowbirds need to know about the Florida home insurance market

LAST UPDATED: January 14, 2025 For Canadian snowbirds who own property in Florida, the rising cost of home insurance in the state...

What Canadian Snowbirds Need to Know About Car Accidents in the U.S.

LAST UPDATED: February 13, 2024 The majority of Canadian snowbirds spend their winters in the southern U.S., and according to our...

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Everything Canadian snowbirds need to know about hurricane insurance

LAST UPDATED: December 7, 2022 Recent years have seen an increase in the frequency and severity of hurricanes in popular snowbird...

Travel Insurance Tips for Snowbirds with Pre-Existing Medical Conditions

Travel medical insurance is a must for snowbirds - or anyone travelling outside their home province, for that matter. However...

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Tips for Snowbirds Who Need Ongoing Medical Treatment While Away for the Winter

As we age, it’s inevitable that we develop chronic medical conditions that require some form of ongoing monitoring or treatment...

Tips for Canadian Snowbirds Who Require Ongoing Medical Treatment

Changes to OHIP Out-of-Country Coverage Lead to Confusion and Misinformation

Since the Ontario government announced that OHIP would end all coverage for out-of-country medical expenses in October 2019, there...

OHIP Changes to Out-of-Country Coverage Leads to Confusion and Misinformation

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Loss of OHIP Out-of-Country Coverage Has Implications for Snowbirds

The Ontario government confirmed on May 1, 2019 that it will eliminate OHIP’s out-of-country travel insurance coverage after a...

OHIP Cuts Out-of-Country Coverage for Snowbirds

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Auto Insurance Tips for Canadian Snowbirds Driving to the U.S.

If you’re a typical Canadian snowbird, it’s likely that you will be taking your own vehicle to the U.S. over the winter. But...

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What Type of Travel Medical Insurance Plan is Best For Snowbirds?

For Canadian snowbirds, travel medical insurance is an absolute must. However, choosing the best type of travel insurance policy...

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Trip Cancellation and Interruption Insurance – Top Tips for Canadian Snowbirds

While most Canadian snowbirds know that getting travel medical insurance coverage is an absolute must prior to leaving Canada for...

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How to Make a Travel Medical Insurance Claim – Top Tips for Canadian Snowbirds

Filing a travel medical insurance claim can be a stressful and anxiety provoking process, even for the most experienced snowbirds...

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Rejected for Snowbird Travel Medical Insurance? You May Still Have Options

In a previous article, I wrote about the underwriting process and what Canadian snowbirds can expect when answering medical...

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A Snowbird’s Guide to Understanding Travel Medical Insurance “Stability Periods”

Many Snowbirds are not aware of some of the terms and conditions found in their travel insurance policies, in particular, the need...

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The Inside Scoop on Travel Insurance Medical Questionnaires for Snowbirds

For Canadian snowbirds, completing a medical questionnaire is often the most important, and sometimes a confusing part of applying...

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How Canadian Snowbirds Can Run into Trouble in the U.S. and Canada

There are a number of ways that Canadian snowbirds can run into difficulties on both sides of the border, with many related to...

7 Tips for Saving Money on Snowbird Travel Medical Insurance

Every year when the late summer and early fall rolls around, Canadian snowbirds are prompted to seek out or renew their travel...

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Top 7 Tips when Shopping for Snowbird Travel Insurance

While buying travel medical insurance is a must for every Canadian snowbird, shopping for the right policy can be a time consuming...

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Travel Medical Insurance Secrets - What Canadian Snowbirds REALLY Need to Know

Snowbird travel medical insurance policies are full of legalese that can be difficult, if not impossible to understand, and as...

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How Much Does Travel Insurance Cost for Canadian Snowbirds?

If you’re in the dark about how much snowbird travel insurance should cost, you’re not alone. With so many different policies...

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Snowbird Travel Insurance Nightmares – Don’t Let This Happen to You!

If you’re over 55 and travel outside Canada, you’re probably familiar with the dreaded medical questionnaire you need to complete...

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Snowbirds, Don't Risk Losing Your Provincial Health Care Insurance!

Every province and territory has residency rules that must be followed in order to remain eligible for government health insurance...

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Snowbird Advisor Launches Unique Travel Insurance Solution for Canadian Snowbirds

Snowbird Advisor is happy to announce the launch of our new travel insurance service designed to meet the specific needs of...

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Why Canadian Snowbird Who Own Vacation Homes Need Both Hurricane and Flood Insurance

With the recent devastation from Hurricane Irma in Florida and the Caribbean and Hurricane Harvey in Texas, Canadians who own real...

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Your travel medical insurance premium is eligible for a tax credit!

If you’re a snowbird, August is usually the time to start exploring your travel medical insurance options for the upcoming winter...

What Are the Florida Home Insurance Options for Snowbirds?

We just received our home insurance renewal for our place in Florida and the price has gone up a LOT. Plus, they don’t offer flood...

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Do OHIP Changes affect my private travel insurance coverage?

I’ve heard that when OHIP stops coverage for out-of-country medical expenses, my private travel insurance policy won’t cover me...

How do travel medical insurance claim payments work?

If I need medical treatment while travelling, will I have to cover the expenses out of pocket and claim them later, or will my...

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How long can I be away and not lose my Provincial health coverage?

My husband and I have both just retired and are beginning our snowbird lifestyle. I have heard that we could lose our provincial...

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