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Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, We just bought a trailer/lanai in a park in Florida. We realize that home insurance is outrageous (if you can even get coverage), BUT shouldn’t we have liability coverage? Comments, please. Allen Taylor Pickering, ON Response: Ed: Liability insurance is absolutely necessary and it is not expensive. Call your Canadian insurer and […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, Ross Quigley’s article in the summer 2010 edition of CSANews (‘Let me first say that Medipac is fine!’) hit the nail on the head. I suspect that our personal case illustrates the need very clearly. We went for a short, three-week holiday that included a one-week cruise out of Tampa last spring, […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, Re: Joint tenancy with right of survivorship My wife and I purchased a condo in Florida approximately 20 years ago. The deed indicated that both of us are “grantees” (purchasers) and also specifies that we are husband and wife. We have been told by an attorney (who is also an acquaintance) that […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, We are writing to express our sincere thanks for the excellent service that we received from Medipac employees. Each person with whom we spoke, to seek assistance, was efficient and knowledgeable about the Medipac insurance. We had not realized that my husband Norman was not eligible for the regular insurance and that […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, Our insurance company requires that the house be checked every two days in order that we are covered. Are there any companies out there that do this for a small fee or is it better to hire someone yourself? Sandra Green Barrie, ON Response: Ed.: All companies have some type of requirement […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, My wife and I just retired this year and unfortunately shortly afterwards, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was successfully removed and there was no further spread of the disease. She is starting chemo for four treatments in September and then will finish with five weeks of radiation on or about […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, For your info, I have a story of interest but do not wish to have my name published in the CSANews. A few years ago, I surrendered my U.S. driver’s licence for a Canadian driver’s licence. Last spring (2008), when I renewed my BOAT insurance, my insurance company called to say that […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, Enclosed is our Early Bird Application for our upcoming winter season in Florida. I just wanted to enclose with the application our heartfelt thanks for Medipac’s wonderful response to our emergency medical requirements last winter. It was five days before our only daughter’s wedding in the Dominican Republic and we were scheduled […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, We are two of 2,000 in Westwind R.V. Park and many more thousands in 30 other parks in Yuma. We are now aware of a special insurance problem for Canadians and their vehicle insurance. We hope this information will help many others. We were innocent victims of a rear-end collision last Dec. […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I am 85 years old and have taken health insurance every year going south for the past 15 years. I often wondered what would happen if I needed help. While in Las Vegas, I broke my hip. I had wonderful treatment from the first phone call. Medipac took care of everything, even […]