MONTREAL’S PASSION FOR THE ARTS

“One of the strengths of Montreal is the fact that we have always appreciated the arts. We’ve got a passion for it that other cities don’t have at a very basic level. What is disturbing to me today is that perhaps the arts are not being supported like they used to be, and it is […]

MONTREAL THEATER PIONEER MICHEL TREMBLAY

“One of the aspects of Montreal that I find extraordinary is the artistic side of our city. From a very young age, I had the opportunity to experience les pièces de Michel Tremblay, but Michel Tremblay, as a lot of people don’t know, and he’s very low key about it, he’s also the author of […]

MOVING ON TO GREATNESS

“Being a lifetime Montrealer, I have seen this city go through massive change. And it’s probably at a point now economically where it is moving towards its former greatness. I don’t think it is fair to delude anybody into thinking that Montreal is where it was 40 years ago, and I know, I was in […]

IT’S ALWAYS THE RIGHT TIME TO GET INSURED

“The best time to get insurance is between two o’clock and 4:30 in the afternoon. There is no good time to buy insurance, but there is always no good time not to buy insurance. Whether you buy an insurance policy on a newborn, whether you purchase an insurance policy in your mid teens, early 20s, […]

INTER-GENERATIONAL WEALTH TRANSFER

“When you talk about insurance or financial security planning, the important thing is to understand what role the insurance product needs to play. But there’s an overall understanding of insurance that everyone should have. There is a perspective that everyone should hold when it comes to life insurance and financial security planning, and that is […]

IT TAKES COURAGE TO PURCHASE LIFE INSURANCE

“The conversation that I have with my clients will always be initially at a very general level. I can’t really go into too many details until I get to know an individual, and one of the ways I get to know an individual is to allow them to get to know me first. So I […]

THE STIGMA OF LIFE INSURANCE

“One of the challenges about selling the products that I sell and offering the services that I offer is that there is a stigma associated with the discussion on life insurance. Because at the end of the day, that’s what it comes down to. So what I’ve been able to evolve over the years is […]

LOOKING AT LIFE INSURANCE IN A BETTER LIGHT

“One of the things that I’ve learned over the years is that the financial security products that I sell are often not well received because of the image that they have. But if you back that up, turn it around a little bit, and understand that there are so many dynamic, risk-taking Montrealers, and so […]

TALKING ABOUT INSURANCE ON A HUMAN LEVEL

“The life insurance products and the group insurance products are important tools, but they’re human tools, and nobody, frankly, has the courage to talk about them in human terms. And what I do is bring that to the table, but I still do it driven by the passion and the context of the society that […]

I HAVE NO INTENTION OF LEAVING

“I’ve been selling life insurance in the province of Quebec and in Montreal for 40 years, you know? I’ve done it with a lot of pride, I’ve done it with a lot of commitment, and I’ve done it with a lot of passion for the people in this city and this province, because I love […]

LIFE INSURANCE HAS A SIGNIFICANT AFFECT ON THE ECONOMY

“When you look at the economic situation in Montreal in perspective as to where it has been and where it is now, the products and services that I put into place are basically life insurance products, and frankly, life insurance, ew, nobody likes to talk about life insurance. But in reality, what we’re doing is […]

MONTREALERS ARE UNIQUE

“What makes it so exciting to do business in Montreal is the fact that there’s a broad diversity of ideas, values, ethnicities, but there is something that makes Montreal very unique in that regard. So the challenges are not only to put together the hard and fast numbers aspect of financial security planning, but also […]

MONTREAL’S​ ECONOMIC DIVERSITY

“When you talk about the advancement of Montreal as a city economically, one of the things that differentiates us is that we are very broadly based in terms of the economic drivers. It’s always interesting to grab a headline with AI, it’s always interesting to grab a headline with biotech, whatever the particular industry may […]

PLANNED GIVING

“One of the more interesting aspects of what I do is I will often talk to my clients about something that’s called planned giving, which is essentially using the tool of a life insurance policy to provide funds for an institution, a not for profit institution, in the name of a family or in the […]

ENSURING BUSINESS CONTINUITY

“One specific aspect of what I do is work with entrepreneurs who are concerned about business continuity. Business continuity is simply the ability to accurately, properly, and objectively understand the importance of putting programs into place that will allow their businesses to continue. That being said, if you use a numbers example of a business […]