Author: Brendan H

Field Notes: This Week on the Farm — Storms, Budget Wins, and a New Pest on the Radar

Field Notes: This Week on the Farm — Storms, Budget Wins, and a New Pest on the Radar Published by Keystone Insurance Brokers | June 30, 2026 | keystoneins.caIt’s been an eventful week for Manitoba producers, with severe summer storms, a provincial budget release, and a first-of-its-kind pest detection all making headlines. For farmers across […]

Mile Markers: Trucking Insurance & Risk Report

Mile Markers: Trucking Insurance & Risk Report Published by Keystone Insurance Brokers | June 30, 2026 | keystoneins.ca National Database Push, Rising Claims, and What It Means for Manitoba Fleets It’s been a busy week for Manitoba’s trucking industry, with developments touching nearly every corner of fleet operations — from safety regulation and insurance economics […]

2026 Commercial Insurance Trends: What Business Owners Need to Know Now

2026 Commercial Insurance Trends: What Business Owners Need to Know Now Published by Keystone Insurance Brokers | June 22, 2026 | keystoneins.ca If you’ve renewed a commercial policy recently, you may have noticed something unusual: rates are finally easing. After several years of steady increases, U.S. commercial insurance pricing grew by just 2.5% in the […]

Soggy Fields, Strained Margins: This Week in Manitoba Agriculture

Soggy Fields, Strained Margins: This Week in Manitoba Agriculture Published by Keystone Insurance Brokers | June 22, 2026 | keystoneins.ca Summer arrived in Manitoba this week carrying a familiar mix of relief and worry. Most of the province has finally closed the book on spring seeding, but the Interlake and Parkland are still pumping water […]

Soaked Fields, Stranded Cattle, and One Big Win: Manitoba’s Farm Week in Review

Soaked Fields, Stranded Cattle, and One Big Win: Manitoba’s Farm Week in Review Published by Keystone Insurance Brokers | June 17, 2026 | keystoneins.ca Soaked Fields, Stranded Cattle, and One Big Win: Manitoba’s Farm Week in Review It has been a hard week to be a farmer in Manitoba. A line of violent storms that […]

This Week in Trucking: Driver Inc. Enforcement, Surging Premiums, and the East-West Pivot

This Week in Trucking: Driver Inc. Enforcement, Surging Premiums, and the East-West Pivot Published by Keystone Insurance Brokers | June 15, 2026 | keystoneins.ca The Canadian trucking industry is navigating a period of rapid change. From a sweeping federal crackdown on employment misclassification to double-digit insurance premium increases and a fundamental shift in trade-lane geography, […]

This Week in Trucking: Rising Rates, Cargo Theft, and What Canadian Fleets Need to Know

This Week in Trucking: Rising Rates, Cargo Theft, and What Canadian Fleets Need to Know Published by Keystone Insurance Brokers | June 10, 2026 | keystoneins.caFor Canadian trucking businesses and fleet managers, the landscape is shifting on multiple fronts this week. From tightening freight capacity and rising insurance premiums to an increasingly sophisticated wave of […]

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Cargo Theft at Record Highs

Cargo Theft at Record Highs

Cargo Theft at Record Highs: Why Businesses in Canada and the U.S. Need to Pay Attention Cargo theft is no longer an occasional risk—it has become one of the fastest-growing threats facing supply chains across North America. In both Canada and the United States, the numbers are staggering. In the first quarter of 2025 alone, […]