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As some of you may know, The United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Breakfast was held recently on March 23 at the Best Western Nor’Wester. This 5th Annual Celebration focused its diversity topics around 2011 being the International Year of Youth.  We at TBI had the pleasure of attending this fine event [...]

To help us get in the spirit for our upcoming workshop “The Unspoken Dialogue”, our special guest speaker, Dr. Robert Rail, has written some fantastic articles that highlight some of the important things to keep in mind when interpreting body language.  “Reading the Signs” is the last article in our series.  Click here to view the [...]

To help us get in the spirit for our upcoming workshop “The Unspoken Dialogue”, our special guest speaker, Dr. Robert Rail, has written some fantastic articles that highlight some of the important things to keep in mind when interpreting body language.  “Spotting a Liar” is the second article in our series.  Click here to view the first [...]

To help us get in the spirit for our upcoming workshop “The Unspoken Dialogue”, our special guest speaker, Dr. Robert Rail, has written some fantastic articles that highlight some of the important things to keep in mind when interpreting body language.  “Watch Them Talk” is the first article in our series.  Click here to view the [...]

TBI University, a division of Thunder Bay Insurance is proud to present the following workshop on Saturday, April 16th and Sunday, April 17th.  We encourage you to attend to learn how to understand body language and how you can use your own body language to control interviews and negotations. Registration & payment deadline is March [...]

An interesting article was sent our way in the form of the March 2011 St. John Ambulance Newsletter.  It discusses the surprisingly dramatic impacts our bodies face when we lose an average of 40 minutes of sleep with the spring  time change.  After discussing impacts, the article highlights some things you can do minimize the effects [...]

How’s this for something amazing: In a study published by the Journal Science, it is estimated that the amount of data stored in digital form is calculated at 295 exabytes!  That is a colossal amount of information. How much is 295 exabytes?  Well, traditionally computer storage has been measured in bytes.  You have (in order [...]

An invitation to join a Board of Directors once signified that a person had attained a certain prominence in business or the profession. The business acumen of the individual was being sought to enhance the profile of the Corporation. Such an invitation was usually accepted, not because of the financial rewards but because the post [...]

Do you find yourself at a point in your career where you assumed you would be reaping the benefits of your hard work and dedication, but instead you find yourself: Working longer hours Waking frequently during the night, or not getting to sleep Feeling the weight of the success of your company on your shoulders [...]

Being a twenty something employee in an industry renowned for Baby Boomers, I found this article extremely pertinent to my situation.  Gen X’s perception of twenty somethings can sometimes be skewed when it comes to determining motivation. This is not their fault; we’ve been brought up in different generations with dissimilar ideals and moulded by [...]

WOW what an experience!! I was very privileged to be a part of the Special Olympics Ontario Winter Games hosted in Thunder Bay this past weekend.  I was also proud to stand beside many of my coworkers at Thunder Bay Insurance who were also volunteering.  We all had the opportunity to be present during the [...]

Thunder Bay Insurance is honoured to have been presented with the 2010 Brokerage Award of Excellence during the Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario’s (IBOA) 90th Annual Convention held in Niagara Falls. This award recognizes us as the Brokerage of the Year across the entire IBAO membership which includes over 11,500 brokers province-wide. TBI was selected [...]

1. Seek the Advice of a Professional Risk ManagerThe first and easiest way to start implementing risk management in your company is to seek the professional advice and guidance of a professional risk manager.  Not only are they trained in the techniques for risk analysis, control, and finance, they also have access to a wealth [...]

The rules of the game have changed: effective risk management, rather than the commodity-driven “insure and pray” method (you insure your business and pray nothing goes wrong), is the separating line between successful businesses and non-successful ones.  Unfortunately, I meet business owners every day who feel that the size of their business is too small, [...]

In the spirit of Waste Reduction Week 2010 (October 18-24), I was doing some “green” reading and came across an interesting project that I thought I would share: “The Story of Stuff” project by Annie Leonard.  What’s great about the “Story of Stuff” website: www.storyofstuff.com, is that there are both interactive videos and written articles [...]