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For every Canadian SME · any industry

Every business runs on data now.

Don't see your industry above? It doesn't matter. Automated attacks don't sort businesses by sector, they scan for weakness and take what they find. If your business moves money, holds data, or depends on being online, the exposure is real. Let's find your gaps before an attacker does.

The Cyber Coverage Blueprint™, J.R. Genua, CCIS, Certified Cyber Insurance Specialist

The exposure

Five ways Canadian SMEs get hit

Whatever you do, the core exposures are the same. Attackers follow weakness, not industry.

Phishing & BEC

One convincing email and an employee wires funds or hands over credentials. The most common entry point, by far.

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Ransomware

Files encrypted, operations frozen, a ransom demand. Downtime alone can cost more than the ransom itself.

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Vendor & supply chain

Your data is only as secure as your weakest vendor, and you can be held responsible for their breach.

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Insider error

No malice required. A misdirected email or a reused password is all it takes to trigger a costly incident.

Regulatory exposure

PIPEDA and provincial laws force breach notification. Fines, legal costs, and lost trust follow.

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The real question

Does your current policy actually cover this, at a limit that matters? Let's find out →

A composite Canadian case

It happens to firms just like yours

Composite cases drawn from Canadian SME claims patterns. Each had insurance. Each found the gap too late.

Ontario · Professional services
$70,000+ loss

Wired $80K on a fake vendor invoice. The cyber endorsement sublimit was just $10K, and the claim was denied for having no MFA.

What would have prevented it: MFA on email, a callback to verify the payment change, and a proper funds-transfer sublimit.
Alberta · Manufacturer
$500,000+ lost

Ransomware froze production for 10 days. Paid a $150K ransom, then lost half a million in output and a major contract.

What would have prevented it: Tested offline backups and MFA, with ransomware covered at the full policy limit.
B.C. · Medical clinic
$120,000+ in costs

Unauthorized access to patient records triggered mandatory notification, credit monitoring, and lost patients.

What would have prevented it: Access controls and encryption on sensitive data, plus a vendor risk assessment.

The whole tower, one broker

Cyber is one floor of your coverage. Let's look at the whole building.

Cyber is how we start the conversation, because it's the gap most businesses miss. But your liability, your property, your vehicles, and your professional exposure shouldn't run through brokers who never talk to each other. I place the full commercial program so it lines up.

One review. One broker who sees the whole risk. Fewer gaps, and usually a cleaner price.

Review my whole program
CYBER · the entry floor
Wire-fraud, ransomware, breach response, business interruption
Commercial General Liability
Third-party injury and property damage
Property & Business Interruption
Premises, contents, and lost income
Commercial Auto & Fleet
Vehicles and transport
Professional / E&O
Professional and errors-and-omissions exposures
Business Package / BOP
The bundled base most SMEs run on

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Get a free cyber coverage review

Already carry cyber? I'll review it and flag the gaps for your business. Don't have it, or want the whole program looked at? I'll walk you through your options. Either way, you'll leave knowing exactly where you stand.

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