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Reliable Life Insurance Company ("Reliable Life") is a Canadian federally licensed life insurance company, with our head office in Hamilton, Ontario. Reliable Life has been providing insurance solutions for Canadians since 1887.
Reliable Life, along with our sister company, Old Republic Insurance Company of Canada (Old Republic Canada), have been providing superior insurance solutions for Canadians since 1887. We have focused on being an industry leader in the underwriting of long haul trucking insurance and also specialize in the manufacturing and administering of customized, private-label products for distributors of travel, student accident, and disability.
Old Republic Canada and Reliable Life encompass the entire Canadian operations of Old Republic International Corporation ("ORI" on the New York Stock Exchange) - one of the 50 largest publicly held insurance organizations in North America. Serving many of America’s leading industrial and financial service companies, they have consolidated assets of approximately $18.5 billion (as of January, 2017). Old Republic International also has one of the best reputations in the industry as a long-term growth company. Its subsidiaries market, underwrite and provide risk management services for a wide variety of coverages, principally in the property and casualty, mortgage guaranty and title insurance fields. Their mission is to provide quality insurance security and related services to businesses, individuals, and public institutions and be a dependable long-term steward of the trust that policyholders and shareholders place in them. For more information on Old Republic International, please visit their website at www.oldrepublic.com.
Our History
The history of Reliable Life Insurance Company dates back to the early 1880's when the Canadian division of the American Order of Chosen Friends, a fraternal society for the benefit of its members, became disenchanted with its position because of the large number of death claims in the United States that had an affect on the levies (premiums), which Canadian Friends had to pay. This led to a division and the Canadian members formed the Canadian Order of Chosen Friends on June 3, 1887, the commencement of the Company's story.
Through interesting decades during the development of the Insurance Act and changes to the Canadian Order, the name Reliable Life Insurance Company ("Reliable Life") originated in 1943. Reliable Life is now the oldest subsidiary of the Old Republic Insurance Group. This Group makes up one of North America's 50 largest publicly held insurance enterprises and has substantial interests in each segment of the insurance and reinsurance industry: life and health, property and casualty, travel and title and mortgage guarantee.
During the last four decades, Reliable Life has specialized in being a provider of niche insurance products by developing private label or custom policies nationwide for associations, companies and individuals. The Company's product lines include: Vacation, Business, Student and Snowbird Travel Insurance; Student Accident Insurance distributed through school boards across Canada; Long-Term Disability products, predominantly for blue collar workers; and, various types of Accident and Sickness products marketed throughout Canada.
Although we have had a long and interesting history, our name says it all - a company that provides reliable products and services when you need them. Our customers are always our most valued assets, and personal service is part of our culture.