Insurance Canopy, a national provider of small business and vendor insurance, has announced an expanded partnership with FirstService Residential, a leading property management company. This collaboration introduces a streamlined program for managing event insurance across FirstService Residential-managed communities, aiming to reduce friction for residents, management teams, and on-site vendors.
The new program offers a dedicated portal that guides users to appropriate insurance options based on the specifics of their events, ensuring coverage matches the size and scope of each gathering. On-site vendors can also purchase short-term policies tailored to their businesses, helping communities meet insurance requirements more efficiently. This approach eliminates the need for traditional agents and lengthy paperwork, offering a fully online process.
Daryle Stafford, CEO of Insurance Canopy, highlighted the value of this initiative: “Property managers can often end up acting as the go-between for residents, vendors, and insurers. This program gives residents and associates at FirstService Residential communities access to a single place to find the right coverage and handle it quickly.” The partnership addresses a common pain point in residential communities where event insurance requirements vary, often causing delays.
Andrew Lester, President of FS Insurance Brokers, an affiliate of FirstService Residential, noted, “Events bring people together, and our teams bring thousands to life each year, enhancing the resident experience across the communities we manage. Insurance requirements for events can easily turn into a bottleneck for residents and management teams. Partnering with Insurance Canopy gives our communities a practical option that fits how events are organized and implemented on-site.”
The partnership was formed after observing steady demand from homeowners’ associations and residential communities already using Insurance Canopy individually. By scaling this access through an enterprise program, the quoting process is streamlined, and the time to purchase coverage is shortened.
Insurance Canopy continues to support residential communities with online purchasing tools and direct support, ensuring that event planning proceeds without insurance becoming an obstacle. For more information about this program, visit https://partners.insurancecanopy.com/firstservice.
