Insurance is available for heritage buildings and some providers will insure designated properties. The Insurance Bureau of Canada has some useful tips and resources for insuring your property.
Heritage BC also has a ‘quick study’ for insuring heritage properties.
For reasons of insurance and liability, VHF cannot recommend any of the following providers and does not guarantee coverage from these providers. The following list is for you to choose from at your own discretion and is the result of recommendations by homeowners and the efforts of VHF to locate providers that offer coverage for heritage properties in Vancouver.
- program specifically developed for the heritage house market
- Brody Stonehouse 604 985 0581 or bstonehouse@acdinsurance.com
BC Automobile Association (BCAA)
- will insure Heritage Register properties but not designated properties
- will insure knob & tube wiring after PowerCheck inspection
- 604 310 2345
- customized insurance plans
- 604 733 3000 (Point Grey Office), for other offices visit the website
- program specifically developed for the heritage house market
- guaranteed replacement cost (using local contractors & products)
- up to 100% By-Law Coverage
- 604 736 3831 (Dunbar Office) or 604 736 4574 (West Broadway Office)
Jones Deslauriers Insurance Management Inc.
- all types of heritage property
- may accept knob & tube wiring
- Sandi Pires (residential) sandip@jdimi.com
- Danny Sgro (commercial) dannys@jdimi.com
- will insure Heritage Register properties but not designated properties
- will not insure knob & tube wiring
- 1 800 681 6677
- program specifically developed for the heritage house market
- 1 855 331 6933
- do not offer By-Law coverage or GRC for heritage houses
- may insure knob & tube wiring after PowerCheck inspection
- David Potvin 250 385 9795 or dpotvin@thunderbirdinsurance.com
Vancouver Holdings BC Ltd.
- will insure heritage houses
- 604 685 6354
- evaluate insurance for heritage houses on a case by case basis
- generally will not insure knob & tube wiring
- do not offer By-Law coverage or GRC for heritage houses
- 1 800 899 3093
CAN I INSURE MY HOUSE WITH KNOB & TUBE ELECTRICAL?
If you have had an electrical inspection of your home, a number of insurance companies will sell you house insurance. Powercheck Inspection Services offers independent certification inspections that may include recommendations for specific repairs to be made by a certified electrician to make your home safe. Download the VHF’s Knob & Tube Electrical FAQs.