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BC Home Insurance/Square One Insurance

Square One Insurance Home Insurance in BC (2026)

Direct writer

Square One Insurance (Square One Insurance Services Inc.)

Direct-to-consumer pricing with comprehensive cover as the default

Square One Insurance (Square One Insurance Services Inc.) {line} in BC: Direct-to-consumer pricing with comprehensive cover as the default. Square One is a Canadian online direct writer for home, condo and tenant insurance, underwritten by The Mutual Fire Insurance Company of British Columbia. Its own site states it serves BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec; car insurance is offered in Ontario and Quebec only. Every policy is issued on a comprehensive form rather than a named-perils one, and quotes are completed online without a broker.

Estimated Home Insurance range with Square One Insurance (BC)
$898 / year
Estimated range: $898–$898/yr · ≈ $74.83–$74.83/mo
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Type
Online direct writer
Channel
Direct online (no broker)
Founded
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AM Best
AM Best A- (Mutual Fire of BC)

Square One Insurance Home Insurance estimates

By coverage
$300k$539–$539/yr
$500k$898–$898/yr
$1,000k$1,697–$1,697/yr
Insurance pricing depends heavily on underwriting details (health, driving record, property specifics), so your actual premium usually lands within this estimated range.

Where Square One Insurance sits in the BC Home Insurance market

#1 cheapest of 10 quoting carriers
$898
47% below the market median
Market median
$1,685
Full spread
$898–$1,880

Compared at $500,000, taking each carrier lowest quote. Figures come from this site rate engine and move with the rate tables.

Key discounts

✓Bundle home + car: save up to 7.5% on car insurance
✓No broker commission — direct pricing
✓Deductible tiers lower the premium further
Pros
  • +Comprehensive form on every policy, not named perils
  • +Online-only: no broker channel, no commission load
  • +BC pricing is anchored on a real in-force policy (see evidence)
Things to consider
  • −No broker or in-person advice — you self-serve online
  • −Car insurance only in Ontario and Quebec
  • −BC multiplier is still a single-policy anchor (tier: medium)

What the data says

Real in-force policy Policy 2207918-7 (Port Moody, Coverage A $1,165,000, $250 deductible, 1997 build) at $1,849.08/year — the anchor behind our 0.72 multiplier
data/(Home Insurance Policy) Policy 2207918-V7.pdf · 2026-09
13 stable anchors scraped from Square One’s own online quoter covering 11 BC cities; geographic spread $174.76–$245.25/month (40%)
docs/squareone-quote-scraping.md · 2026-09-11
Car insurance is available in Ontario and Quebec
squareoneinsurance.com · 2026-09

FAQ

Is Square One an insurer or a broker?

It is a direct writer / MGA that sells online without brokers; policies are underwritten by The Mutual Fire Insurance Company of British Columbia.

Why is Square One the anchor for BC home pricing?

Because we hold one of its real in-force policies and 13 anchors from its own quoter — enough to fix the geographic gradient rather than guess it.

Where is Square One available?

BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec for home / condo / tenant; car insurance in Ontario and Quebec only.

Other BC provincial champions
BCAA Insurance (BCAA Insurance Agency)Optimum Insurance (Optimum West Insurance Company Inc.)
Other lines from Square One Insurance
Condo InsuranceRenters Insurance

Canadian insurance carriers →

Price ranges are rate-table estimates based on public industry data and regulatory approval trends; final premiums are subject to carrier underwriting.