{"id":46273,"date":"2026-04-07T16:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T15:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=46273"},"modified":"2026-04-04T16:55:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T15:55:30","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-global-doorstep-what-impact-does-a-heritage-designation-have-on-canadian-home-insurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=46273","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage from the Global doorstep\u2019: What impact does a heritage designation have on (Canadian) home insurance?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/960px-2011-07-06_07-08_Kanada_Ontario_093_Cambridge_6066706589by_Allie_Caulfield_Germany_Commons_Wiki_resized.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/960px-2011-07-06_07-08_Kanada_Ontario_093_Cambridge_6066706589by_Allie_Caulfield_Germany_Commons_Wiki_resized.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/960px-2011-07-06_07-08_Kanada_Ontario_093_Cambridge_6066706589by_Allie_Caulfield_Germany_Commons_Wiki_resized.png 500w, https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/960px-2011-07-06_07-08_Kanada_Ontario_093_Cambridge_6066706589by_Allie_Caulfield_Germany_Commons_Wiki_resized-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><sub>image for illustration: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:2011-07-06_07-08_Kanada,Ontario_093_Cambridge(6066706589).jpg\">Cambridge, Canada<\/a> by Alli Caulfield from Germany, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\">CC BY 2.0<\/a> , via Wikimedia Commons<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>City officials and the Insurance Bureau of Canada say a heritage designation alone shouldn\u2019t automatically drive up premiums, reports Canada\u2019s <em>Cambridge Today.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><em>Cambridge Today<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The city&#8217;s move to establish heritage conservation districts in two core areas of the city could leave property owners facing complicated situations when it comes to their insurance. While city officials and industry spokespeople said a heritage designation itself shouldn\u2019t lead to a rise in insurance premiums, homeowners are pushing back\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Donald\u2026 \u2014 who declined an interview with <em>CambridgeToday<\/em> \u2014 told council\u2026 his insurance costs could rise by more than $1,000 per year and many companies don\u2019t insure these kinds of homes\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 It\u2019s not the heritage designation itself that can lead to increased insurance costs\u2026 but it can add a layer of complication\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>National Trust of Canada has been working with the Insurance Bureau of Canada and heritage homeowner community to try to raise awareness&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgetoday.ca\/local-news\/what-kind-of-impact-does-a-heritage-designation-have-on-home-insurance-11950582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>image for illustration: Cambridge, Canada by Alli Caulfield from Germany, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons City officials and the Insurance Bureau of Canada say a heritage designation alone shouldn\u2019t automatically drive up premiums, reports Canada\u2019s Cambridge Today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[6,18,30,29,164],"class_list":["post-46273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog","tag-building","tag-conservation","tag-environment","tag-heritage","tag-insurance"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46273"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46273\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46275,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46273\/revisions\/46275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}