Wawanesa Auto Insurance Options for Canadian Drivers

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First published on March 13, 2025

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✎ Updated By Matthew Roberts on September 24, 2026

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Wawanesa Auto Insurance at a Glance

Available in Canada?Yes. Wawanesa offers auto insurance across
Canada through broker partners, subject
to provincial availability.
Available in Ontario?Yes.
Direct, broker or
affinity distribution
Independent-broker distribution.
Underwriting companyThe Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company.
How to get a quoteContact a Wawanesa insurance
broker or use Wawanesa’s broker finder.
How to report a claimOpen a personal-auto claim online or in Member Centre,
or call 1-844-WAWANESA (929-2637) 24/7.
Digital account or appMember Centre provides online policy documents,
payments and claim submission/tracking. Drive Change
is a separate Ontario telematics smartphone
app for enrolled drivers.

Wawanesa Car Insurance Features for Ontario Drivers

  • Ontario choices include collision, comprehensive, specified perils and all perils, plus increased accident benefits.
  • Optional/customized protection includes transportation replacement (rental), non-owned-auto physical damage, limited waiver of depreciation for a qualifying new vehicle, replacement-cost coverage and enhanced roadside protection.
  • Drive Change is Wawanesa’s Ontario usage-based insurance program. It uses a smartphone app and can reward safer driving with premium discounts. Wawanesa’s rental-vehicle wording also notes incentives to rent an electric or plug-in hybrid replacement vehicle; no general EV-owner discount was confirmed on the product page.

Read More: What Ontario Auto Insurance Coverage Includes

Ways Wawanesa Customers May Save

  • Confirmed potential savings include multi-vehicle and multi-product/bundle discounts, Drive Change safe-driving savings in Ontario, anti-theft-device savings in some regions, snow-tire savings in some regions, and regional credit-consent discounts where permitted.
  • Wawanesa says safe Drive Change users can earn up to a 25% discount on quarterly Ontario auto premiums. Eligibility varies by region and policy.

Reporting an Auto Claim to Wawanesa

How to file a claim

Start the claims process as soon as possible. Submit a claim on Wawanesa’s website or through Member Centre, or call Wawanesa anytime, 24/7 by dialing 1-844-929-2637.

What you need

In case of theft, accidents resulting in injuries and property damage, call the police. Take photos if safe. Make only temporary repairs that are necessary. Save receipts. Save damaged property, where possible. An insurance adjuster may ask you to fill out a form of proof of loss and provide supporting documentation.

Additional claim information

Personal-auto customers can upload documents related to their claims and view status updates through Wawanesa’s Member Centre.

Email

You can contact them at anytime 24/7

Contact by phone

Feel free to contact the team by phone

Website

File a claim by visiting the Wawanesa website

About Wawanesa Car Insurance

The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company is a 100% Canadian, Member-owned company that offers insurance products throughout Canada through its network of independent brokers.

Originally founded in 1896 in the Village of Wawanesa, Manitoba, Wawanesa has been writing auto insurance since 1928 to insure Canadians on the move and their vehicles. Wawanesa’s national offices are located in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

How Wawanesa’s Customer Reviews Compare to Other Insurance Companies

Insurance
Provider
Company’s
Online Rating
Wawanesa2.8/5
Geico2.5/5
Economical2.2/5
Certas2.1/5
Onlia4.5/5
Source: Google Reviews, Trustpilot

Wawanesa Car Insurance Pros & Cons

This summary of customer reviews about Wawanesa outlines some of the benefits and disadvantages of having Wawanesa car insurance, compiled from reviews made publicly available online.

ProsCons
Competitive RatesIncreasing Premiums
Over Time
Professional and High-Quality
Claims Service
Limited Discounts and
Bundling Options
Positive Customer Service
Experiences
Easy and Straightforward
Claims Process

What Other Insurance Products Does Wawanesa Offer?

Wawanesa Insurance is much more than auto insurance.

Wawanesa offers a wide variety of insurance products.

Wawanesa offers Basic, Broad, and Comprehensive insurance packages for buildings, contents, and Loss of Use.

Basic provides coverage for losses due to named events only. Broad provides losses-not-excluded coverage for the building but listed-event coverage for contents. Comprehensive provides losses-not-excluded coverage for building and contents.

Standard exclusions may include terrorism, war, nuclear, vacancy of more than 30 days, business/farming use and wear and tear, including natural disasters.

For condo owners, Wawanesa’s condo insurance can cover belongings, loss of use, personal liability, unit improvements, collectively owned property and condominium deductibles. Comprehensive coverage responds to losses not specifically excluded, with common exclusions such as terrorism, war, nuclear events, vacancy over 30 days and wear and tear.

Condominium collectively owned property pays expenses relating to shared property.

Condominium unit pays losses that your condo corporation’s insurance does not cover.

Condominium unit owner improvements pay losses relating to improvements to the condominium.

Finally, Condominium deductible coverage pays deductible expenses up to the ,000 limit.

Wawanesa offers three Seasonal Residence packages (Basic, Broad, and Comprehensive). The Comprehensive Package includes unlimited food spoilage, all-risk contents, guaranteed replacement cost, building-by-law coverage, and additional living expenses. Water Defence, residence-under-construction, construction-by-law, and short-term-rental coverages are optional. Seasonal Residence coverage is not currently available in Quebec. All coverages are subject to policy terms.

Wawanesa’s tenant insurance provides comprehensive coverage, with optional plans for upgrades to a rented home or permanently installed items added by the tenant.

Wawanesa’s customizable farm insurance can be tailored to provide comprehensive coverage for your farm-related home or business.

Coverage is available for farm property, machinery, livestock, commodities, and liability. Speak with your broker about the optional protection available to you. Refer to the current Farm Essential Bundle policy wording for full details.

Wawanesa’s small-business packages serve contractors, business and professional services, retailers, wholesalers, salons and realty risks, with options for automotive-service businesses, restaurants and other eligible operations. They may include property, business income, liability, crime, equipment breakdown, legal expense and cyber coverage, subject to the selected policy.

Wawanesa Life provides individual term life, whole life and critical-illness products as well as investment and savings products. Availability, issue ages, renewal ages and terms depend on the current contract; individual life insurance and investment products are not currently offered to Quebec residents.

The employer determines the specific plan, but overall, Wawanesa Life offers a broader range of group options including life, disability, critical illness, health, and dental benefits, spending accounts, and support services.

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