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NewsJun 04, 2025

Focus on Benefits: Insurance discounts

Written by Ruth Farrugia RGD, City of Côte Saint-Luc

The RGD Membership has its privileges! As co-chair of the Membership Committee, I want to share some of the amazing resources and benefits that Membership provides and encourage all the RGD Members to take advantage of them. If you’re not an RGD Member yet, now’s the time for you to join

Even though designers are visionaries, we can’t exactly foresee everything that could happen. This is where insurance comes in. Insurance premiums can be costly. Thankfully, this is where your RGD Membership benefits come in.

Through your RGD Membership, you have access to discounts on multiple types of insurance.

“I always tell people I saved a couple of hundred dollars on insurance through the RGD—and another few hundred on my gym membership. That alone covers the cost of my Membership.”
Eric Forest RGD

On the RGD Member Discounts page, you’ll find discounts for: 

  • Protecting your nest and your ride with belairdirect’s home and car insurance
  • Protecting your smile and your health (physical and mental) with Health Plus’ dental and health insurance—specially designed for freelancers and business owners
  • Protecting yourself when you’re enjoying your precious vacation time with Johnson Insurance’s travel insurance. Travel is a huge source of inspiration!
  • Protecting your business with Mitchell and Sandham’s liability insurance

And then if you sign up for Perkopolis, you can access discounted rates on a wide range of products and services. And they periodically offer discount rates with various insurers: home and auto, life insurance, travel insurance and even pet insurance for your furry family Members. 

Seriously, the amazing team at the RGD is constantly working to improve and keep adding to the benefits we get from our Membership. I find new ones every time I write these articles! Keep an eye out for new discounts and take advantage of everything that your RGD Membership offers.


Ruth Farrugia RGD

City of Côte Saint-Luc

Ruth uses her creative talents to inform and delight at the City of Côte Saint-Luc (a municipality in the West End of Montreal), where she has worked for over 20 years as their in-house graphic designer with a special passion for print design. Fishtank Communications, her independent studio, focuses on clients within the arts and non-profit sectors. She is co-chair of RGD’s Membership Committee—where she helped to kick-start the Virtual Communities initiative, serves on the RGD Board, and has been a member of the Events Committee and judged student competitions.


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