À une certaine époque et peut-être encore, Waterloo a été baptisée le « Hartford du Canada » parce que nous avons les sièges sociaux de six compagnies d'assurances dont la Sun Life/Clarica, l'ancienne Mutual Life; Manuvie, qui était avant Dominion-Life; Economical Insurance Group; Equitable et dans Waterloo-Nord, nous avons Farmers' Mutual et Lutheran Life qui a récemment changé de nom.
At one time, maybe still, it was known as the “Hartford of Canada” because of the fact that we have six head offices of insurance companies in Waterloo, including SunLife/Clarica, which used to be Mutual Life; Manulife, which used to be Dominion-Life in town here; Economical Insurance Group; Equitable; and in Waterloo North there is the Farmers' Mutual and Lutheran Life, which has recently changed its name.