Reviewing Rates: Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel asking for a rate reduction for Saskatchewan Auto Fund
Regina, Saskatchewan — The Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel (SRRP) is asking for a rate reduction for the Saskatchewan Auto Fund from the provincial government rather than the revenue neutral rate change that was originally proposed by SGI. SGI’s rate proposal from June recommended no change for Saskatchewan Auto Fund rates, but included an overall 1.7 […]
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Meet Me in Moose Jaw: SAAR to host in-person spring AGM
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan — The Saskatchewan Association of Automotive Repairers (SAAR) has announced its plan to host an in-person annual general meeting on March 11 and 12, 2022 at the Temple Gardens Hotel and Spa in Moose Jaw. “We had lots of people requesting we go back to the ‘Oasis of the Prairies’,” wrote Tom […]
HIGH SPIRITS IN SASKATCHEWAN
SAAR Fall Conference draws 200+ attendees Story by MAX REID and LISA MCNAB Gone as quickly as it came, the 2021 SAAR Fall Conference is officially in the books as the hottest ticket in the prairies drew in more than 200 attendees at its peak. Held from September 9 through 11, SAAR kicked off the […]
Electric Allowance: Saskatchewan EV tax effective Oct. 1, 2021
Regina, Saskatchewan — Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) is collecting the newly introduced $150 electric vehicle road-use fee on behalf of the Government of Saskatchewan for any registrations effective Oct. 1, 2021, or later. This annual fee is due at the time of registration/renewal. The fee will be used to help maintain Saskatchewan’s roads and highways. […]
So Far, SAAR Good: SAAR Fall Conference draws 200+ attendees to Saskatoon
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan — Gone as quickly as it came, the 2021 SAAR Fall Conference is officially in the books as the hottest ticket in the prairies drew in more than 200 attendees at its peak, this past weekend. As per tradition, SAAR kicked off the fall conference with a golf tournament comprised of 72 attendees, […]
Regina Recovering: SGI receives more than 3,700 vehicle claims after Regina hailstorm
Regina, Saskatchewan — While the real costs are of course still being tallied up, SGI places the amount of vehicle damage claims they received in the days following Tuesday night’s hailstorm at more than 3,700. Reports of golf ball-sized hail extend as far as Assiniboia, 130 kilometres southwest of the storm’s eye in Regina. “It’s […]
Dent Season: SGI expecting influx of claims following Regina hailstorm
Regina, Saskatchewan — Paintless dent repairers in the Prairies better prepare for an influx of work: with the sudden hailstorm that ripped through Regina on Tuesday night, Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) is bearing down for an influx of claims expected to come in the days following the damage. On Tuesday night, Saskatchewan’s capital experienced golf […]
Catalytic Crime: Catalytic converter thefts on the rise in Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan — Catalytic converter thefts are on the rise in Saskatchewan, according to the province’s public insurer. So far in 2021, there have been 170 catalytic converter thefts reported to SGI—five times more than the year prior. “Right now, the cost of those claims is just over half a million dollars, and it’s also […]
Silver Linings: SGI reports ‘exceptionally strong’ earnings following release of annual report
Regina, Saskatchewan — Showing that no matter what the world throws its way, the Prairies will always pull through with SGI reporting a strong financial year despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Saskatchewan’s public insurance company reported that they managed to stay afloat over the last year thanks to “exceptionally strong investment earnings and lower-than-anticipated collision claims”, […]