SGI focuses on school zone safety in September
Regina, Saskatchewan — September 4, 2016 — With classes back in session, Saskatchewan General Insurance (SGI) is putting the spotlight on school zone safety. Police will be watching for traffic violations in and around school zones, including motorists speeding, driving distracted, failing to obey stop signs or yield signs, failing to yield for pedestrians, […]
SGI puts the focus on commercial vehicles in August
Regina, Saskatchewan — August 2, 2016 — Every accident carries an element of danger, but it seems likely that collisions involving commercial vehicles have an even higher chance of serious injury or fatality. According to a statement from Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI), there were 1,517 collisions involving commercial vehicles in the province in 2014. A […]
SGI puts the focus on car seats during STEP event
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan — July 26, 2017 — Police from across Saskatchewan joined forces in Prince Albert recently for a two-day Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) event. According to a statement from Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI), all traffic safety violations were enforced with a special focus on impaired driving, distracted driving (cellphones), speeding/aggressive driving and […]
SGI targets work zone safety in July
Regina, Saskatchewan — June 1, 2016 — Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) has announced that work zone safety is the province-wide traffic safety spotlight for the month of July. Police will be looking for drivers speeding and exhibiting other aggressive driving behaviours in work zones, such as stunting, racing, ignoring construction signage or illegally passing other […]
SGI and Saskatchewan police focus on new drivers in June
Regina, Saskatchewan — June 5, 2016 — Saskatchewan General Insurance (SGI) has announced that new drivers are the province-wide focus of June’s traffic safety spotlight. Police will be watching for new drivers not following restrictions outlined in the province’s Graduated Driver’s Licensing (GDL) and Motorcycle Graduated Driver’s Licensing (MGDL) programs. While new drivers include inexperienced […]
Executive Vision: SGI’s Paul McIntyre on OEM certification, advanced materials and expanding the workforce
By Mike Davey Regina, Saskatchewan — April 7, 2016 — Executive Vision is a regular feature focusing on discussions with key players in the auto claims economy and the auto industry, their views on the present industry and their vision for the future. Paul McIntyre is the Assistant VP of Urban Claims and Salvage, Saskatchewan […]
Saskatchewan police targeting distracted drivers
Regina, Saskatchewan — February 1, 2016 — Police across Saskatchewan will be watching for people using cellphones to talk, text, email or surf the internet while driving. They will also be on the lookout for other distracted drivers, such as those eating, putting on makeup or programming a GPS. Drivers will be issued a ticket […]
Saskatchewan police nab 308 impaired drivers in December
Regina, Saskatchewan — January 24, 2016 — According to Saskatchewan General Insurance, more than 300 impaired drivers were stopped by police during December’s province-wide traffic safety spotlight on impaired driving. In total, there were 308 offences related to alcohol or drug use throughout the month, including: – Eight low Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) offences […]
Financial report: Comparing the public insurers
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — January 21, 2016 — Canada’s public provincial auto insurers have released their latest numbers. The provinces with public insurers are British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Most recently, Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) announced numbers for the first nine months of 2015. The government run organization announced a net income of […]
Collisions in Saskatchewan at lowest level in six years
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan — January 10, 2016 — Collisions in Saskatchewan have fallen to the lowest level in at least six years. Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) records show that there were 127,585 collision claims filed with the insurers in 2015. Data from before 2010 is not available, but that year there were 130,491 collision claims filed […]
