Roof damage claims piling up at SGI

By Staff The Canadian Press

Posted March 28, 2013 9:52 am

1 min read

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Saskatchewan Government Insurance overloaded with insurance claims due to roof damage. — The provincial government approved a 1.03 per cent overall increase to Saskatchewan Auto Fund rates, along with rate rebalancing, and a 1.23 per cent surcharge on all rates for a one-year term. File / Global News

Claims for roof damage from this winter’s record snowfall are piling up on desks at Saskatchewan Government Insurance.

S-G-I says more than 700 claims have come in since January — almost seven times more than the winter of 2011.

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Spokesman Gordon Giles says he expects more claims to come in during the spring melt.

The Crown insurance company recommends homeowners check their house insurance because not every policy covers ice damming.

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