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Hail Insurance Information – Did you know?

PLEASE READ THIS LETTER IN ITS ENTIRETY AS IT COULD QUITE POSSIBLY CHANGE THE WAY YOU PERCEIVE AND USE HAIL INSURANCE AS A TOOL IN YOUR FARMING OPERATION

DID YOU KNOW that SMHI has been providing affordable and continuous coverage for land owners for over 100 years; and

DID YOU KNOW that SMHI is operated and controlled by farmers for farmers and surplus funds from light claim years go back to their customers through lower rates; and

DID YOU KNOW that our board of directors is comprised of producers who are elected by delegates appointed by Rural Municipalities; and

DID YOU KNOW that SMHI does not pay a dividend and instead uses the income generated from surplus funds to annual subsidise you hail premiums by 8%; and

DID YOU KNOW that in a township where the rate is 2% you can cover your wheat or canola crop at $275.00 per acre for $5.50 per acre; and

DID YOU KNOW that SMHI is the only crop hail insurer that offers early prompt payment discounts; and

DID YOU KNOW that SMHI was the first company to automate the loss adjustment process; and

DID YOU KNOW that we have improved our claim response time and have strategically placed adjustment teams; and

DID YOU KNOW that we offer the most farmer friendly claim review practices in the industry; and

DID YOU KNOW that SMHI has paid back in losses over 77 cents of every dollar collected in premiums; and

DID YOU KNOW that you can also purchase insurance on your owned or rented land through ADDITIONAL MUNICIPAL HAIL LTD.; and

DID YOU KNOW that we offer a combined indemnity limit up to $850 per acre; and

DID YOU KNOW that you can file your SMHI crop report online; and

DID YOU KNOW that we have the team and resources in place to continuously take care of your hail insurance needs now and into the future; and

DID YOU KNOW that you can contact Nicole Neufeld at (306) 839-2060. or Head office at 1-877-414-7644, or visit us online at smhi.ca to secure your Insurance coverage.

Storms are unpredictable. We aren’t.

PLANNED POWER OUTAGE – SUNDAY OCTOBER 28th – 7 – 11 AM

SaskPower is building a new substation, upgrading 20 kilometres of high voltage transmission line, and building over 30 kilometres of new lower voltage distribution power line. In order to connect everything safely this unfortunately means outages for our area.

You can help us spread the word that this work is planned so that the residents in the region can properly prepare. For more information on the project associated with these planned power outages and a full listing of communities that will be impacted, please visit: 5 Questions About the Bluebell Project Blog

The next outage you will experience is currently planned for:

Sunday October 28, 2018 from 7:00 am to 11:00 am

While there is never a good time for an outage we have selected a time that we hope with this proactive communication can be managed with notice. This is also the first of three-four outages for your area so we want you to know how you can stay up-to-date with the outages planned after this Sunday. Please feel free to share this information with anyone you think would want to know about our planned outages:

  • SaskPower Outage Map
  • SaskPower Twitter Feed note: you do not need to have a twitter account to access this webpage
  • SaskPower Mobile App note: if you’re like me and don’t want to have to seek out this information yourself, you can receive location-specific notifications right to your phone by allowing notifications from the app! (I highly recommend this approach)