Crop insurance adjusters have been out in full force across Western Canada after storms earlier this month damaged crops across the region. Due to storms that occurred between July 4 and 11, the Canadian Crop Hail Association is investigating more than 1,102 claims of crop damage during the period. CCHA President Scott McQueen of Palliser […]
Mild weather in mid-September has brought relief to hail adjusters following a challenging storm season in late August and the first couple days of this month. The president of the Canadian Crop Hail Association, Scott McQueen, says there were 47 hail damage claims from storms between September 5th and 15th. He says the light damage […]
Hail adjusters are scrambling to deal with a large number of crop damage claims from late August and early September. The president of the Canadian Crop Hail Association, Scott McQueen, says crop damage claims from hail total over 1,500 from widespread storms in late August and early September. He says the costly storms ranged from […]
The Assiniboia area of southern Saskatchewan was struck by golfball size hail Tuesday morning, damaging some crops and vehicles. The Assiniboia hailstorm follows a string of storms from last week that struck a wide area of the province, with widespread crop loss. The president of the Canadian Crop Hail Association, Scott McQueen, says the third […]
Hail claim numbers are down significantly this summer across Saskatchewan. The CEO of Co-op Hail, Murray Bantle of Regina, says the number of claims in July is down by 38 percent and the number of hail days is down by 25 percent. However, he says the payout per claim is almost double this year. He […]
2021 is a slow year for hail claims so far this growing season in Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Municipal Hail Insurance CEO Rodney Schoettler says crop damage hail claims are about 20 percent of the 5 year average. He says the low number is due to persistent hot dry weather and the lack of thunderstorms. So […]
The Canadian Crop Hail Association says crop damage hail claims total over 120 for storms in late June and early July. The president of the Canadian Crop Hail Association, Rick Omelchenko, says heavy rain and flooding contributed to crop damage from hailstorms in parts of Western Canada. He says storms damaged crops in Churchbridge, Calder, […]
Hail storm activity in Saskatchewan is being called sporadic for late August. Canadian Crop Hail Association President Rick Omelchenko says there were 700 hail claims for crop loss across the prairies in the last two weeks of August. He says many of the claims were in southern Saskatchewan. He says the storms affected various areas […]
