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More than 400 drivers ticketed for disobeying stop signs in January, SGI says
Saskatchewan Government Insurance focused on intersections during its Traffic Safety Spotlight in January. During the month, police wrote 992 tickets for various infractions at intersections. Of those...
Feb 24, 2021
SGI rebates possible; NDP calls surplus ‘suspicious’
By Glenn Hicks As the province's public insurer, SGI, sees a big mounting surplus in its reserve fund due to a sharp reduction in claims amid the COVID pandemic, the Crown corporation says it is ponde...
Feb 04, 2021
SGI launches new campaign against impaired driving
If you killed someone while driving impaired, could you live with the guilt? That's the question SGI is asking in its new ad campaign. "Could you survive a collision? Perhaps. Could you live with your...
Jan 28, 2021 (SGI/Submitted)
SGI customers warned about email scam
SGI is warning its customers that they are being targeted through an email scam. In a news release, SGI says the scammers send emails to their targets, asking them to provide a photo or scan of their ...
Jan 28, 2021
SGI receives wind damage claims from across southern Sask. following blizzard
There are a lot of shingles missing from roofs and trees blown down in backyards across Saskatchewan following this week's blizzard. SGI said as of Friday, it had received nearly 1,100 claims due to p...
Jan 15, 2021 (Zach Degerness/980 CJME)
SGI adapts road tests to comply with COVID pandemic restrictions
People who need to go for their road test to get their driver’s licence are going to face months-long waits in some parts of the province. "In cities like Saskatoon and Regina, the waits are lon...
Dec 13, 2020
'Dear Santa': SGI's latest campaign against impaired driving
This holiday season, SGI once again is urging people not to drive while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The Crown corporation's traffic safety spotlight for December is on impaired driving. T...
Dec 03, 2020
Police report 658 cases of distracted driving in October, SGI says
Saskatchewan Government Insurance focused on distracted driving during October's Traffic Safety Spotlight. Last month, police caught 658 people for the offence, with 538 ticketed for using a cellphone...
Nov 20, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
SGI launches new distracted driving awareness campaign
Accident reconstructionists spent Friday morning examining two cars that had overturned outside the SGI salvage yard in Regina. The "accident" was used in commercials highlighting SGI's new distracted...
Oct 30, 2020 Two accident reconstructionists look over the " accident" created by SGI for its new awareness campaign against distracted driving. (Logan Stein/980 CJME)
673 tickets written for school zone speeding in September, SGI says
SGI is revealing details from its September Traffic Safety Spotlight. Last month, the focus was on school zone safety and SGI found police wrote 673 tickets for drivers speeding through school zones. ...
Oct 29, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
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