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14-Feb-2014 Voicemail

"Yes I'd like to explain about the the rate increase on the government insurance for vehicles. Mine went up a hundred dollars last year and a hundred and twenty dollars this year. If this is a continue focus of ___ government. We're gonna look at the boat and somebody else in the next time.


13-Feb-2014 Email

I just wrote a letter to the CEO of SGI,regarding the latest rate increase that they are requesting. Their response, was to cover the 10% increase that body shops are demanding. And I get that! Why not mandate the use of winter tires in Saskatchewan. I use winter tires, yet I get no discount. Instead, I get nailed with an increase, simply because people here refuse to use winter tires. I just don't get it! Why not create a pro-active approach, instead of a re-active approach. Or, offer me a discount because I am a safe winter driver.Maybe some day. when it gets privatized, they will treat the responsible drivers who mitigate the chances of a winter collision. Wake up SGI and follow Quebec's mandatory use of winter tires. Then maybe other provinces will follow. Please take this seriously. Lives are at risk. If you care, you will simply refuse this increase, and deal with the real problem.


13-Feb-2014 Email

I drive both a motorbike and car, this increase is actually a 6.4% on my bike since SGI thinks that motorcycles caused the shortfall in their profits.Of All the items that bikers thought should be done the panel ignored most and reworded others to suit themselves. Glad you listened but sorry that you really didn't pay attention. Sent from my iPad


13-Feb-2014 Email

Dear SRRP,



For 18 months now I have been following the processes and tactics of SGI.  Last year SGI made a big deal about singling out the Motorcycle community and how it was costing the Auto Fund some “mythical” number that they come up with.  They released several news articles which more or less put the Motorcycle community at direct odds with everyone else in the Auto Fund.

Now this year….they release a new proposal and “treat” the Motorcycle community like everyone else. <

Let’s not forget that they completely ignored the wishes of the SRRP and a large consumer base and increased the rates of the Motorcycle community for the 4th time, against everyone’s objections. 

I will put this as clearly as I can.  No more rate increases to the Motorcycle class.  Year after year they increase rates and do very little to change their ways.  If they are the governing body responsible for licensing this class then they are responsible to make sure all drivers are educated and people riding bikes are sufficiently trained.  For years they have ignored the pleas of the community and we are now seeing the result of their laziness.

I do realize they are implanting some changes this year but they have leaned on this community far too much in the recent years and it’s time they accept their own responsibility for this situation.

I’m not sure if the rate increase across the board is justified but considering the gap between what it costs to insure my truck vs. my bike, there is no way an increase of any kind is justifiable to the motorcycle community.

>I also have one general comment towards the SRRP.  How is it that the SRRP is the voice of the community and yet the SRRP does not have the authority to veto SGI applications?  This process is broken.  If we come out as a community and the SRRP supports the public we should have the power to turn back these applications or at minimum have influence in negotiating them.  Do we write our MLA?

Book larger venues for Regina and Saskatoon this year I think you are going to need it.

13-Feb-2014 Email

Not happy with this motorcycle cash grab. Watch who's pocket you are picking. We vote and we are not happy


13-Feb-2014 Email

                This is still not a fair increase. As the Provincial Economy moves to a User Pay type of governing by the Feds, the people who have the bad driving records or those of obvious risk should pay for how they score on demerit points. In Alberta with private insurance, I would pay $800 per year for my motorcycle, here, I was at $1428.00 and now it will be higher yet. This is a totally unfair system and it is worse that we are getting it from this Sask Party Government whom were against the socialist way it was before they came to power. I nor anyone else should have to pay for someone else’s accidents! Motorcycles or motor vehicles!


13-Feb-2014 Voicemail

"Good afternoon the Rate Review panels you have not taken into consideration any of the proposals by rage I am sick and tired of all of these rate increases on motorcycles we paid 30% 2 years ago last year we have another 15% entries and this year we're looking on another 6.7% that's all on top of all the increases that we have prior to that this is the total mismanagement of the STI and the way they have licensed then ensured motorcycle over the past years and then all of the sudden you feel that riders out there today have to pay for all the mistakes would have been made the new riders out there with no training and no restrictions on side the motorcycles rage has some the proposals to solve some of that think that has to be put into place. I'm a 38 to 40 year old rider accident free I have not seen any help or any reward for my safe driving over that number of years I keep paying and paying and paying and I keep paying for all these new riders been out there that are buy big horse power bikes no experience and into accident than I'm I'm on a hook I'm getting tired of this."


13-Feb-2014 Email

I've had enough of these rate increases on motorcycles. I've been a motorcycle rider for 38 accident free years and tired of paying for all the new untrained motorcycle riders. Get a learners license the same way you money out of an ATM and then go buy a high speed motorcycle, get in an accident and I have to pay for that. Tired of it and have checked into licensing my motorcycle in Alberta and if will be half of what SGI is charging me for the same coverage.


13-Feb-2014 Email

SGI just got a rate increase last year. There needs to be some kind of limitation as to the number of times they can keep coming back to the panel and requesting increases. Since they just has an increase they should not be allowed to request another one.



 


12-Feb-2014 Facebook

You know, after SaskPower and SGI get their rate approvals you should lock your doors for a while so I might be able to avoid going to the food bank!


11-Feb-2014 Email

"Hi I don't agree with the work here. I don't agree with you raising the rates you got money from the government millions of dollars. You should have been using that more wisely then you have. So I'm totally against you raising the rates as you have requested."


11-Feb-2014 Feedback form

SGI already makes enough profit. I drive an older (1981) car because thats all I can afford. I don't have a nice high paying government job. I work for a living. I just had my insurance go up $100.00 because you did't want to charge the motorcycle owners like you shoud have. Now you want to increase it again? What did you do with all your profits from last year? Its time to get rid of SGI and let private insurance into the province. Give the people of Saskatchewan a choice. Stop screwing the poor and start charging the rich. If the want to drive $50,000.00 plus vehicles, charge them more, not me. I can't afford it anymore. I would like to have a reduced rate for older vehicles because thats all we can afford to drive to get to are low paying jobs.




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