SGI recognizes its platinum customers

SGI reminds motorists that it has enhanced its Safe Driver Recognition (SDR) program to provide an additional benefit to the province’s safest drivers by increasing the number of safety points a driver can earn.

Drivers earn a safety point for every year they drive without causing a collision or earning a traffic conviction. Effective Jan. 1, 2007, drivers will be able to earn up to +12 safety points by maintaining a safe driving record for 12 years. SGI feels that customers who have driven safely for more than a decade deserve special recognition.

“This was a direct response to SGI customers who were concerned that the province’s safest drivers receive a financial penalty through their loss of discount after many years of safe driving,” says Darlene Schultz, Manager of SGI’s Auto Fund Rate Programs and Canadian Operations. “Over time our Platinum customers will be completely cushioned from the impact of an incident, with no loss of discount.”

The maximum vehicle insurance discount available under SDR remains at 20 per cent and continues to apply to drivers who earn a +10 safety rating. Those drivers who earn a safety rating higher than +10 build a cushion that will lessen the impact if the driver is responsible for a traffic incident in the future.

SGI plans to continue to increase the number of safety points available each year to a maximum of +16.

Since SDR was introduced in 2002, SGI has given back almost $197 million in discounts. In 2006 alone SGI estimates customers will earn nearly $73 million in safe driving discounts.

Contact:
Darlene Schultz
Manager, Auto Fund Rate Programs and Canadian Operations
SGI
Regina
(306) 751-3329

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