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1990-1991

• The cost sharing between the governments was changed. Cost for premiums remained at 50% for the farmer and the remaining shared equally (25% each) by the federal and provincial governments. Administration costs were shared 50/50 by the federal and provincial treasuries.
• In 1991, the Gross Revenue Insurance Program (GRIP) was introduced and administered by Crop Insurance. This program enabled customers to purchase protection against yield-loss as well as low grain prices. Crop Insurance contract numbers rose to 54,944 from 46,500. GRIP constituted 48,548 of those contracts.
• The agent system was reintroduced with 208 agencies established to deliver Crop Insurance, individual coverage and the GRIP program.
• A new, individualized insurance program was introduced where coverage could be based entirely on the performance of each individual producer. 37,000 farmers chose individual coverage compared to 1,700 the previous year.
• Potato insurance was first introduced on an individual program basis only.
  
  1992-93
  
• GRIP was revised.
• The area-based program and spot-loss hail/fire feature were removed.
• The Set Price Option and Variable Price Option were removed and replaced with a Market Price Option.
• In 1993, there were 203 marketing agents and over 600 employees working for Crop Insurance.
  
  1994-1995
  
• The province announced that 1994-95 would be the last year for GRIP.
  
  1996
  
• In March 1996, Crop Insurance embarked on a series of consultations with Saskatchewan producers to learn what they wanted in a crop insurance program. Together, the federal and provincial governments held 10 public meetings around the province. Over 800 producers attended. Throughout the summer of 1996, 18 farm organizations and commodity groups were consulted on the Crop Insurance program and design features. In early fall, the Minister of Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food provided producers with a discussion paper called "Proposed Changes for 1997" and invited producers to provide comments.
• Throughout the consultation process, producers said they wanted a more affordable, responsive, and simplified Crop Insurance program. In response, the federal and provincial governments reduced the program’s debt, provided more affordable cost sharing and simplified and improved the features of the program.