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2001

• 34,000 customer insured 25.2 million acres of annual cropland, an increase of 1.1 million acres.
• Lentils were split into three classes, each insured with separate coverage and prices. Chickpea insurance was split into three classes with two risk zones established for large-seeded Kabuli.
• The Forage Rainfall Pilot Program was introduced in two areas of the province. Nearly 210 thousand acres were enrolled and 175 claims were registered. Total indemnity was $625 thousand dollars.
• Crop Insurance administered C-SAP II, providing producers with $200 million in emergency assistance.
• There were nearly 14,000 hail claims for the year, for total payments of $75 million.
• In total, there were 46,000 claims and Crop Insurance paid $325 million.

Complete information is available in the 2001-2002 Annual Report (PDF).

2002

• 35,000 customers insured 25.5 million acres of annual cropland and more than 4 million forage acres under various forage programs.
• Spot-Loss Hail/Fire and the Variable Price Options were discontinued.
• The Forage Rainfall Insurance Program was expanded to the entire province.
• The Forage Establishment Benefit Option (FEBO) deductible was reduced from 30 to 15% on newly seeded tame perennial forage acres.
• As a pilot program, the Annual Crop Weather Based Program allowed producers to enroll up to 500 acres of annual crops for coverage against lack of precipitation.
• Three insurable zones were created for chickpeas and coverage for each zone was recalculated.
• Khorasan wheat/Kamut brand grain was made eligible for coverage.
• Insurance was offered on pinto, black and other irrigated dry beans and Crop Insurance launched a Dryland Dry Bean Pilot Program in the Rosthern and Redvers areas.
• The 2002 crop year saw Crop Insurance's highest payout ever with more than 100,000 claims and $1.09 billion in indemnities.

Complete information is available in the 2002-2003 Annual Report (PDF).

2003

• 34,000 customers insured 25.9 million acres of annual cropland and 3.5 million forage acres under various programs.
• Individual crops and options saw enhancements including an expansion of the dryland dry bean pilot program, a blended price for field peas, an establishment benefit for biennial sweetclover, and an increase in the number of acres eligible for coverage under the Diversification Option.
• The Annual Crop Weather Based Insurance Program, protecting against drought and early fall frost, could be purchased as a stand-alone product or as a top-up to existing coverage.
• The Organic Reseeding Benefit was introduced for organic acres that needed to be worked under due to excessive weeds.
• The Low Price Option was introduced.
• CropConnect was launched with the 2003 program, allowing customers to view their land and demographic information, complete personal premium and coverage 'what-if' calculations and make certain endorsement changes through a secure website.
• More than 53,000 claims were paid, totaling $345 million.
• The Agricultural Policy Framework Implementation Agreement was signed in December 2003, including production insurance (crop insurance) under the business risk management chapter. Crop Insurance began developing products to meet the targets set out under the federal-provincial program.

Complete information is available in the 2003-2004 Annual Report (PDF).

2004

• 32,000 customers insured 25 million annual crop and nearly 800,000 forage acres under yield-loss programs. Weather-based coverage was purchased on 3.1 million acres.
• The Forage Rainfall Insurance program was enhanced to include customer-selected monthly precipitation weightings and a monthly precipitation cap of either 125 or 150% of normal.
• The Corn Heat Unit Pilot Program was introduced in 16 rural municipalities.
• Other forage improvements included a pilot establishment benefit for native forage acres insured under the federal Greencover Canada program and an increased establishment benefit for tame hay and sweetclover.
• An enhanced top-up option was added to the Annual Crop Weather Based Insurance Program.
• Other program changes included changing the standard grade for large green and other class lentils to #2, updates to organic long-term area stubble yields, and the use of individual production information rather than provincial average yields to establish bushel coverage on chickpeas.
• 59,000 claims were registered resulting in payments of $392 million.

Complete information is available in the 2004-2005 Annual Report (PDF).