crown corporation industry insurance driver licensing motor vehicle registration founded 1945 headquarters c.m. fines building regina saskatchewan key people honourable don mcmorris minister responsible for sgi andrew cartmell president number of employees 1 700 website www.sgi.sk.ca saskatchewan government insurance sgi was created in 1945 and is a provincial crown corporation that has been developed over the years into two linked operations . 1 the saskatchewan auto fund is the province s compulsory public auto insurance program operating the driver s licensing and vehicle registration system . the auto fund is financially self sustaining operating on a break even basis over time . the saskatchewan auto fund does not receive money from or pay dividends to the government . sgi canada sells property and casualty insurance on properties such as homes farms businesses and automobile insurance in five canadian provinces . it operates as sgi canada in saskatchewan sgi canada insurance services ltd. in manitoba alberta british columbia and the coachman insurance company in ontario . contents 1 history 2 corporate governance 3 board of directors 4 structure and functions 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit c.m. fines building sgi head office in downtown regina saskatchewan canada sgi was created by the first avowedly socialist government in north america elected in 1944 the co operative commonwealth federation later renamed new democratic party . under premier tommy douglas the government began to involve itself in many sectors of the economy including insurance . the rationale was put forth that saskatchewan residents were being taken advantage of by companies owned outside the province who set rates too high . also at least 90 per cent of the insurance in the province was written by companies established in eastern canada . 2 thus the institution of a publicly owned insurance company was justified by the government on both philosophical and economic grounds . working out of the saskatchewan legislative building michael allore the first president sold the first policy fire policy number 1 to minister o. w. valleau on may 1 1945 and appointed its first broker oscar sawby of maple creek on may 17 . by the end of 1945 sgi had 60 employees and a small network of private independent insurance brokers located across the province selling insurance on behalf of the corporation . the introduction of a state run automobile insurance was controversial . for the first few years of its existence other provinces refused to recognize sgi policies as legitimate . one result of such non recognition was that sgi insured drivers involved in a collision in manitoba were either detained or required to post a bond because manitoban authorities essentially considered them to be uninsured drivers . 3 history of sgi presidents president took position left position 1 michael allore 1945 1953 2 herbert hammond 1953 1965 3 jim dutton 1965 1972 4 john green 1973 1980 5 murray wallace 1981 1982 6 don black 1983 1985 7 alex wilde 1985 1991 8 bill heidt 1992 1994 9 john wright 1995 1997 10 larry fogg 1997 2004 11 jon schubert 2004 2008 12 earl cameron 2008 2009 13 andrew cartmell 2009 present corporate governance edit sgi and sgi canada are governed by the saskatchewan government insurance act 1980 and the automobile accident insurance act and are subject to the provisions of the crown corporations act 1993 which gives the crown investments corporation the holding company for saskatchewan s commercial crown corporations the broad authority to set the direction of the corporation . where required by legislation or policy directive sgi submits performance management and investment decisions for review and approval by cic and the provincial cabinet government . through its chair who is an outside director the sgi board of directors is accountable to the minister responsible for sgi . the minister functions as a link between the corporation and cic and cabinet as well as the provincial legislature . board of directors edit the board of directors is responsible for setting direction monitoring and reporting achievement and analyzing evaluating and taking corrective action for the corporation . the board is responsible for the stewardship of the corporation in general terms . in meeting this responsibility the board works with management to develop and approve the corporation s strategic plan operating goals annual budget and business plans . it participates in identifying business risk and overseeing the implementation of appropriate systems to achieve a balance between the risks incurred and potential returns . the board of directors is appointed by the lieutenant governor in council . the board consists of ten external directors . both the chair and vice chair of the board are external directors . structure and functions edit sgi employs approximately 1 700 people and works with a network of almost 300 independent insurance brokers and about 450 motor licence issuers in saskatchewan as well as numerous brokers in alberta manitoba and ontario . in october 2008 sgi was named one of canada s top 100 employers by mediacorp canada inc. and was featured in maclean s newsmagazine . later that month sgi was named one of saskatchewan s top employers which was announced by the saskatoon starphoenix and regina leader post newspapers . 4 sgi s head office is in downtown regina saskatchewan . it also operates 20 claims centres in 13 saskatchewan communities has a branch office in winnipeg and five salvage offices auto wrecker used parts . see also edit vehicle registration plates of saskatchewan insurance corporation of british columbia manitoba public insurance soci t de l assurance automobile du qu bec references edit sgi considers sgi canada a partner and has a direct link to the sgi canada website 1 clark d. ; dyck j. 1995 . introduction . celebrating our 50th year a history of saskatchewan government insurance . p. 6 . saskatchewan s top news stories politics reasons for selection 2009 canada s top 100 employers competition . external links edit saskatchewan government insurance sgi canada coachman insurance company cope local 397 crown investments corporation of saskatchewan cic v t e saskatchewan crown corporations crown investments corporation cic current crowns owned through cic sask gaming sgi sasktel saskpower saskenergy saskatchewan transportation company saskwater information services corporation of saskatchewan investment saskatchewan saskatchewan development fund corporation saskatchewan government growth fund management corporation saskatchewan opportunities corporation current crowns owned through other departments global transportation hub authority saskatchewan grain car corporation saskatchewan housing corporation saskatchewan liquor and gaming authority saskatchewan research council former crown corporations potash corporation of saskatchewan saskatchewan communications network scn saskatchewan government airways saskatchewan minerals saskatchewan mining development corporation saskatchewan oil & gas corporation saskatchewan potato utility development company v t e corporations based in regina saskatchewan crown corporations farm credit canada global transportation hub authority investment saskatchewan sask gaming saskatchewan government insurance saskatchewan grain car saskatchewan liquor and gaming authority saskatchewan research council saskatchewan transportation company saskenergy saskpower sasktel transgas publicly traded corporations viterra westwind pictures private corporations coteau books harvard developments westwind pictures yara belle plaine saskfilm co operatives access communications conexus credit union consumers co operative refineries sherwood co op retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title saskatchewan government insurance & oldid 743150433 categories insurance companies of canadacompanies established 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