AMA: Alberta sees the most severe hailstorms in Canada
About half of Canada’s reported storm damage for nearly a decade has been recorded there
AMA: Alberta sees the most severe hailstorms in Canada
CATASTROPHE & FLOOD
By Lyle Adriano
05 Jul 2019

Insurance data compiled by AMA Insurance has revealed that 51% of all storm-related damage in Canada since 2010 has occurred in Alberta.

Since 2010, Alberta has incurred about $5 billion of insurance damage involving storms.

Collecting data from insurance providers, AMA also reported that 66% of Canada’s major hailstorms happen in the province. The most severe hail event on record occurred in August 2010, which caused almost $400 million in damages.

Vishnu Singh, AMA Insurance director of marketing for insurance services, urged people to protect their vehicles and property whenever a storm hits.

“You want to make sure you go underground or find a parkade,” Singh told Global News in an interview. “The kinds of expense to a vehicle is, on average, $5,000 for a hail claim.”

The insurance company has also suggested that people should enable weather alerts on their phones, allowing them to better prepare for extreme weather events and prevent further losses.

 

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