Resolution

WHEREAS the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Appeal Panel is an independent advisory committee of producers that hears disputes between customers and Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC);

WHEREAS final appeal decisions rest with the SCIC Board of Directors, which may overturn a decision made by the independent appeal panel;

WHEREAS producers have significant financial interest in crop insurance decisions and need access to independent dispute resolution services in the interest of fairness and impartiality;

BE IT RESOLVED that APAS lobby the Ministry of Agriculture to give final decision-making authority to the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Appeal Panel.