Albertas Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) said on Wednesday 1,289 new hail claims were created last week, while 3,089 hail claims are currently waiting for an inspector. AFSC, the Crown corporation with a private sector board of directors that provides farmers, agribusiness and other small businesses loans, crop insurance and farm income disaster assistance, also noted in a statement that a total of 636 claims were completed for the week of Aug. 2 to 8. Eighty per cent of these claims were inspected within 31 days of reporting, AFSC said, but warned that future wait times may be different based on the number of outstanding claims.
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