- Welcome to Agriculture Financial Services Corporation Straight Hail Insurance Online Program.
- The AFSC website at www.afsc.ca includes Straight Hail program information and a Straight Hail calculator to provide general information and premium costs.
- The Online purchase option is a tool designed to be secure, accurate, easy to use, and allows purchase ability 24/7.
- The Straight Hail Insurance Program provides protection for spot loss damage to crops due to hail or accidental fire.
- Insurance is in effect 12 Noon (Mountain Standard Time) the day following the purchase of a subscription, subject to AFSC approval, and expires when harvest is complete or at midnight on October 31 of the year of insurance.
- Applicants having an ownership or crop share interest in the insured crops are eligible to purchase hail insurance.
- Claims must be filed in person or by phone through an AFSC insurance office within three working days after the storm, by you or an Authorized Representative. AFSC recommends you list an Authorized Representative for each Straight Hail subscription.
- Claims that are reported later than 3 working days after the storm are subject to a $50 late filing fee and acceptance by the Regional Office.
- Click on help
in the upper right corner of each window to access help information and guide you through the site.
- Support is available at any District Office or through the AFSC Call Center during regular business hours, select Contact Us for AFSC contact information.
- You may begin a Straight Hail application by selecting the Purchase tab.
- Prior to committing to purchase, you will be able to view coverage and costs on the Quote screen, and edit or cancel the purchase.
- Click on help in the upper right corner of each window to access help information and guide you through the site.
- If you insure crops under the annual crop insurance programs and you wish to purchase Straight Hail insurance online:
- Advise your District Office at the time of land report filing that you wish to purchase Straight Hail online so that your land report can be processed promptly.
- If your land report has not been filed or processed, completion of your Straight Hail online purchase requires you to key crop type and acres by location as well as coverage and deductible that you wish to purchase.
- If you are not a current Production Insurance or Straight Hail client, please contact a District Office for assistance with your first purchase.
- You are eligible for an Online Discount of 2% when subscriptions are purchased online.
- You are eligible for an Early Payment Discount of 2% when premiums are paid the later of June 25 or within 15 days of the billing date.
- Premium may be applied to your AFSC account or, at the time of purchase, you may pay all or a portion of your premium with a credit card.