The next time a disaster strikes — first responders won’t be only people helping out the victims.
So too will be a team of officials from the Insurance Bureau of Canada with their Community Assistance Mobile Pavilion or CAMP.
IBC Director Dennis Prouse says when Canadians are suddenly forced to cope with extreme weather events such as windstorms, wildfires, torrential rains, as well as other disasters they don’t have time to take important insurance information with them.
He says that is where CAMP comes into the picture by setting up at disaster sites that have significant insured damage, to help Canadians with their insurance questions.
Prouse says CAMP will be set up at emergency shelters and community centres where individuals are gathered and will be staffed by trained insurance industry personnel.
He says they then can help disaster victims get in touch with their own insurance company, and on site adjusters also can quickly assess the damage and help process claims.
Prouse says this is what happened last year when the Tornado touched down in several Grey County communities.
Prouse says the CAMP program simply formalizes what the industry has been doing for disaster victims for years.
