Tornado causes $30 million in damages in Angus, Ontario

Insured damage from the tornado that hit Angus, Ont. in late June is at least $30 million, according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada based on preliminary figures from Property Claim Services (PCS).

More than 100 homes were damaged from the storm, IBC noted. Immediately after the tornado hit, IBC deployed its Community Assistance Mobile Pavilion (CAMP) to Angus to help residents and businesses by offering on-site, insurance-related information.

“I was on the ground with IBC’s CAMP, and I can say first-hand that the tornado’s destruction is devastating for those who have been affected. But insurers are here to help with the recovery,” Pete Karageorgos, IBC’s director of consumer relations said.

IBC worked with its members, local fire, provincial police, and emergency management officials, as well as the mayor and representatives from the town’s council to help prepare a plan that allowed residents to return to their homes to inspect the damage and to work with adjusters to begin the work of restoring their homes.

Many insurance companies also brought in extra staff to start issuing cheques to residents to cover their daily needs and to begin processing claims immediately.