Analysis

Uptick in livestock disease claims leads to farmer losses and increased insurer costs

By 2022-07-15T09:20:00

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It is pivotal that brokers have meaningful conversations with agricultural clients to ensure they understand farming’s operational risks

Major disease claims in the agricultural sector are escalating, creating losses of over a million pounds for farm owners and impacting the claims costs for insurers operating in this market, according to McLarens head of agriculture Steve Smout.

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