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Biotech start-up Aanika agrees parametric deal with US crop specialist
9th January 2023
Biotechnology start-up Aanika Biosciences has entered into a parametric food insurance agreement with Satur Farms, a specialty crop producer with operations in New York and Arizona. Aanika will bundle its technology for tracing fresh produce with a novel parametric food recall and contamination insurance policy, which should enable Satur to obtain ... Read the full article
Rokstone Agriculture acquires specialist team to launch new Farm & Ranch Division
30th November 2022
Rokstone Agriculture Risk Underwriters, the US Agriculture division of the international speciality re/insurance MGA, Rokstone, has acquired senior underwriters Joshua Lauth and Michael Theibert to launch a new specialist Farm and Ranch division based in Ohio. Joshua Lauth, who has been appointed President, was previously Agribusiness Region Leader at Westfield. During ... Read the full article
Interview: Why should crop insurance lag on market penetration?
23rd August 2022
It would not be remiss to think that a product that transfers risk from farmers to insurers would be an easier sell, given that the former are less able to handle risk than the latter. Likewise, it should be an easy sell for a product that stabilises the incomes of ... Read the full article
EU could add up to €9.3 billion to farmers annual incomes with “climate-smart actions”
20th June 2022
The EU could add between €1.9bn and €9.3 billion annually to farmers’ incomes if farmers are supported in taking "climate-smart actions", according to a survey by the EU Carbon+ Farming Coalition. Other benefits would include reducing its agricultural greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 6%, and restoring soil health of over ... Read the full article
Core Specialty recruits Ann Brady as Agriculture SVP
18th May 2022
Specialty property and casualty (P&C) insurer Core Specialty Insurance Holdings has announced the appointment of Ann Brady as Senior Vice President of Agriculture. Brady brings decades of agriculture insurance knowledge, specifically serving as an Agriculture reinsurance broker for the previous twelve years with Guy Carpenter. In her new role, she will report ... Read the full article
Guatemala implements agri scheme for smallholder farmers
16th February 2022
The Government of Guatemala has implemented an agricultural insurance scheme designed to protect smallholder farmers from heavy rains and prolonged droughts. The parametric and catastrophe insurance was designed by the Swiss Re backed Microinsurance Catastrophe Risk Organisation (MiCRO) for the Ministry of Agriculture (MAGA) and is operated by Crédito Hipotecario Nacional ... Read the full article
Crop losses to weigh on 2021 underwriting profits: KBW
15th October 2021
Analysts at KBW have warned that crop losses will likely weigh on insurers’ overall underwriting profits for 2021, despite being overshadowed by more high-profile catastrophe losses such as Hurricane Ida and the European floods. While US crop underwriting losses should pale relative to the larger catastrophe losses in Q3, KBW notes ... Read the full article
MS Amlin AG branches into agriculture reinsurance with PartnerRe hire
29th September 2021
MS Amlin AG (MS AAG), MS Amlin’s reinsurance company operations, has announced its entry into the agriculture reinsurance market with the hire of Rinat Bektleuov as Product Group Lead Underwriter. The agriculture reinsurance offering will be available globally and coverage includes five core products, namely crop insurance, livestock insurance, aquacultural insurance, ... Read the full article
AJ Gallagher acquires Federal Crop Insurance specialist Files Agribusiness
24th September 2021
Global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has announced the acquisition of Bastrop, LA-based Files Agribusiness, LLC. Founded in 2010, Files Agribusiness is a retail insurance agency that specializes in offering Federal Crop Insurance, agribusiness property and casualty, and agricultural aviation coverages. It serves clients primarily in the states of Louisiana, ... Read the full article
India crop insurance reforms could transform profitability: New Dawn Risk
3rd November 2020
New Dawn Risk, a Lloyd’s broker has announced the release of its new report: Technology brings new opportunities for India's crop insurance scheme. The report details changes that have been made to the government-sponsored scheme during 2020, which are designed to make it more efficient and ultimately more attractive for the ... Read the full article
State-backed agricultural reinsurer approved in China: reports
28th August 2020
A new state-backed agricultural reinsurer has been approved by China's banking and insurance regulator, according to reports from Xinhua News Agency and Reuters. The company is reported to have been established with $2.34 billion in registration capital. Among the nine shareholders to have co-established the reinsurer are the Ministry of Finance, China ... Read the full article
Agriculture reinsurer AAIC gains authorisation in Argentina & Colombia
12th September 2019
American Agriculture Insurance Company (AAIC), a provider of agriculture re/insurance, has announced that it is now authorised to reinsurance risks based in Argentina and Colombia through the broker marketplace. AAIC has been named as an Admitted Foreign Reinsurer in Argentina and an Approved Reinsurer in Colombia, where it is listed with ... Read the full article
India looks to reduce reinsurance on agricultural insurance program
29th July 2019
The Government of India is reportedly considering a pool mechanism for its national agricultural insurance program to limit money flowing out of the country to international reinsurance companies. Indian publication Business Standard reported that foreign reinsurance and private insurance firms have been big beneficiaries of premiums collected under Pradhan Mantri Fasal ... Read the full article
Aon & Oxfam launch blockchain-based insurance for farmers in Sri Lanka
1st July 2019
Re/insurance broker Aon has partnered with Oxfam and insurtech firm Etherisc to launch a blockchain-based insurance platform for smallholder farmers in Sri Lanka. Nearly 200 farmers have been enrolled in the solution, which aims to deliver micro-insurance for paddy field farmers who are at risk of losing their crops due to ... Read the full article
MS Amlin enhances rural motor insurance offering with digital trading solution
3rd May 2019
Insurer and reinsurer MS Amlin has announced a significant update to its Countrywise insurance products and claims solutions, designed to meet the agricultural motor insurance needs of both brokers and their customers. To upgrade its Countrywise insurance product and claims solutions, MS Amlin has launched a new and innovative digital trading ... Read the full article
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