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Farmers Insurance

Swiss Re joins global alliance to support smallholder farmers

25th April 2018

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has launched a new global initiative in collaboration with World Bank Group member IFC, pharmaceutical and life sciences company Bayer, and irrigation manufacturer Netafim, which aims to support smallholders grow their farms into sustainable, commercially viable businesses. The initiative, called Better Life Farming, will offer risk transfer ... Read the full article

Reinsurers to pay most of Farmers $1.2bn Northern Cali wildfire bill

15th December 2017

Farmers Insurance has announced that it's received more than 4,000 claims from the Northern California wildfires, with an estimated total cost of $1.2 billion, the majority of which will be passed onto its reinsurers. The California Department of Insurance announced recently that insurance claims filed in relation to the October ... Read the full article