June 19, 2019
Vietnam has culled more than 2.5 million pigs to contain the spread of an African swine fever outbreak that is in danger of infecting every province of the country, an agriculture ministry official said on Tuesday. The virus, which is …
June 5, 2019
South Korea said Friday that it is scrambling to prevent the spread of the highly contagious African swine fever on its pig industry after North Korea confirmed an outbreak at a farm near its border with China. South Korea’s agriculture …
May 2, 2019
MS Amlin announced an upgrade of of a digital trading solution to upgrade its “Countrywise insurance” service, which provides agricultural motor insurance for brokers and their clients in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Accessible 24/7 from any device with an …
January 8, 2016
Washington farmers have lost at least $336 million due to the ongoing drought, a figure that is likely to climb as more information becomes available. The Capital Press reported that a state Department of Agriculture report estimated dollar losses for …
October 26, 2015
Bermuda-based Ironshore International announced the acquisition of the reinsurance renewal rights to Novae Group’s global agriculture reinsurance portfolio. The transfer is conditional on Lloyd’s approval and is expected to be completed in November 2015. Novae’s team of five agriculture reinsurance …
September 21, 2015
Sierra Specialty has launched a new program that provides general liability & professional liability for agri-services, including agricultural crop spraying; advisors & farm managers; pest & weed applicators & advisors; farm labor contractors; farm machinery operators; and landscape contractors & …
May 8, 2015
The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co. (HSB), part of Munich Re, has launched a new farm equipment and machinery breakdown coverage with expanded insurance for mobile implements and the precision electronics that control them, among other enhancements. HSB’s …
November 13, 2014
You can still shake your climate moneymaker. Climate change certainly didn’t carry the day in the November elections. It shouldn’t be news to anyone that the topic ushered in few if any victories for those who had it high on …
July 11, 2014
United Fire Group (UFG) has launched a new equipment sales and rental (ESR) product for agricultural; lawn and garden; industrial, construction or material handling equipment dealers. Using an AAIS product as its foundation, UFG developed several coverage enhancements, including: GAP …
February 24, 2014
With California’s agricultural heartland entrenched in drought, almond farmers are letting orchards dry up and in some cases making the tough call to have their trees torn out of the ground, leaving behind empty fields. In the California’s Central Valley, …