Insure your flocks against loss of income from
Salmonellosis and Avian Influenza

 

In anticipation of the forthcoming changes to the National Control Programme, we have launched an industry wide policy against loss of income from salmonella and avian influenza.

 

From January 2009 the National Control Programme’s additional measures will become compulsory. In premises where either Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) or Salmonella Typhimurium (ST) is detected, eggs from flocks confirmed to be infected will not be permitted to be sent for human consumption unless they have been heat-treated to guarantee the elimination of the strains of salmonella that pose the greatest threat to humans. The financial impact of this restriction of the sale of fresh shell eggs from infected flocks is a cause for great concern, especially for new producers.

 

We have worked hard to find an insurance policy that will deliver peace of mind at a reasonable cost. We are therefore delighted that leading farm insurance brokers Thompson and Richardson (Lincoln) Ltd have sourced a policy that is underwritten within a Lloyds market that holds a Standard and Poors security rating of A+.

 

The insurance costs from 5.5 pence per bird for salmonellosis and 4.5 pence per bird for avian influenza which is less than the cost of an egg. It covers a loss of income for up to 52 weeks coupled with a percentage of DEFRA testing costs up to an aggregate limit per farm.  Cover can be provided for either Avian Influenza or Salmonella or both, and is open to  producers from all methods of production. The insurance package is available to any producer of poultry or eggs and not restricted to EggSell members.

 

For more information, please complete the on-line form below or call Gill Loftus at EggSell on 01964 541828.

 

 

Please note that fields marked with an * are mandatory.

 

Section 1. CONTACT DETAILS

 

   
1. *Name:  
2. *House Number or Name:  
3. Address 1:  
4. Address 2:  
5. County:  
6. *Postcode:  
7. *Contact Telephone:  
8. Email Address:  

 

Section 2. INSURANCE INFORMATION

   
9. *Are you registered with the following?


   
10. *How many birds do you have?  
11. *How many sheds?  
12. *How many birds in each shed?  

Shed 1

  

Shed 2

  

Shed 3

  

Shed 4

  

For additional sheds, please list birds per shed here...

  
   
13. *Where do you retail your eggs or which packer do the eggs go to?  
   
14. *How did you hear about us?

   
15. *Who's your current insurer?

   
16. Month of renewal
   
   
 

Thank you, we'll be in touch very soon.