News

Brown & Brown to acquire leading Private Client & Bloodstock broker Weatherbys Hamilton

Brown & Brown (Europe) Limited, part of Brown & Brown, Inc. (“Brown & Brown”), has agreed to acquire Weatherbys Hamilton LLP (“Weatherbys Hamilton”), a leading UK-based insurance broker specialising in Private Client, Bloodstock, and Farm […]

News

Farming Sector Needs Specialist Insurance Advice

The farming industry needs insurance companies to support them, and specialist knowledge is vital in this sector; BBC Countryfile’s Adam Henson explored the role of insurance within the business of farming and agriculture in a recent […]

UK Insurance Trends

LexisNexis Study Reveals Fake Identity Farms

The word from LexisNexis UK, who have spotted a growing trend in blended ID details, essentially creating a virtual person; A new study looked at over 72million consumer profiles and found 2.8million showing several signs […]

Insurance Brokers

18% of Fatal Workplace Incidents Occur in Farm Sector

FARMERS need to make health and safety more of a priority to prevent serious accidents and injuries as the industry continues to have the highest rate of work-related deaths. This was the message from the […]

Insurance claims

Farmer Fined After Machinery Accident

The latest case from the HSE; A farmer has been sentenced after a worker suffered multiple injuries after becoming entangled in the contra-rotating rollers of a potato harvester. Folkestone Magistrates’ Court heard that on 21 […]

Global insurance trends

AgriTask Launches Digital Claims Management in Farming Sector

International precision agriculture provider AgriTask has introduced the world’s first digital claims management system for insurance companies operating in the agricultural sector. After a comprehensive assessment of the requirements of several insurance companies, AgriTask teamed up with […]