“AI insurance is also required for new chicken houses!”

Thomas Brink (left) and Thomas Berling from the insurer Diepenbrock at the technical discussion about laying hens in Haselünne.

According to Thomas Brink and Thomas Berling of the insurance broker Diepenbrock it’s an animalIncome Loss Insurance remains an important issue for newly built stables. Both experts emphasized this on the sidelines of the technical discussion laying chickens in Haselünne on Wednesday (September 18, 2024).

In particular, it is also about insurance against loss of income in case of disease Avian influenza (AI). After a “massive” outbreak of bird flu in the Weser-Ems, insurers were banned from underwriting. Today, sensible cover concepts can be offered again, but these must be designed individually according to the location, according to the experts.