In the first place by the number of insurance claims in agricultural products insurance in 2018 was the risk of an accident in animals (21 insurance payment for a total amount of 10.1 million RUB compared to three payments of 1.2 mln in 2017).

The risk of animal diseases was the second highest number of cases and on the first volume of payments. In 2018, there were 18 cases that did the damage in mln 144.8 million a Year earlier there were four cases for a total amount of damage at 100.3 million RUB.

Most often, animals are susceptible to infectious diseases, particularly African swine, and non-communicable related diseases of the cardiovascular system and the digestive system. Livestock also can suffer from parasitic diseases: in 2018 was dictyocaulus (the presence of parasites in the respiratory tract).

The average payout for the risk of diseases in 2018 amounted to 8 million rubles. While in 2018 there were three payments of more than RUB 10 million, two of them relate to diseases: 78 million and 52 million the company paid in connection with the disease of pigs is especially dangerous viral disease – the African plague. Another 14 million rubles. cost of dangerous natural phenomenon "the ice crust".

In General, natural hazards in 2018 was two times less than in 2017 (three cases against six), they caused damage to 23.4 mln RUB., the average payout was $ 7.8 million RUB, the company informed the damage was estimated at 9.4 million rubles., the average payout is 1.6 million rubles.

"In the agricultural insurance, animal diseases are one of the key risks, particularly infectious. They can lead to significant financial damage in the tens and sometimes hundreds of millions of rubles, to compensate for which will help an insurance policy, – said Boris Osipov, Director of Department of settlement of losses in property insurance AlfaStrakhovanie. We value clients 'time and promptly make payments in accordance with the terms of insurance contracts".