Farmers edge, which this season suffered from drought, frost and storm phenomena, hail, got the opportunity to ask questions about the use of insurance instruments at the event, which was organized June 11, the national Union of agricultural insurers, together with the Ministry of agriculture of the Stavropol territory and the publishing house "Agrarian Plus". Speakers of the webinar were the President of the NRA of the Roots of biggov and Deputy Minister of agriculture of Stavropol Krai Sergey Izmalkov, experts and Union insurance companies of the NSA, as well as representatives of the agricultural industry in the region. The participants, composed of more than 30 people online have discussed the risks of plant in the Stavropol region, as well as the possibility of their neutralization, the system-provided insurance.

According to Deputy Minister Sergei Izmalkov, because the whole complex of adverse weather, a shortage of grain in the Stavropol region in 2020 can be about 40% from 2019 Losses of pome and stone fruit crops, according to the Agency, this year, up from 50 to 70% of plantings. By order of the Governor in the current year on insurance of risks of plant in the Stavropol region was provided 124 million, considering the losses of power in the region brought this amount to 190 million rubles From the regional administration to the Federal authorities was also requested to allocate additional 150 million rubles for agricultural insurance – the Deputy Minister said.

"According to the NSA, in the spring sowing campaign agrarians of Stavropol territory has shown considerable interest in the conclusion of insurance contracts, – said the President of the NRA of the Roots of biggov. By 1 June the number of contracts of insurance of risks of crop production in the region increased by 3.5 times. The insured area of spring crops is 84 hectares, is 4.5 times more than a year ago on the same date. Also for the harvest of the year here insured 207 thousand ha of winter crops. According to preliminary data, has already claimed more than 20 deaths of winter and spring crops – realized risks of drought and frost".

Own experience selkhozizdat insurance in insurance companies that are members of NSA, said the head of the household "SPK im. Lenin" Anatoly Stellmach.

In particular, he noted that last year, when the economy has suffered a loss, the insurance company went to the meeting and 50% of insurance payments to agriculture was carried out in a preliminary way. The information that the landowner has the right to contact your insurer for pre-payments, confirmed by the President of the NRA of the Roots of biggov.

"Stavropol agrarians, the most experienced part of the present, prior to the introduction of a "single subsidy" edge consistently occupied a leading position and maturity of technologies, and the scope of it. – says the President of the NRA of the Roots of biggov. – Always active here was the position of the Governor, the regional Ministry of agriculture: as in the Krasnodar Krai and in the Rostov region".

To improve the quality of insurance protection of NSA recommends that farmers more often to inform their insurers about the state of crops and plantings. The Union also recalls the ability of farmers to request the insurance company to obtain the data system of space monitoring of crops.

According to the NSA, over the entire period of action of the Federal law No. 260-FZ on agricultural insurance with state support, from 2012 to 2020 agrarians of Stavropol territory has received insurance payments under contracts of insurance of risks of plant in the amount of 900 million rubles.

According to the Federal law No. 260-F3 "On state support in agricultural insurance", in Russia in the framework of a centralized system the government provides support to risk insurance of crop, livestock and commercial aquaculture. From 1 January 2016 at the market of agricultural insurance with state support is a single national Association, the national Union of agricultural insurers.

In 2018, the Law "On state support in agricultural insurance..." №260-FZ changes were made, the purpose of which were the flexibility and the diversity of conditions present. The law came into force on 1 March 2019.