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Agronomy Insurance

Agronomists, sometimes known as crop scientists, specialize in producing and improving food crops while managing weeds and pests.

Key exposures for Agronomists

  • Incorrect advice in relation to new techniques for farming
  • Negligence in research and development programs
  • Failure to take care of plant breeding
  • Negligence in management

Why do Agronomists need Professional Indemnity Insurance?

The general responsibilities and duties of Agronomists include the following:

  • To search and develop new techniques for farming.
  • Plan certain ways which the crops can be grown in all seasons
  • Manage plant breeding.
  • To research and develop new seeds and grow them through aquaculture and desert farming.
  • Soil moisture status monitoring
  • Irrigation scheduling
  • Agricultural, chemical, fertilizer & seed recommendations
  • Soil sampling
  • Equipment calibration
  • Crop rotation planning and hybrid/variety selection
  • Detailed computerized field reports & permanent record keeping
  • Crop budgeting & planning

Agronomists must perform the above mentioned tasks diligently to ensure that mistakes are minimized. Professional Indemnity (PI) Insurance will protect them from any mistakes through negligence by providing them with compensation for any claims against them.

Why purchase your Professional Indemnity Insurance through Express Insurance?

With Express Insurance, you can source a PI quote in seconds, and have the option of adding Public Liability Insurance. You can then proceed to buy the insurance and produce your Certificate of Insurance in minutes, or alternatively save the quote back to your email account for buying later.

And we save your details on Renewal of your insurance, making the process of renewing your PI Insurance even easier and quicker.

Throughout your experience with us our team of highly experienced PI specialists are a phone call away!

Please Note: Coverage under the policy will be subject to the particular circumstances relating to a claim and the full terms and conditions of the policy.

Policy Features

Agronomists

Price

PI premiums are determined by your Turnover and PL Premiums by the number of staff under your employ. All insurers charge a minimum premium .

We believe we have negotiated highly competitive premiums this class of insurance, and will continue to monitor premium levels available in the market to ensure this remains the case.

Purpose

From a compliance perspective and for your own protection you should have a minimum level of Professional Indemnity(PI) insurance. In the event that the services you provide for a client lead to a claim against that client they will generally look at claiming against the provider. PI insurance will protect you in the event that this occurs.

Convenience

We have designed the Insurance application process so it only takes an average of 5 minutes to complete your application. In most cases your application will be instantly approved online, and you can print your Confirmation of Insurance to prove that you have the requisite cover in place... It's that easy!! All other documentation, such as your tax invoice, policy schedule and wording will be emailed directly to you for your records.

If the policy can't be issued immediately because we require further information, we will contact you generally on the same day.

Renewal

Approximately one month prior to the renewal of your policy you will receive a renewal reminder email with a link that will allow you to review your previous years cover and renew the policy even quicker!

* We have minimized the number of referral situations so that most applications will be automatically accepted. However, if for example you have prior claims we will contact you to facilitate completion of your application personally with the Insurer.

Insurer

Your Public Liability Insurance policy is arranged by Express Insurance acting as an agent of Berkley Insurance Australia, a registered business name of Berkley Insurance Company (ABN 53 126 559 706) and part of the W.R.Berkley Corporation.

Berkley Insurance Australia underwrites a significant portfolio of general insurance business in Australia. They are fully authorised and regulated by the Australian Prudential Regulator Authority (APRA) which is the prudential regulator of the Australian financial services industry.

The financial strength rating of Berkley Insurance Australia is "A+ (Strong)" by Standard & Poor's.

Charitable Contribution

For each policy completed online we make a donation to Skin & Cancer Foundation.

About Skin & Cancer Foundation

The Skin & Cancer Foundation Inc is a not-for-profit, DGR registered, organisation which provides specialist treatment, education and research for a wide variety of skin disorders, skin cancers and melanomas.

Skin & Cancer Foundation Logo

Lodge a Claim

We will work with you to ensure that claims are handled in a professional manner and that you get a fair outcome from the Insurer. The first step is to lodge your claim as outlined below.

Please complete the claim form and email to australia@wrberkley.com

 

Agronomy Insurance

Express Insurance Secondary Background

Agronomists, sometimes known as crop scientists, specialize in producing and improving food crops while managing weeds and pests.

Key exposures for Agronomists

  • Incorrect advice in relation to new techniques for farming
  • Negligence in research and development programs
  • Failure to take care of plant breeding
  • Negligence in management

Why do Agronomists need Professional Indemnity Insurance?

The general responsibilities and duties of Agronomists include the following:

  • To search and develop new techniques for farming.
  • Plan certain ways which the crops can be grown in all seasons
  • Manage plant breeding.
  • To research and develop new seeds and grow them through aquaculture and desert farming.
  • Soil moisture status monitoring
  • Irrigation scheduling
  • Agricultural, chemical, fertilizer & seed recommendations
  • Soil sampling
  • Equipment calibration
  • Crop rotation planning and hybrid/variety selection
  • Detailed computerized field reports & permanent record keeping
  • Crop budgeting & planning

Agronomists must perform the above mentioned tasks diligently to ensure that mistakes are minimized. Professional Indemnity (PI) Insurance will protect them from any mistakes through negligence by providing them with compensation for any claims against them.

Why purchase your Professional Indemnity Insurance through Express Insurance?

With Express Insurance, you can source a PI quote in seconds, and have the option of adding Public Liability Insurance. You can then proceed to buy the insurance and produce your Certificate of Insurance in minutes, or alternatively save the quote back to your email account for buying later.

And we save your details on Renewal of your insurance, making the process of renewing your PI Insurance even easier and quicker.

Throughout your experience with us our team of highly experienced PI specialists are a phone call away!

Please Note: Coverage under the policy will be subject to the particular circumstances relating to a claim and the full terms and conditions of the policy.

Policy Features

Agronomists

Price

PI premiums are determined by your Turnover and PL Premiums by the number of staff under your employ. All insurers charge a minimum premium .

We believe we have negotiated highly competitive premiums this class of insurance, and will continue to monitor premium levels available in the market to ensure this remains the case.

Purpose

From a compliance perspective and for your own protection you should have a minimum level of Professional Indemnity(PI) insurance. In the event that the services you provide for a client lead to a claim against that client they will generally look at claiming against the provider. PI insurance will protect you in the event that this occurs.

Convenience

We have designed the Insurance application process so it only takes an average of 5 minutes to complete your application. In most cases your application will be instantly approved online, and you can print your Confirmation of Insurance to prove that you have the requisite cover in place... It's that easy!! All other documentation, such as your tax invoice, policy schedule and wording will be emailed directly to you for your records.

If the policy can't be issued immediately because we require further information, we will contact you generally on the same day.

Renewal

Approximately one month prior to the renewal of your policy you will receive a renewal reminder email with a link that will allow you to review your previous years cover and renew the policy even quicker!

* We have minimized the number of referral situations so that most applications will be automatically accepted. However, if for example you have prior claims we will contact you to facilitate completion of your application personally with the Insurer.

Insurer

Your Public Liability Insurance policy is arranged by Express Insurance acting as an agent of Berkley Insurance Australia, a registered business name of Berkley Insurance Company (ABN 53 126 559 706) and part of the W.R.Berkley Corporation.

Berkley Insurance Australia underwrites a significant portfolio of general insurance business in Australia. They are fully authorised and regulated by the Australian Prudential Regulator Authority (APRA) which is the prudential regulator of the Australian financial services industry.

The financial strength rating of Berkley Insurance Australia is "A+ (Strong)" by Standard & Poor's.

Charitable Contribution

For each policy completed online we make a donation to Skin & Cancer Foundation.

About Skin & Cancer Foundation

The Skin & Cancer Foundation Inc is a not-for-profit, DGR registered, organisation which provides specialist treatment, education and research for a wide variety of skin disorders, skin cancers and melanomas.

Skin & Cancer Foundation Logo

Lodge a Claim

We will work with you to ensure that claims are handled in a professional manner and that you get a fair outcome from the Insurer. The first step is to lodge your claim as outlined below.

Please complete the claim form and email to australia@wrberkley.com