AIAG Working Groupfor Livestock Insurance

Dr. Theo Hölscher, Chairman

CEO Uelzener Versicherungen, Germany

Overview of animal insurance, swiss re 2009, AIAG Rome

Private Livestock Insurance Companies

� 3 types of companies for livestock insurance on a p rivate basis:

– Specialized companies for livestock insurance ( monoliners ) in few countries (e.g. Switzerland, Germany, Sweden)

– Agricultural insurance companies offering livestock insurance and crop insurance

– Composite insurers offering a wide range of retail products for farmers including livestock and crop insurance

Overview of animal insurance, swiss re 2009, AIAG Rome

Private Public Partnerships

� 4 types of partnership exist in Europe – with particular details in every country

– Part financing of public sector costs with animal health funds

– Compulsory financing of certain private sector costs via special bodies (GDS France, production levy foundat ion DK)

– Supplementary mortality cover by private insurers

– Business interruption cover by private insurers

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Risks

before

measures

Avoidance

Prevention

Reduction

Transfer

Residual Risk

Operational planning ...

Organisation, production technology,

veterinary advice, hygiene programme, QS ...

Quality programme,

discipline, documentation ...

Insurance

Retention, residual risk

Risk Management in Agriculture

Basel II

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Livestock Insurance

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Disease scenario during the last 20 years

- Swine fever 1993 – 1994 in Germany- Swine fever 1998 in Netherlands and Belgium

- BSE- 1996 until 2000 in England /Germany

- Foot-and-mouth disease 2001 in England

- Avian flu in Asia und worldwide since 2002

- Blue tongue disease 2007 to 2009 in Western Europe- Schmallenberg virus 2012 in Germany

- African swine fever since 2007 in Russia

- Single tuberculosis in southern part of Germany 2012

FMD in England

February 2001 -

September 2001

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Incidence of

classical swine fever

in the population of boarsand pigs in Germany (1995–2007).

Source: Epizooticcommunication system , TSN

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20.623 cases of bluetongue disease in theyear 2007BMELV 31.12..2008

2.047 cases of bluetongue disease in theyear 2006

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Blue tongue

disease

in Europe

BMELV 29.10.2008

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Schmallenberg Virus

Propagation 3. 2. 2012

FLI

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African swine fever

St. Petersburg 21.10.2009

African swine fever

Rostow, Nordkaukasus 30.9.2009

African swine fever

in Russia since June 2007

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KSF

ASF.

FMD

H5N1

International Map of Animal Diseases- September 2013 -

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Members Spain, France, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Sweden, UK and Turkey

Working language English

Meetings Once a year in participating member countries including invited expertsreport on the AIAG Congress

Minutes on AIAG -website / membernet

AIAG working group for livestock insurance

Actual and new issues

Animal health policy in EU and elsewhere

Animal production chain

Biosecurity in food chaine.g. antibiotica resistence and reduction

1. Meeting Vienna, 20. 1. 2009

• Constitutional meeting

• Presentation of the situation in each country

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2. Meeting Brussels, 16 . 3. 2010

With representatives from the EU Commision - DG SANCO

Animal Health Strategy 2007-2013„Prevention is better than cure”

Feasibility study on CRSS in animal health(cost and responsibility-sharing schemes)

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3. Meeting Uelzen, 9. 3. 2011

Developments in each country

Current developments in EU policyon animal health

Visit to the Hanoverian horse breedingassociation Verden, Germany

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4. Meeting Vienna, 13. 6. 2012

Cooperation of the companies with- national insurance associations- farmers unions- institutions of veterinary or health care

Current developments in EU policy

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5. Meeting Leiden, NL , 17.4.2013

Current developments in each country

„Dutch approach in biosecurity in theanimal production and food chain“University of Leiden

Visit to a modern milk production farm

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Next meeting - planned Brussels April 2014

Current developments in each country

Discussion with representatives ofDG AGRI and DG SANCO of the EU-KOM„EU – Animal health policy“

We would like to invite other animal insurance companiesfrom several countries to take part in our working group

AIAG working group forlivestock insurance

Thank you for your attention!

AIAG Working Groupfor Livestock Insurance

Dr. Theo Hölscher, Chairman

CEO Uelzener Versicherungen, Germany