Wellington Underwriting Agencies has announced the launch of Avian Influenza business interruption insurance.
The company said the product has been designed specifically for broiler farmers in the United States.
The product covers business interruption incurred by US broiler farmers following the government slaughter of poultry by order of USDA following the contraction of the H5N1 strain of Avian Influenza on their farms.
The programme will be underwritten within Syndicate 2020's livestock disease portfolio which covers risks such as aquaculture, bloodstock/livestock (breeding and transport) and pet insurance.
Nigel Guillaume-Smith, underwriting director of WUAL said: “We have been monitoring Avian Flu for some years. This knowledge has enabled us to create a unique product, providing coverage to US broiler farmer, which supplements US government Avian Flu response plans."
