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Chuks Udo Okonta
Leadway Assurance, one of Nigeria’s leading insurers, has extended its flagship Agric-insurance cover to now cover crop farmers for losses incurred due to cattle grazing encroachment into their farmlands.
This unique and timely policy is in response to the plight of farmers who have suffered huge financial losses arising from the destruction of their crops and farmlands during encroachment by nomadic cattle.
According to Ayoola Fatona, Head, Agric and Micro Insurance, Leadway Assurance, the extended policy coverage will encourage continued investments in farming to prevent nationwide food security.
“As a leading risk bearer and insurance service provider especially for the agribusiness sector, we aim to provide top-notch service, satisfy our esteem farmers, agribusiness investors with our dynamic, bespoke and comprehensive insurance solutions. The call by farmers for us to extend insurance cover to include the risk of cattle encroachment has been growing over the years, and in our usual characteristic manner of responding to the needs of our customers, we decided to cover the peril of cattle encroachment as an extension to our existing crops policy.
“Our existing crops policy covers farmers at the time of loss, mostly against natural perils like flood, drought, windstorm, prolonged dry spell etc. The farmers who suffer losses relating to animal encroachment would get compensated with the deployment of this exemplary risks management tool. It is a win-win solution for the farming ecosystem and the food consuming population in Nigeria. With this audacious step, there is no gainsaying that Leadway Assurance is poised to make farming an endeavour that bears peace of mind, despite the increasing famers-herders’ conflicts that dominate the agricultural sector in Nigeria today.” Mr. Fatona added.
The extended Leadway Multi-peril Crop Insurance Product is a policy that provides financial recovery for farmers who suffer losses relating to domestic animal encroachment by herders invading a farm and causing destruction or reduction in the value of crops.
Therefore, crop farmers in Nigeria are advised to get in touch with Leadway Assurance Company Limited on how to access this additional insurance solution.
Leadway Assurance is one of Nigeria’s foremost insurance service companies with a reputation for service efficiency and customer reliability. The organization is committed to bridging the financial protection gap and increasing the insurance penetration rate in Nigeria.
