From 23rd until 25th of June 2014 Polish Reinsurance Company organized in Torun VI International Seminar on agricultural insurance.This time the Agro Seminar was dominated by three thematic blocks, all dedicated to crop insurance:

- methods of selling crop insurance and cooperation between insurance companies and banks in this respect (Dr. Erich Kasten Agriculture Ins Consultants from Switzerland, Attorney Piotr Czublun from Law firm Czublun Trębicki)

- monitoring of adverse climatic events, especially droughts and their impact on the volume of crop production (Prof. Andrzej Doroszewski of IUNG, Andries Rosema, Director of EARS from the Netherlands)

- methods of claims handling and risk assessment in the fields and the possibilities of using technology in this field (Tomasz Kaminski, Independent expert from the Kujawsko-Pomorskie province, Janusz Pavel Vereinigte Hagel from Germany, Yan Shynkarenko from Ukraine).

Furthermore, Konrad Rojewski (Polish Re) discussed the Polish agricultural insurance system and referred to the recent legislation of the European Commission determining the possibility of subsidizing agricultural insurance. Then he presented a method how reinsurers analyze the crop portfolios of their ceding companies.

Second day of the seminar was dedicated to the practical classes. Participants took part in the demonstrations on field, regarding claims handling and practical risk assessment in the cultivation of rapeseed, wheat and corn in the fields belonging to the PRH Wieszczyce.

The seminar was attended by about 40 people from 10 European countries (including Poland) and the Republic of South Africa. Among the participants were mostly practitioners, ie the underwriters involved in crop insurance and claims handling in their everyday work.

Seminar Polish Re, both in the conference room and in the fields, as well as during breaks contributed to numerous discussions, exchanges of information and views. To such extent that the lecturers were almost inundated with questions.

Polish Re regularly organizes technical seminars, supporting the development of local insurance markets. These types of seminars are highly appreciated by the participants and contribute to building a positive image of the Polish insurance market abroad.

Source - http://www.polishre.com/