If you have chicken, or keeping poultry, you need to insure them.Below we have listed the best poultry insurance covers in Kenya:
Cooperative Bank
Poultry Insurance
This protection is against loss due to:
- Death
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- Accidents
- Lightening
- Internal and external injury
- Fire, windstorms and flooding
- Snake bites, cats, dogs and wild animals
- Illness and disease of terminal nature
- Epidemics
- Slaughter on advice by vet
Theft
3. Transit risks
What do you need to get cover?
- Submit duly completed application form
- Premium payment
- Current veterinary and valuation report from local livestock officer
- Filled proposal form
- Submission of vaccination regime programme
NB: Minimum number of birds covered is 10 birds and the minimum premium is 1,000/=. The birds must either be in either a cage system or open litter system.
What is the claim process under agriculture?
- Completely filled claim form
- Police abstract in the event of theft of livestock or poultry
- Vet claim form in the event of poultry
Rafiki Microfinance Bank
Poultry Insurance
About Poultry Insurance
The farmer is offered insurance against catastrophic loss of Layers, Broilers and Kienyeji chickens.
This protection is against loss due to:
- Death.
- Accidents.
- Lightening.
- Internal and external injury.
- Fire, windstorm and flooding.
- Snake bites, cats, dogs and wild animals.
- Illness and disease of terminal nature.
- Epidemics.
- Slaughter on advice by vet.
- Theft.
- Transit risks.
You will pay as little as Ksh300 per month.
Kenya Livestock Finance Trust
What is covered?
Death as a result of any the following causes:
– Diseases, including epidemics
– Emergency slaughter on medical grounds
– Accidents in the farm
– Fire, lightning, flood and windstorm
– Accidents in transit from breeders to the farm
– Theft of birds
What is not covered?
– Avian Flu.
– Famine, feed poisoning & nutritional conditions.
– Endoparasites and ectoparasites.
– Intentional slaughter and/or culling.
– Feather picking and /or cannibalism.
– Wild animals or other predators.
– Diseases for the first seven days from commencement of cover and for any additional new stock.
– First 1 % – 5% of the sum insured.
Insured Birds
– Broilers from day old to 8 weeks of age
– Layers from day old to 64 weeks of age
Sums Insured
Sum lnsured= Number of birds X Market value at maturity per bird as agreed at inception.
Farmers’ Responsibility
– Vaccinations of stock against common and prevailing diseases according to vaccination programs.
– Maintain good poultry husbandry and management practices.
– Maintenance of good and up to date daily production records.
– Comply with local legal requirements e.g. vaccinations and quarantine.
Claims procedure
In the event of an incident likely to give rise to a claim:-
– Within 24hrs procure the services of a qualified veterinary officer.
– Procure a Post-mortem report from a certified veterinary surgeon.
– Report the incidence of loss to us immediately but not later than 72 hours of its occurence.
– Submit claims documents to us within 14 days of loss which includes duly completed claim form, post-mortem report and photographs of the carcases.
Amount payable
The weekly pre-agreed price at the point of loss as specified under the indemnification scale chart.
How can a farmer apply for poultry insurance?
– Contact K-LIFT
Rate
Rate: 4% of the sum insured
