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2022: Receipt of 105 million rubles of insurance payment

On August 16, 2022, the VSK Insurance House announced that it had paid 105 million rubles to the Stavropol Agro-plus poultry farm in connection with the turkey case.

In February 2022, an outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu occurred on the territory of the Agro-plus poultry farm . HPP is a highly contagious viral disease of birds characterized by damage to the circulatory and central nervous systems, respiratory and digestive organs.

Despite the efforts made by Agro-Plus to prevent the drift and spread of infection, an excess bird death was recorded at several production sites. According to the results of a laboratory study, RNA of the avian influenza virus, type A, subtype N5 was detected. By the decree of the Governor of the Stavropol Territory, quarantine was introduced on the territory of the Izobilnensky District and measures were taken to eliminate the epizootic focus and prevent the spread of the pathogen.

According to, to data Rosselkhoznadzor in 2022, a total RUSSIAN FEDERATION of 37 outbreaks of VGP were recorded on the territory, including 4 at poultry farms. According to the results of the settlement of the loss, VSK recognized the event as insurance and paid one of the largest compensation in the field of poultry in recent years, - said Artem Korol, Deputy General Director for Loss Management of the VSK Insurance House.

Bird flu is the main reason for the death of the insured livestock of poultry in the practice of agricultural insurance in Russia. This category of insured events accounts for 93% of payments made by agricultural insurers in this segment since 2016 under agricultural insurance contracts with state support. Poultry farmers are well aware of the threats posed by the spread of a dangerous infection to businesses: in 2021, the level of livestock insurance in the industry exceeded 57%. VSK Insurance House is one of the active and reliable participants in poultry insurance, - said Korney Bizhdov, President of the National Union of Agricultural Insurers.