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We're Human About Farm Insurance

We know how hard you work, and how important it is to protect your livelihood. An Post Insurance is a 100% Irish-owned company, so we understand what matters most to you.

How we Help

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Wallet-Friendly Protection

Everyone wants to get great value on farm insurance, so we offer competitive prices, tailored plans, and a discount of up to 30% for farmers who are claims free for 3 years.

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Stress-Free Cover

Excellent cover is what we do, with many benefits included as standard. Our team will look at your individual needs to help you find the policy that covers your farm, your livelihood, your way.

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Benefits and Bonuses

We provide care as well as cover, with a range of benefits and bonuses as standard, including public (1) and environmental liability (2), as well as help with legal expenses (3).

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We're powered by people just like you, living in communities all over Ireland. Our experienced team is on hand to get you the help you need.

(1) Public Liability cover up to €6.5 million for public liability claims.
(2) Environmental Liability cover up to €250,000 to protect against costs associated with gradual environmental damage and pollution, including own land and third-party clean-up costs.
(3) Legal expenses cover provides legal costs of up to €150,000 per claim and up to €1,500,000 for any one period of insurance. It covers issues such as property disputes, alleged wrongful dismissal of employees or contract disagreements.

Our Cover Options

We understand that farms come in all shapes and sizes, so we've made it easier for you to choose the cover that's right for you. Learn more about how we can help you protect your livelihood, as well as your machinery, produce, livestock and outbuildings.

1) Public Liability cover up to €6.5 million for public liability claims.
2) Environmental Liability cover up to €250,000 to protect against costs associated with gradual environmental damage and pollution, including own land and third-party clean-up costs.
3) Legal expenses cover provides legal costs of up to €150,000 per claim and up to €1,500,000 for any one period of insurance. It covers issues such as property disputes, alleged wrongful dismissal of employees or contract disagreements.
4) Optional add-ons are subject to an additional charge; it is not necessary to purchase these add ons in order to purchase the policy. 

An Post Insurance Farm Insurance

We know how hard you work, and how important it is to protect your livelihood. An Post Insurance is a 100% Irish-owned company, so we understand what matters most to you.

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Why not talk to one of our farm insurance agents, who will happily talk you through our farm insurance products and help you choose the cover you want, or what is necessary for your farm and your  farming needs.

Features and Benefits

Every farm is unique, so your insurance should be too. We can help you protect your livelihood as well as your farm: our team will talk you through a range of benefits, as well as additional options (4) you can purchase for extra peace of mind.

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Personal Accident

For our Farm Insurance customers it pays to be prepared: this optional extra (4) offers cover for up to 24 months if you're unable to engage in your usual occupation as a result of an accident.

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Tractors and Agricultural Vehicles

We rely on our vehicles every day, so this optional add-on (4) offers third party, fire and theft or comprehensive cover for farm vehicles, including trailers.

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Farm Property

With options (4) to include cover for livestock, outbuildings and contents, as well as your farm-dwelling house, this helps to protect the property you value most.

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Injury to Workers

Option (4) to include cover up to €13 million against legal liability for any injury or disease caused to your employees in the course of their farming duties, plus family members over 14 years old.

4) Optional add-ons are subject to an additional charge; it is not necessary to purchase these add-ons in order to purchase the policy. 

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Features and Benefits Explained

Below are the benefits that come as standard for both our Smart Farm Easy and Smart Farm Choice cover options

Public Liability

  • Protecting you if you or your employees are held responsible for accidental injury to clients, customers or the public. Standard cover of up to €6.5 million for public liability claims.

Environmental Liability

  • Cover up to €2.6 million, to protect against costs associated with gradual environmental damage and pollution, including own land and third-party clean-up costs.

Legal Expenses

  • cover provides legal costs of up to €150,000 per claim, and up to €1,500,000 for any one period of insurance. It covers issues such as property disputes, alleged wrongful dismissal of employees or contract disagreements.

Below are the optional extra benefits that you can choose to add to both our Smart Farm Easy and Smart Farm Choice cover options

Personal Accident

  • Option to include cover for up to 24 months income if you are unable to work on your farm due to unforeseen circumstances. 

Injury to Worker

  • Option to include cover for up to €13 million for employer liability claims. This cover is available for both family and non-family workers.

Farm Property

  • Livestock – Option to include specific cover for the death or slaughter on humane grounds of your livestock. Protect your animals in case of flood, fire, lightning, explosion, storm, electrocution, collapse of slats, livestock on foot and livestock in transit.

  • Farm outbuildings and contents – Option to include extensive cover for outbuildings and contents, including storm cover on outbuildings and milking equipment. There’s no need to break down your contents between hay and straw, agricultural produce, and implements and utensils. Simply provide us with a single figure to cover your outbuildings content. Subject to terms and conditions.

  • Farm-dwelling house – Option to include farmhouse and contents cover to protect your home and your business – including business contents, fire brigade charges and accidental damage cover.

Tractors and Agricultural Vehicles

  • Option to include third party, fire and theft, or comprehensive cover for farm vehicles. Trailer cover is also available.

Jeep Insurance

  • Option to cover for farm jeeps used for farming, social, domestic and pleasure purposes only. Restricted to 2-seater commercial jeeps and commercial crew cab.

Below are the optional extra benefits that you can choose to add to our Smart Farm Choice cover options

    Hospitalisation for Sickness Covers

    • Option to include cover to provide you with an income due to hospitalisation as a result of unforeseen sickness. The benefit is payable from the fifth day in hospital up to a maximum of 12 weeks.

    Theft

    • Option to include protection against loss of livestock, stolen and unrecovered, due to theft, as well as the option to protect the farm tools you own against theft if your insured farm property is broken into. This is available as an add-on. Theft of diesel is included in your cover at no extra cost when outbuildings are insured.

    Losses

    • Milk – Option to include cover loss or deterioration of milk contained in the tank, including loss due to failure of any thermostatic controlling device, the public supply of electricity, or damage to the bulk milk tank where such failure is not the result of a deliberate act. It also covers loss of your own milk if it’s rejected by the Co-Op because of accidental contamination by antibiotic residue and failure of the Co-op to collect.
    • Crops – Option to include cover for loss of or damage to growing crops caused by fire, lightning, explosion, impact and aircraft.
    • Pedigree Livestock – Option to include cover for death or infertility as a result of any accident, illness or disease is available as part of the farm policy.
    • Forestry – Option to include protection for storm for crops (aged less than 21 years) and fire cover.
    • Sheep Flock – Option to include protection for your sheep flock against fatal injury or necessary slaughter arising from dog attack or dog/sheep worrying.

    All-Risks Cover for Specialist Equipment

    • Option to include cover all your specialist equipment, including bulk milk tank, A.I. flasks, cameras, tack, trailers, calving cameras, and more.

    Good to Know

    Simply fill out the call back form here: Business and Farm Insurance Quotes Ireland – An Post Insurance. One of our Farm Insurance agents will call you back as soon as possible to talk you through a quote. 

    If you own a farm that is less than 100 acres, our Smart Farm Easy Policy would suit you.

    For larger farms that are over 100 acres, specific, customised cover may be required. You should check out our Smart Farm Choices Policy. 

    Employer’s Liability Cover is designed to protect you against legal liability for any injury or disease caused to your employees and family members over 14 years old in the course of their farming duties. You have the option to add Employers Liability Cover* to your policy which provides cover for up to €13 million.

    *Optional add-ons are subject to an additional charge; it is not necessary to purchase these add-ons in order to purchase the policy. 

    Public Liability protects you if your negligence (or your employees’ negligence) causes damage or injury to the public. Standard cover is up to €6.5 million for public liability claims. Public Liability Cover does not protect you against injury to an employee or voluntary helper on the farm. You will need Employers Liability Cover for this. 

    Livestock Theft* is an optional additional benefit. If selected it will cover loss (but not damage to, or injury) to livestock stolen and unrecovered as a result of theft. Certain conditions apply, please refer to your policy booklet for full details. (Only available on Smart Farm Choices Policies).

    *Optional add-ons are subject to an additional charge; it is not necessary to purchase these add-ons in order to purchase the policy.  

    An Post Insurance Farm Insurance is underwritten by AXA Insurance DAC.

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