Animal Mortality
Feedlot Cattle Insurance
Poultry and Hatchery Insurance
Livestock Cargo Coverage
Exotic Animal Coverage
Swine Confinement Coverage

Animal Mortality

After all the time and money you've invested in your animals, don't let the unexpected throw you. Make sure you have adequate insurance protection for your valuable livestock.  Whether you raise livestock as your livelihood or own a few as pets, you can depend on The Hartford to protect your animals with a variety of life and health insurance coverage

 
   
Animal Mortality Coverage

Coverage  available for valuable animals, including cattle, club calves, horses, 4H or FFA animals.  This term insurance for your livestock will pay the agreed value of your animal if it dies from any accidental or natural cause.  Includes Emergency Colic Surgery Expense at no additional charge on horses. It even pays this benefit if your animal is stolen.

  Limited Animal Mortality Coverage

This coverage protects you against loss as a result of a variety of perils, including: fire, lightning, windstorm, hail, theft, collision and upset while in transit, accidental shooting, and drowning.  Plus, we’ll pay the agreed value of the animal if death was caused by one of the perils listed on the policy.

 

Animal Mortality Coverage Options

Option What It Covers Coverage amounts
Major Medical Endorsement Helps control veterinarian fees for unforeseen events covering:
• Reasonable and customary medical and surgical expenses of a licensed veterinarian necessitated by an accident, injury, illness or disease.
$5,000 or $7,500 coverage per animal
$250 deductible per claim
Surgical Endorsement

Covers the cost involved in lifesaving surgery for insured animals, including:
• Reasonable and customary charges for surgical treatment required by accident, injury, illness or disease
• Up to 50% of the surgical fees for related expenses.

$5,000 coverage per animal. Certain exclusions apply, including castration and necropsy.
Loss of Use Endorsement Protects the insured’s investment in animals that are no longer able to fulfill their functions, yet do not need to be destroyed for humane reasons. • Up to 60% of the insured value for horses
• Up to 75% of the insured value for cattle
   
Livestock Cargo Coverage

If you transport feeder, stocker or slaughter livestock, stop to take a closer look at livestock transit coverage from The Hartford’s International Agribusiness Group (IAG).  You’ll feel better hitting the road just knowing your precious cargo and your financial well-being are well protected.

Broad Array of Coverage

  • Fire and Lightning
  • Explosion
  • Smoke (excluding exhaust fumes or agricultural smudging)
  • Windstorm or Hail (excluding heat, cold or change in temperature and ice other than hail)
  • Stranding or Sinking of Waterborne Vessels (while transporting covered vehicle)
  • Upset or Overturn of Transporting Vehicle
  • Collision of Transporting Vehicle (excluding contact with roadbed, curbing, rails or ties of railway, or stationary object while backing up for loading/unloading)
  • Riot
  • Vandalism
  • Earth Movement
  • Flood

Livestock Cargo Coverage Options

Option What it Covers / Provides Coverage Amounts
Load Refusal Endorsement Pays the shipper if the entire load is refused Up to the value of the invoice
Theft Coverage Extension Reimburses the shipper if all of the livestock being transported are stolen  
Flexible Premium Options Enables the agent to tailor the premium schedule to meet each insured’s cash flow situation, since payments may be made:
  • Monthly
  • Quarterly
  • Semi-Annually
  • Annually
 
Debris Removal Coverage Pays to remove dead animals. Up to $2500
   
Feedlot Cattle Insurance

True Peace of Mind Protection

A true livestock producer doesn’t consider their cattle as "contents."
So why should their insurance?

Our coverages specifically protect valuable livestock for an array of perils, including:

  • Fire and Lightning/Smoke
  • Windstorm, Hurricane, Cyclone and/or Tornado
  • Hail
  • Explosion, Riots or Riot Attending Strike, Civil Commotion
  • Falling Aircraft and Objects Falling from Aircraft
  • Collapse of Bridges or Culverts
  • Accidental Shooting (except by the insured, livestock owner or their employees)
  • Drowning / Electrocution
  • Attack by Wild Dogs
  • Building Collapse
  • Collision with a Vehicle
  • Smothering

Features That Put You Out Front

We offer the flexibility you need to tailor a program that fits each insured’s situation

  • Easily accommodates both feedlot and pasture cattle - on a single policy
  • Pays for losses at current market value – at time of loss
  • Provides annual or monthly reporting
  • Offers flexible deductibles
  • Covers extensions available for contaminated feed and measles

 

Hartford Feedlot Cattle Coverage Options

Option What It Covers / Provides Special Notes
Contaminated Feed Provides coverage for animal deaths caused by consumption of tainted feedstuffs Separate deductibles and loss procedures apply to this endorsement
Coverage in Transit Fills coverage gaps for operations requiring transportation of cattle from one listed location to another Can be written on a limited cause of loss or broad form
Freezing Coverage for Feedlot Cattle Covers feedlot cattle in the event of death due to freezing precipitation Separate deductibles and loss procedures apply to this endorsement
Mortgage & Stolen Liability Coverage Protects insureds if they ever unknowingly buy or sell mortgaged or stolen livestock Separate deductibles and loss procedures apply to this endorsement
   
Exotic Animal Coverage

With the livestock industry changing from traditional cattle to alternative livestock such as Elk, Bison, Llamas, Alpacas and more, we at The Hartford have met this challenge head on.

Specialty Livestock

Offering both our Limited Animal Mortality & Animal Mortality.  Coverage to protect your investment

   
Poultry and Hatchery Insurance

A true poultry producer doesn’t consider their birds as "contents". So why should your insurance?  Our coverages specifically protect valuable poultry from an array of perils, including:

  • Power Interruption and Mechanical Breakdown with back-up system
  • Power interruption with alarm system Warranty
  • Loss of egg income
  • Loss of income from meat birds

Features That Put You Ahead of the Rest

We offer the flexibility to tailor a program to fit each situation.

  • Poultry and Turkey Valuation schedules allow to value different types and ages of birds differently - all on one policy.
  • Easily adapted for market operations
  • Monthly reporting basis

 

Option What It Covers/Provides Special Notes
Agreed Valuation Endorsement Values poultry using a simple and accurate formula based on the age they're normally marketed Different values for different types of poultry, e.g. chicken versus turkey
Power Interruption & Mechanical Breakdown Provides coverage in the event power is interrupted at or away from the listed location For Laying operations, you must have an automatic start-up generator and an adequate functioning alarm system.
Loss of Income Protection Provides coverage for the loss of egg income and the loss of income from meat birds You choose the limit per Bird.
Coverage in Transportation Fills coverage gaps for operations requiring transportation of poultry or the eggs from one listed location to another provided the vehicle is owned by the policy holder Coverage is NOT for the customers who are in the business of hauling poultry
   
Swine Confinement Coverage

Coverage that Fattens Up Your Protection

The Hartford’s Swine Confinement Insurance protects your valuable livestock from a wide range of perils, including:

  • Fire, Lightning, Smoke
  • Windstorm, Hurricane, Cyclone, Hail, & Tornado
  • Building Collapse
  • Collision with Vehicle
  • Attack by wild Dogs
  • Electrocution
  • Explosion, Riots or Riot Attending Strike, Civil Commotion
  • Falling From Aircraft and Objects Falling from Aircrafts

Ample Opportunity to Customize Your Plan

With The Harford you can customize a program that suits your needs with:

  • Swine Valuation schedules that allow you to value different types and sizes of hogs differently – all on one convenient policy.
  • Annual or monthly reports that accommodate your needs
  • Flexible deductibles to fit your operation’s cash flow
  • Annual or monthly reports that accommodate your needs
  • Flexible deductibles to fit your operation’s cash flow

Additional Coverage Available

  • Power Interruption Endorsement
  • Mechanical Breakdown Endorsement
  • Loss of Income & Expense Endorsement
  • Reproductive Impairment Endorsement
  • Swine Producers Insurance Coverage Enhancement

 

 

 

 

 

             

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