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Rural Insurance signs five year £41m capacity deal with Zurich

Farmers will be able to apply online for subsidy payments in 2016

Agricultural insurer switches from XL Catlin as main capacity supplier.

Rural Insurance has partnered with Zurich Insurance on a five year capacity deal worth £41m.

The arrangement, effective 1 November, will see Zurich provide capacity for Rural’s farm, farm motor, rural business motor, livestock and hailstorm products.

Zurich replaces XL Catlin as Rural’s primary capacity provider.

However the specialist agricultural insurer highlighted that the new deal does not change existing arrangements for its renewable energy, motor breakdown and agricultural contractors

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