Insurance can cut reliance on drought support

Gregor Heard
Updated November 16 2018 - 7:38am, first published November 15 2018 - 10:00am
International insurance businesses want exposure to the Australian farm income protection market, due to the geographic diversification it brings to their books.
International insurance businesses want exposure to the Australian farm income protection market, due to the geographic diversification it brings to their books.

THE AUSTRALIAN government can provide incentives for global insurers to participate in farm income protection insurance in Australia without having to implement large scale subsidies like in the US.

Gregor Heard

Gregor Heard

National Grains Industry Reporter

Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.

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