OREANDA-NEWS. On 27 February 2009 was announced, that Ingosstrakh paid about RUB 0.6 mln to ZAO Agroholding Tomsk Milk based in the Tomsk district of the Tomsk region.

The insurance contract covers the future crop of winter wheat (Tulunsaya-12) and barley (Elita Acha) on the total area of 500 hectars. The crop was insured by the branch of Ingosstrakh IJSC in Tomsk in May 2008.

The insurance contract was signed with the state support against risks of weather conditions dangerous for agriculture: drought, frost, freezing out, damping out, hail, dust and sand storms, earthquake, avalanche, mud slide, high water, soil overwetting. The insured amount is RUB 3 mln.

The insured event was soil overwetting in the district in June 2008, which damaged the wheat crop.

To identify the damage it was necessary to perform an examination prior to harvesting in order to understand standing crop yield. As a result of the examination, it was confirmed that the accident was the insured one, and Ingosstrakh paid damage for the lost crop.

Ingosstrakh IJSC has cooperated with ZAO Agroholding Tomsk Milk since 2008. During this time insurance contracts were signed for the vehicle feet and future agricultural crop.