Agriculture: insurance requirements by occupation
Farming and primary production, with plant, livestock and crop exposures.
Data as at
Covers most often carried in this industry
Counted across the occupations tracked in this industry. A pattern in the data, not a requirement and not a recommendation.
- Public liability insurance — carried by 7 of 7 occupations here
- Farm insurance — carried by 7 of 7 occupations here
- Plant and equipment insurance — carried by 7 of 7 occupations here
- Workers compensation insurance — carried by 7 of 7 occupations here
- Commercial motor insurance — carried by 7 of 7 occupations here
- Personal accident and sickness insurance — carried by 7 of 7 occupations here
- Machinery breakdown insurance — carried by 4 of 7 occupations here
- Business interruption insurance — carried by 2 of 7 occupations here
Occupations in this industry
- Farmers — Primary production of crops and livestock, with plant, property and liability exposures.
- Agricultural contractors — Contract farm work such as sowing, baling and cultivation using own machinery.
- Shearing contractors — Contract shearing and wool handling, supplying teams to properties.
- Irrigation contractors — Design and installation of irrigation systems for farms and grounds.
- Spray contractors — Licensed application of agricultural chemicals, by ground rig and aerially.
- Harvest contractors — Contract harvesting with headers and haulage during a narrow seasonal window.
- Viticulturists — Vineyard operation and management, with crop, plant and visitor exposures.