Growers process hard last hebdomad to repair as much storm damage as possible . Except for some cases where the glasshouse was damage or a gate was ball up out , all holes have been close , report policy broker and managing director Stijn Bogaerts of VeQu Insurances . Although he sleep together that some greenhouses that had not yet been planted are still open .
Meanwhile , Peter Doorn , Manager of the Netherlands Gartenbau - Versicherung , points out the importance of intellectual nourishment safety in addition to damage repair . " The challenge for our insured is to prevent tomatoes , cucumbers , or potted plants with chicken feed residue from reach consumers . "
recuperation electrical capacity scaled upSome agriculturalist are still hold back for materials , such as appropriate looking glass . Insurer Interpolis , which received almost 1,000 claims from the greenhouse horticulture sphere , as well as over 1,700 from farming , reported that the repair capability at greenhouse builders was being increased with all hands . Greenhouse builders are coming back from abroad to facilitate with the repair work in the Netherlands .
" Wherever possible , various parking brake wall have already been rear in the greenhouse gardening sphere . We are also working hard to put back drinking glass acid and to close greenhouses . Where the supply of glass is insufficient , emergency repair kits are being used and other irregular and provisional solutions are being look for . "
This piece of crank should of course not end up in the supermarket . Photo : Gartenbau Versicherung
expectant impactWith VeQu , horticultural businesses throughout Belgium and especially in Flanders are insured by Hagelunie . Stijn indicates that East and West Flanders ' have been considerable impacted ' . It is not only about methamphetamine hydrochloride damage . " In the glasshouse , there is also damage to gutter and crops at some client . On Monday evening , Hagelunie already carried out the first assessments . "
The Gartenbau Versicherung in person visited the largest scathe as of Saturday . The German troupe is a specialist insurer for European glasshouse horticulture and outdoor gardening . In the Netherlands , there is close-fitting cooperation with Nationale Nederlanden and the joint product Hortisecur . Peter : " The impact of the damage is great . to guarantee business persistence , the repair work is in full swing . "
Greenhouse closedStijn has already indicate that East and West Flanders have been peculiarly intemperately hit . In the province of Antwerp , and peculiarly around Hoogstraten , VeQu also receive " quite a few " reports of price , but as far as he have it away there is " piffling real serious damage " . The same expire for Limburg , Flemish Brabant and South - Antwerp . " That depiction is also confirmed in our other insurance policy activities . We get a mickle of title , but we have few cases with a heavy claim incumbrance . "
For growers , it was important to close their greenhouses as quickly as potential . Not just for glass damage , but also for hydrofoil greenhouses . " Those have been repaired as well , Heuvel - Folie - Serres is doing a honorable job here . I think that for most growers , the increase in the price of gas ultimately hurt them more financially than the storms . "
hurt in greenhouse horticulture
survival of the fittest by urgencyInterpolis says it has assessed all 2,700 story and allocated them to handlers and damage experts . claim are dealt with on the fundament of urgency . According to the insurer , this means that ' not all insure parties with title have been call back or visited yet ' . Interpolis still call for to do this in the coming week . The insurer is calling on policyholder to proceed with the repairs themselves and to collect and store the take after information : a description of the price , a summary of the damage token , total of the damage items and an estimate of the extent of the damage with quotations of the repair toll .
For more information : Peter DoornGartenbau - Versicherung VVaGVon - Frerichs - Straße 865191 Wiesbaden , Duitsland+31 ( 0)6 5132 6636[email protected]www.hortisecur.nl
Stijn BogaertsVeQu VerzekeringenVan Aertselaerstraat 2C2320 Hoogstraten+32 3 434 20 55[email protected]www.vequ.be
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