Rural Roundup - Farm Insurance

Welcome back to the Rural Roundup. On today’s episode George Chalmers and Mary-Jane Lawrie discuss all things Farm Insurance with NFU Mutual’s Douglas Schreiber. Time Stamps 03:56 Deadlines and Grant updates 07:35 Introduction to Douglas Schreiber 08:25 Starting point for insurance renewal discussions 09:51 Things farmers should think about ahead of renewal? 12:19 The impact of staff qualifications on premiums? 14:50 What are the factors which really impact the price of a policy? 18:23 Anything people can do to reasonably do to reduce premiums related to storm damage? 21:56 How important is it to get your farm valued? 24:14 Cyber Security on insurance policies 26:31 Trackers and dashcams 30:32 What to do in the event of an accident on the road? 31:37 Areas of policies which often get overlooked? FAS Resources FAS Events Agritourism Investment Scheme For more information, visit Twitter: @FASScot Facebook: @FASScot National Advice Hub Phone: 0300 323 0161 Email: advice@fas.scot

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Rural Roundup - Farm Insurance is an episode from Scotland's Farm Advisory Service Podcast by Scotland's Farm Advisory Service Podcast.

This episode is 36:07 long.

This episode was published on Feb 18, 2026.

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