Farmers’ insurance claims after storms amount to €27m says FBD

The worst storms in Ireland since records began 143 years ago hit farmers hard during the past winter.

Farm buildings and other properties were damaged while thousands of rural homes were left without power and more than 7m trees were uprooted earlier this year.

FBD company secretary Conor Gouldson, speaking in Bantry, Co Cork, said the group took care of the storm claims of more than 7,000 farmers at a cost of over €27m. He told young farmers that FBD looks forward to working with them through their long and successful careers.