Livestock Drought Insurance:
The importance of the Australian Governments support of Agriculture Insurance Products
Dear Readers, Further to update of April 27th 2020 here in which OBA described the Australian Government’s response to Covid-19 as ‘insuring’ part of the financial impact(s), for which it could be said again [...]
Livestock Drought Insurance – Blood Lines & March 2020 Rainfall Report
Dear Readers, People often conclude the answer for pastoralists in times of Drought is to simply ‘sell off stock’. Consider however that in addition to, in some cases, getting $10 per head at the saleyards, farmers spend years creating [...]
Livestock Drought Insurance – NSW DPI response to OBA Consulting
Dear Readers, In our update of 19th January 2020 we referred to Adam Marshall MP. Received 27th February 2020, below is the response received from the NSW Department of Primary Industries:
Livestock Drought Insurance – Pasture Rangeland & Forage program (USA)
Dear Readers, It is interesting to note the following sales collateral from noted specialist rural insurers in Australia that, as at February 2020, do not offer Drought cover for Livestock within their Livestock offerings: WFI – ‘Chose the level [...]
Livestock Drought Insurance – Australian & New Zealand Institute of Insurance & Finance article 31st January 2020
Dear Readers, Please find below article released on the 31st January 2020 from the Australian & New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF) featuring OBA Consulting Managing Director, Brett O’Brien: ANZIIF is considered the Asia-Pacific regions leading education, [...]
Livestock Drought Insurance – Livestock transportation costs
Dear Readers, Further to article below of 10th December 2019 a provision of the Livestock Drought Insurance policy, excerpt below, OBA Consulting proposes includes a provision for insuring clause 2. ‘Livestock transportation costs’: Full article here [...]
Livestock Drought Insurance – Adam Marshall MP
Dear Readers, Adam Marshall MP has recently, December 2019, featured in publications touching on similar matters to OBA Consulting MD, Brett O’Brien, from April 2019: April 2019: Full article here Full article here [...]
Livestock Drought Insurance – Calves selling for $10 each and national Cattle numbers their lowest since the 1990’s
Dear Readers, Australia’s Cattle numbers fall from circa 27,000,0000 to circa 25,000,000 and Calves selling for $10AUD each. Please find story of 8th January 2020 from ABC’s 7:30 Report A provision of the Livestock Drought Insurance policy, excerpt below, [...]
Livestock Drought Insurance – why aren’t Australian farmers getting a proportionate Livestock Drought Insurance ‘lick’?
Dear Valued Interested Persons, Why aren’t Australian Farmers getting a fair Livestock Drought Insurance lick? Australia is the world’s 7th largest producer of Red Meat, 1 of only 5 countries that has more Cattle than people yet we do [...]
Livestock Drought Insurance – how the Drought is effecting Agricultural shares on the ASX
Dear Valued Interested Persons, Please find as follows from November 2019 AFR in relation the Drought and its impact on Agriculture shares on the ASX In March and May 2019 OBA Consulting referred to losses incurred by [...]