OREANDA-NEWS. February 22, 2011. Ingosstrakh OJSIC has paid over 17.6 mln. rubles to the agricultural enterprise Sergievskoe LLC, located in Giaginsky region of the Republic of Adygeya, in connection with poor harvest.

According to the agreement, the harvest of agricultural plants – sunflower, sugar beet, soy, corn, winter wheat, winter barley, and winter rape seed – on the total area of 6 381 hectares – was insured from loss and partial destruction for the sum of 111 mln. rubles.

The insurance event was the atmospheric drought of the past summer. According to meteorologists, the summer 2010 in Adygeya set an absolute record by the duration of a hot period with the air temperature of over plus30. The air warmed 5 times to a critical level (plus39 degrees). Unfavorable weather conditions resulted in partial destruction of harvest of agricultural plants in most regions in Adygeya.

To establish the amount of damage done by the drought to Sergievskoe LLC, an expert examination was held; as a result, the event was confirmed to be an insurance event and Ingosstrakh OJSIC paid the company an insurance indemnity in the full. The total sum of insurance payment for all the losses claimed amounted to over 17.6 mln. rubles and set a republican record.