Lycetts Insights


As the Lycetts insights below will attest, we provide our clients with more than just insurance solutions. This is because our experienced senior management team understands your needs and look to provide you with expert views on a wide variety of topics. Read our insights online now by clicking the topics below.


Flooding – Deeper than Water Damage

November 30, 2017

Molly Williams is one of two inaugural Lycetts Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester,…

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Horse mortality: when do horses die?

October 19, 2017

Our clients don’t often ask us ‘when do horses die’ but as specialist equine insurance…

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Fatalities in agriculture and the process of risk assessment

October 18, 2017

The fatal injury rate in agriculture is 18 times higher than average. In total 30 people were…

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How to prevent quad bike theft

October 16, 2017

Quad bike theft is one of the most common rural crimes. Thieves are often persistent in their…

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Hurricanes focus attention on issues of flood insurance and how Flood Re has improved the situation in the UK

September 27, 2017

Dramatic news images of the effects of hurricanes Harvey and Irma in the United States have…

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Fly tipping – a costly business

September 6, 2017

For anyone who finds the British Isles a truly ‘green and pleasant land’, the dumping of…

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Farm diversification boosts incomes

August 15, 2017

With agricultural incomes in decline and doubts about the future of subsidies, land managers…

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Heather burning and Moorland Fire Fighting insurance

August 9, 2017

The heather burning season will soon be upon us. In upland areas it runs from 1st October to…

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Fire prevention is as important as fire insurance

August 3, 2017

No one wants to claim on fire insurance. Although the UK insurance industry pays out around…

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Brave New World: autonomous farm vehicles

July 31, 2017

Will a driverless combine ever be a reality? Those who spend hours at harvest encased in a…

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Nothing is simple when it comes to listed buildings insurance

July 28, 2017

Anyone who has been involved with the renovation of a listed building knows that nothing is…

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Farmers warned to comply with fire insurance policy wording

July 21, 2017

Insurers are reacting to the number of claims due to fire which have devastated both bale…

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