Managing Farm Liability

A focus on the liability risks on farming operations, this course will do a deep dive on some of the larger liability exposures on farms. Starting with risk management basics and farm liability risks, this course concludes with a EIL discussion.

One Hour CE Approved

British Columbia  Saskatchewan  Manitoba

Farm Risk Management

Review farm risk management, including machinery, livestock, chemicals, barn fire prevention, grain storage, worker and family safety, pollution, biosecurity, continuity planning, and weather risk. 

Farm Liability Risks

Review farm liability insurance for Canadian brokers, including premises, operations, products, agri-tourism, custom farming, environmental exposure, insured persons, and worker injury concerns. 

Environmental Risks

Learn how Environmental Impairment Liability fills the pollution coverage gap left by the CGL, including cleanup costs, regulatory orders, claims-made coverage, and broker underwriting considerations. 

About the course

This course provides brokers with a practical review of farm risk management, liability, and environmental exposures. Participants examine farm risks involving machinery, livestock, chemicals, fire, grain, workers, biosecurity, pollution, and weather. The course explores farm liability, including premises, products, agri-tourism, custom farming, livestock, employees, and pollution exposures. The course concludes with Environmental Impairment Liability, including pollution exclusions, cleanup costs, third-party liability, claims-made coverage, and environmental risk assessment. 

Meet Your Instructor

For more than four decades, Todd Hochban has worked with Canadian insurance brokers, helping them better understand property and casualty insurance through practical, real-world education. As a seasoned educator, industry speaker, and course developer, he has trained thousands of brokers across Canada, translating complex insurance concepts into clear, actionable learning. Every BrokerBytes course is designed with one goal in mind: to provide practical knowledge that brokers can immediately apply in conversations with clients, underwriting submissions, and claims situations. Rather than focusing on theory alone, these lessons emphasize the issues brokers encounter every day. Whether you're new to the industry or building on years of experience, BrokerBytes delivers concise, focused learning designed for today's busy insurance professional.