{
  "id": 440180,
  "title": "Extreme heat drives livestock insurance claims past 2,000 cases",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/extreme-heat-drives-livestock-insurance-claims-past-2-000-cases-440180",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-10T05:47:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/society/20260810/extreme-heat-drives-livestock-insurance-claims-past-2000-cases"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the past two months, livestock insurance claims related to extreme heat have surpassed 2,000 cases, according to NongHyup Property & Casualty Insurance. The majority of these claims, 1,628, were filed by pig farmers while poultry farmers filed 507 claims. This surge in claims occurred predominantly during the months of July and August, as a prolonged heat wave intensified. The livestock disaster insurance policy, a government-subsidized safety net for farmers, provides coverage for damage caused by natural disasters, including heat waves, which is only applicable to pigs and poultry in this case. The vulnerability of these animals to extreme heat is attributed to their physical characteristics: pigs struggle to regulate body temperature due to their thick fat layer, while chickens lack sweat glands and are unable to cool down efficiently.",
  "summary": "Extreme summer heat has pushed livestock insurance claims from farms past 2,000 cases in the last two months, with pigs and poultry bearing the brunt. According to NongHyup Property & Casualty Insurance on Monday, claims filed by farms enrolled in livestock disaster insurance for heat-related incidents totaled 2,135 cases this year as of Friday. About 99 percent were filed in July and August as…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Extreme heat drives livestock insurance claims past 2,000 cases",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/extreme-heat-drives-livestock-insurance-claims-past-2-000-cases",
        "published": "2026-08-10T05:42:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}