Vosters Insurance is insurance agency specializing in serving the Floral and Horticultural industry with commercial property & casualty insurance agency and nursery crop insurance. We represent Hortica Insurance and Employee Benefits in the state of Florida for commercial lines insurance and Hudson Insurance for the nationally government sponsored nursery crop insurance program. There is no need to explain the horticultural industry to us. Just tell us about your business and we will design a plan that works for you. We specialize in Nursery/Growers, Garden Centers, Flower Importers, Wholesale Floral Distributors, and Retail Florists.

Contact Us

Vosters Insurance, Inc
1310 NW Lakeside Trail, Stuart, FL 34994 Phone:772.692.2626 * 800.426.2630 Fax:772.692.2859 * 800.916.9855 Email:info@vostersinsurance.com
Phone: 1-800-426-2630 Email: info@vostersinsurance.com

Documents & Links

Some Usefull Information.

Documents and Links for Commercial Insurance.

Documents

Hortica Insurance Brochure Why Hortica PDF

 

Links

Hortica Insurance & Employee Benefits www.hortica.com

Florida Nursery, Growers, and Landscape Association, FNGLA www.fngla.org

Society of American Florist, SAF www.safnow.org

AmericanHort (formerly ANLA and OFU) www.americanhort.org

 

Documents and Links for Nursery Crop Insurance.

Nursery Software - DataScape (For FG&C (0073) Policies)

The Nursery Inventory Software contains the Eligible Plant List and Plant Price Schedule (EPLPPS). Also called the DataScape software, it assists wholesale nursery growers in establishing their insurable plant inventory value. The software lists all insurable nursery plants and their maximum insurable value. The software also specifies plant insurability requirements, including storage protection requirements for containerized plants and hardiness limitations for all plants. The print option provides a hardcopy listing of selected plants, along with insurability information for each plant and total valuations. The software satisfies the requirement to provide a Crop Inventory Value Report (CIVR). The software can be downloaded as explained below.

FAQ: EPLPPS Frequently Asked Questions (issued November, 2022)

Note: The software inventory files are compressed in ZIP file format and must be decompressed to your local computer system before you can run the installation program. This software is designed to run on Microsoft Windows Operating System compatible computer systems. To download the nursery software click on the desired year’s link below. It is recommended to save the zip file to your desktop. After the download is complete, go to the file location, open the zip file, and click on the “setup.exe” file to install the program. Follow the DataScape nursery software instructions to complete the installation.

Download Nursery Inventory Software - Click On "2025 Zip" NCIP Inventory Software (December 2023 Version)

 

Documents

Nursery Crop Insurance - FG&C (0073)

Nursery Insurance Overview PDF

Nursery Fact Sheet PDF

Nursery Crop Provisions PDF

Peak Inventory Endorsement PDF

Rehabilitation Endorsement PDF

Grower’s Price Endorsement PDF

Common Crop Insurance Policy- Basic Provisions PDF

CAT Endorsement (if applicable) PDF

Special Provisions – The part of the policy that contains important specific provisions of insurance that may vary by geographical area https://webapp.rma.usda.gov/apps/actuarialinformationbrowser/
Select “AIB Reinsurance Year 2023" (For 2024 Crop Year: June 1, 2023 - May 31, 2024)
Select “AIB Reinsurance Year 2024" (For 2025 Crop Year: June 1, 2024 - May 31, 2025)

  • Select “Nursery (FG&C) (0073)” from the Commodity dropdown window.
  • Commodity Year is the Crop Year
  • Insurance Plan is “Dollar Amount of Insurance (50)”
  • Select your State from dropdown window
  • Select your County from dropdown window
  • Click on “View Report”
  • Click on ‘Special Provisions” Tab
  • The Special Provisions may be viewed, saved, or printed in PDF file format.

Nursery Crop Insurance Standards Handbook PDF

Nursery Crop Insurance Loss Adjustment Standards Handbook PDF

Nursery Underwriting Inspection Report PDF

American Standard For Nursery Stock ANSI Z60.1-2004 PDF

USDA Non-Discrimination Statement PDF

Vosters Insurance FG&C Reference Guide PDF


Hurricane Insurance Protection - Wind Index (HIP-WI) Endorsement
and Certain Tropical Storms (TS) Option

Tropical Storm Endorsement News Release PDF

HIP-Wi Eligible Counties PDF

HIP-WI Adjacent Counties Listing PDF

HIP-WI Overview PDF

HIP-WI RMA Fact Sheet PDF

HIP-WI Frequently Asked Questions PDF

HIP-WI Endorsement PDF

HIP-WI Standards Handbook PDF

Vosters Insurance HIP-WI Reference Guide PDF

HIP-WI and Tropical Storm Option Video YOUTUBE

HIP-WI and Tropical Storm Option Podcast YOUTUBE


Claims

In case of damage to an insured crop:

  • Call, email claims@vostersinsurance.com, or fax us within 72 hours (3 days) of initial discovery of damage.
  • Do not destroy any damaged plants that are needed to support your claim without instructions from an Hudson Crop adjuster.
  • Be sure to report the estimated date of the damage and your contact numbers so that one of the Hudson Crop adjusters can contact you to schedule an inspection.
  • Be prepared to give the adjuster any sales, purchase, spray, or fertilize records.
  • Take Photos.

 

Nursery Value Select Pilot Crop Insurance - NVS (1010)

Available in All States and Counties

Nursery Value Select News Release PDF

Nursery Value Fact Sheet PDF

Nursery Value Select Frequently Asked Questions PDF

Nursery Value Select Summary PDF

Nursery Value Select Insurable Plant categories & Genera XLS

Nursery Value Select Pilot Crop Provisions PDF

Special Provisions – The part of the policy that contains important specific provisions of insurance that may vary by geographical area https://webapp.rma.usda.gov/apps/actuarialinformationbrowser/

Select "AIB Reinsurance Year 2023" (For 2024 Crop Year: June 1, 2023 - May 31, 2024)
Select "AlB Reinsurance Year 2024" (For 2025 Crop Year: June 1, 2024- May 31 , 2025, Policy Year States)

  • Select "Nursery (NVS) (1010)" from the Commodity dropdown window
  • Insurance Plan is "Dollar Amount of Insurance (50)"
  • Commodity Year is the Crop Year
  • Select your State from dropdown window
  • Select your County from dropdown window
  • Click on "View Report"
  • Click on "Special Provisions" Tab
  • The Special Provisions may be viewed, saved, or printed in PDF file format.
  • Nursery Value Select Pilot Crop Insurance Select Standards Handbook PDF

    Nursery Value Select Pilot Loss Adjustment Standards Handbook PDF

    NVS - Monthly Unit Value Plan Worksheet - Container EXCEL

    NVS - Monthly Unit Value Plan Worksheet - Field EXCEL

    NVS Underwriting Inspection Report PDF

    Occurrence Loss Option (OLO) PDF

    Vosters Insurance NVS Reference Guide PDF

    Nursery Value Select Video Youtube

     

    Controlled Environment (CE) Pilot Crop Insurance

    Controlled Environment (CE) is a pilot crop insurance program available in select states and counties that provides coverage for Controlled environment plants impacted by a disease or contamination and that are under Federal or State destruction orders.

    CE Fact Sheet PDF

    CE Frequently Asked Questions PDF

    CE Availability Map PDF

    CE Crop Provisions PDF

    CE Special Provisions – The part of the policy that contains important specific provisions of insurance that may vary by geographical area https://webapp.rma.usda.gov/apps/actuarialinformationbrowser/

    Select "AlB Reinsurance Year 2024" (For 2025 Crop Year: December 1, 2024- May 31 , 2025, Policy Year States)

  • Select “Controlled Environment (1022)” from the Commodity dropdown window.
  • Commodity Year is the Crop Year
  • Insurance Plan is “Dollar Amount of Insurance (50)”
  • Select your State from the dropdown window.
  • Select your County from the dropdown window.
  • Click on “View Report”
  • Click on ‘Special Provisions” Tab
  • The Special Provisions may be viewed, saved, or printed in PDF file format.
  • CE Standards Handbook PDF

    CE Biosecurity Self-Certification PDF

    CEVR Controlled Environment Value Report PDF

    MUVP Monthly Unit Value Report PDF

    CE Overview Video - Password: cdmS0&hp LINK

    Vosters Insurance CE Reference Guide PDF


    Links

    US Department of Agriculture Risk Management Agency: http://www.rma.usda.gov/

    Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin PDF

    USDA Plant Database: http://plants.usda.gov/

    National Weather Service: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/

    Weather Underground: http://www.wunderground.com/

    National Hurricane Center: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

    USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PHZM): https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/
    Hardiness zones are determined by the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PHZM). While some counties may have only one hardiness zone designated, others may have several hardiness zones for different areas within that county. By using the USDA’s interactive PHZM web site growers locate their growing location and determine their exact hardiness zone. If the grower’s growing location(s) overlap(s) multiple hardiness zones within his/her county, the grower uses the warmest hardiness zone (e.g., if one growing location is in hardiness zones 9A and 9B, the grower uses hardiness zone 9B, since it is the warmer of the two hardiness zones).

    Hudson Crop Insurance: http://www.hudsoncrop.com

     


    Vosters Insurance is insurance agency specializing in serving the Floral and Horticultural industry with commercial property & casualty insurance agency and nursery crop insurance. We represent Hortica Insurance and Employee Benefits in the state of Florida for commercial lines insurance and Hudson Insurance for the nationally government sponsored nursery crop insurance program. There is no need to explain the horticultural industry to us. Just tell us about your business and we will design a plan that works for you. We specialize in Nursery/Growers, Garden Centers, Flower Importers, Wholesale Floral Distributors, and Retail Florists.

    Contact Us

    Vosters Insurance, Inc
    1310 NW Lakeside Trail, Stuart, FL 34994 Phone:772.692.2626 * 800.426.2630 Fax:772.692.2859 * 800.916.9855 Email:info@vostersinsurance.com
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