The case in summary: Gardeners in the south fear that they will not receive compensation after damage caused by a snowstorm earlier this year. Snow damage is not covered by the insurance, but wind damage is. The gardeners are waiting for a clarification from the insurance company Gjensidige. Agriculture and Food Minister Geir Pollestad (Sp) visited the gardeners, but could not promise help. The damage probably falls outside the natural damage scheme which the gardeners hope can be the rescue. Mayor of Grimstad, Beate Skretting (H), expresses concern for the horticulture, which is a large and important industry for the municipality. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAI. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. – If we fall between two chairs, then it is pure disaster. Then it’s the hook on the door and no more, quite simply, says Truls Haugsrud. He runs the J. Kristiansen nursery, which was crushed by the amounts of snow that hit Southern Norway in the New Year. Several nurseries had to succumb to the amount of snow. The destroyed greenhouses are still scattered in several places in Grimstad. The gardeners are waiting for clarification from the insurance company as to whether they will be covered for the damage. – We are a bit lost, says Haugsrud. Truls Haugsrud lost his garden during the snowstorm at the start of the year. He hopes compensation or the natural damage scheme can help. Photo: Per-Kåre Sandbakk / news Snowstorm – snow = compensation Large amounts of snow and wind caused the greenhouses to collapse. Snow damage is not covered by the insurance, but wind is. – We have received signals that this is not covered. Then the hope is that we can get help from the natural damage scheme. The insurance company Gjensidige tells news that they have not yet reached a conclusion in the case. – We are betting on clarification closer to Easter, says Bjarne Aani Rysstad in Gjensidige. J. Kristiansens is among several nurseries in Grimstad that suffered severe damage during the snowstorm in January. Photo: Per-Kåre Sandbakk / news Ministerial visit On Wednesday, the gardeners were visited by Agriculture and Food Minister Geir Pollestad (Sp). He has sympathy for the gardeners, but cannot promise help. – It is dramatic to see which forces have been at work. It is clear that this has major consequences for those affected, says Pollestad. Will the state provide money to help with the situation? – I am primarily here to watch and listen. According to the minister, the damage probably falls outside the natural damage scheme which the gardeners hope can be the rescue. – These are probably cases that fall outside our arrangements. In cases like this, we traditionally point to the insurance companies. – It is natural that we keep in touch with the State Administrator about further handling of this, says the minister. Agriculture and Food Minister Geir Pollestad sympathizes with the gardeners, but cannot promise help. Photo: Per-Kåre Sandbakk / news Hoping for a solution Mayor of Grimstad, Beate Skretting (H), says that horticulture is a large and important industry for the municipality. – For us, it is demanding to see that they have a challenge with the business, says Skretting. Although it looks bleak for the nurseries, Haugsrud is hopeful that there will be a solution. – Either I have become old or I have become naive, because I still think it will work out somehow, he says. Hello! Do you have questions about the story you just read? Or do you have tips for something else I should write about? Send me an email, of course!
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