Latest Agribusiness Headlines
All the headlines from our Agribusiness Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Germany Says EU Must Be Firm in WTO Talks
May 5 2008 // The European Union must be firm in World Trade Organization trade talks despite the global rise in food prices, a German official was quoted as saying on Sunday. “Due to the food crisis, we could face new...
Bermuda Q1 Earnings Recap: ACE, XL, Validus, RenRe, Endurance, Aspen, Montpelier Re
May 5 2008 // A number of Bermuda-based companies announced their first quarter results last week, which were generally lower than the same period of 2007. The financial credit crunch, combined with the ongoing soft market, had a...
Farmers Offers Discount to Owners of Vehicles with Stability Control
Apr 30 2008 // Farmers Group Inc. is offering an auto insurance discount to Texas policyholders who have vehicles equipped with electronic stability control (ESC) technology. The 5 percent discount begins May 1. It will apply to the...
Alfa Insurance Offers Rewards in String of Alabama Copper Theft
Apr 29 2008 // As the theft of copper wiring and other valuable metals is growing, particularly throughout rural communities, Alabama-based Alfa Insurance is offering an additional $10,000 reward for information leading to a conviction...
The Gibraltar Group Opens Central Texas Office, Adds New Broker
Apr 24 2008 // The Gibraltar Group will open an office in Goldthwaite, Texas, on May 5 to serve businesses in Central Texas, the company reported. Warren Blesh, who has more than 25 years of commercial insurance experience, will lead...
Demand For Food, Fuel Creating Ample Need for Agribusiness Insurance
Apr 21 2008 // The need for agricultural insurance is growing like a weed. “This is the greatest time we’ve had in our business,” said Christopher Leliaert, vice president at Towers-Perrin Reinsurance, in his assessment...
Insurance Skills Center Celebrates 30th Anniversary
Apr 21 2008 // Founders reflect on changes in insurance industry education The schedules of working full-time and being a mom don’t always concur, but Patty Gibson Carlson and Laurie Zangwill-Infantino have proven otherwise with...
Mississippi Flood Waters Take Farms, Homes, Lives
Apr 16 2008 // In Mississippi, at least two people have died, dozens of farms and houses have been affected by flooding and the Mississippi River is still rising. The river is not expected to crest until this weekend at levels not seen...
Ark. Gov.: Agricultural Damage Heavy After Persistent Flooding
Apr 16 2008 // Arkansas’ emergency management chief says rising flood waters may undo the cleanup and repairs some homes and regions have already completed after more than a month of flooding. “Some areas we’ve surveyed...
Deposition: Maintenance Guide Ignored on Ride that Injured Kentucky Teen
Apr 15 2008 // A maintenance supervisor for a Louisville, Ky. amusement park said workers did not follow several of the ride manufacturer’s instructions for handling a cable that snapped and severed the feet of a teenager last...
RenRe to Buy Agro National’s Assets; No Rating Effect Says S&P
Apr 14 2008 // Bermuda-based property reinsurer RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. has agreed to acquire the assets of Agro National, a managing general underwriter of crop insurance. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The...
WTO Talks Enter Crunch Week
Apr 14 2008 // Talks on a deal to open up world trade entered a critical week on Monday with negotiators at the World Trade Organization (WTO) hoping to prepare the ground for a proposed meeting of ministers next month. With key food...
Rains Continue to Swell Mississippi River, Force Evacuations
Apr 14 2008 // With a quarter million acres of farmland already under water and scores of residents forced from their homes, predictions now call for the Mississippi River to crest late this week at levels not seen since the 1973...
Farmers Business Insurance Appoints Samalya Executive VP/President
Apr 8 2008 // Farmers Group Inc., has appointedof Mhayse Samalya executive vice president of Farmers Group Inc. and president of Farmers Business Insurance. He previously was senior vice president of Farmers Group Inc. and president of...
U.S. Business Lobbyists Launch WTO Offensive
Apr 4 2008 // Business lobbyists from the United States will descend on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva next week to push for favorable terms in a new trade deal, a source familiar with the visits said on Friday. The visits...
Australia’s Rudd Sees Urgent Need for WTO Doha Deal
Apr 3 2008 // Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Wednesday that a deal at the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) long-delayed Doha round of trade talks was urgent and possible. “This Doha round is do-able …...
Farmers Offers New Auto Package in Ohio and Indiana
Mar 31 2008 // Farmers Ins. of Columbus, Inc. and Indiana Farmers Insurance Co. are introducing Farmers FlexSM, a new package of options that can reward drivers for being accident-free. “Our research shows that many policyholders...
Volunteers in Ark. Hold Back Levee ‘Sand Boils’ to Prevent Flooding
Mar 27 2008 // Water continued to rise Wednesday in Arkansas, where federal officials have begun to gather their first damage assessments in the week-long floods that have displaced residents and soaked homes and businesses in nearly...
California Court Allows Policyholders To Question Farmers’ Fees
Mar 25 2008 // A California Court of Appeals has allowed policyholders in the Farmers Insurance Exchanges to question alleged excessiveness of management fees charged to them by Farmers Group Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Zurich...
Four Charged in 1999 Arson Fire at Michigan State University
Mar 24 2008 // More than eight years after a New Year’s Eve fire at Michigan State University, four people have been indicted related to an arson incident federal authorities said was an act of domestic terrorism. The government...
