Latest Agribusiness Headlines
All the headlines from our Agribusiness Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Western National Announces Merger with Farmers Home Group
Mar 30 2006 // Western National Insurance Group, based in Edina, Minn., will form an affiliation with Farmers Home Group of Bloomington, Minn. The Boards of Directors of the respective companies approved the transaction at meetings this...
Okla. House Considers Increase in Firefighter Funds
Mar 24 2006 // Leaders in the Oklahoma House of Representatives on March 22 introduced a plan to increase support for rural firefighters and restore the resources and capabilities of departments. The state Senate on the same day proposed...
Former ’49er Wersching Indicted on $8M Insurance Fraud and Tax Evasion
Mar 23 2006 // Ray Wersching, once the kicker with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League, and a former Farmers Insurance agent, has been charged with insurance fraud, tax evasion, and the hiring of a convicted felon to...
FARMERS SAYS NORTHERN CALIF. AUTO GLASS BUSINESS INVOLVED IN SCAM
Mar 20 2006 // Farmers Insurance Exchange, Los Angeles, has begun serving civil summons and complaints on Redding, Calif.-based auto glass company Onsight Auto Glass and its owner. Farmers is accusing the company of taking part in a...
Farm Bureau gets OK to Hike Homeowners Rates in La.
Mar 17 2006 // Roughly 70,000 homeowners in areas hard hit by Hurricane Rita will face insurance hikes of 49 percent that were approved by Louisiana state regulators. The increase affects Louisiana Farm Bureau policyholders. The increase...
Insurer Groups Say Key Victories Marked Ind. Legislative Session
Mar 16 2006 // The session wasn’t easy or pretty for insurers, but the 2006 Indiana General Assembly concluded at midnight Tuesday with significant insurance-related successes, according to the National Association of Mutual...
Guy Carpenter Unveils Hail Risk Model for Italy
Mar 14 2006 // Guy Carpenter & Company, Inc., the risk and reinsurance specialist of Marsh & McLennan, has unveiled its new Agricultural Risks Exposures (ERA) model for Italy’s hail insurance market. “The ERA model...
Wash. Ag Groups Praise Lawmakers for Farm-Friendly Session
Mar 14 2006 // Agriculture really is No. 1 in Washington. After years of complaining about being overlooked and ignored by majority lawmakers west of the Cascades, farmers gained ground on nearly every major issue they brought forward...
Fire Damages Farmers’ Wyoming Office
Mar 10 2006 // A fire in Jackson, Wyo., gutted the second floor of an office building where eight businesses had offices. The fire began shortly after midnight Friday, March 3 in a bathroom in the office of Grand Teton Realty, said Greg...
UN’s World Food Program Insures against Ethiopia Famine with AXA Re
Mar 9 2006 // The insurance industry has become a participant in a new and unusual initiative sponsored by the United Nations World Food Program, which aims to have funds available to meet the needs of disaster victims as soon as they...
Okla. House Committee Approves Bill Protecting Charities
Mar 8 2006 // Legislation that would protect charities from frivolous lawsuits and eliminate the need for those groups to purchase costly liability insurance passed the Oklahoma House Judiciary committee. House Bill 2477, by State Rep....
University of Wyoming Offers Workshop to Help Reduce Agricultural Risk
Mar 6 2006 // Workshops focusing on energy crops, manure and irrigation management, and risk management and insurance products will be offered this month to producers in Pine Bluffs, Casper, Riverton and Powell, Wyo. The programs,...
NAMIC, Indiana Trade Praise Passage of Farm Mutual Tax Reform Bill
Mar 6 2006 // A farm mutual tax bill introduced by the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies and the Mutual Insurance Companies Association of Indiana recently passed the Indiana General Assembly. According to a written...
Agricultural market grows big, sprouting new risks, exposures
Mar 6 2006 // American agriculture 15 years from now will be a vital, more profitable sector of the economy, successfully competing with foreign commodities, according to a new report released by the American Farm Bureau Federation. The...
Farmers asked to ‘Step Up to the Plate for Farm Safety’
Mar 6 2006 // Farm Bureaus across the nation will make safety a priority this spring by participating in the Agricultural Safety Awareness Program during Agricultural Safety Awareness Week, March 5-11, 2006. The purpose of the program...
THE AGRIBUSINESS CONFERENCE
Mar 6 2006 // The Agribusiness Conference, hosted by the Insurance Skills Center, is filed for continuing education credits in more than 30 states. Conference locations for 2006 include: March 15-16 Sacramento, Calif.; May 22-23...
N.D. Supreme Court Ruling Backs Insurance Company, Poolman Position
Feb 24 2006 // Nodak Mutual Insurance Co. isn’t required to hold contested elections for its board of directors, nor is Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman obliged to force the company to do so, the North Dakota state Supreme Court...
American National Declares Dividend
Feb 24 2006 // American National Insurance Company, headquartered in Galveston, Texas, announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of 75 cents per share on its common stock payable March 17, 2006, to shareholders...
Farmers Says Northern Calif. Auto Glass Business Involved in Scam
Feb 24 2006 // Farmers Insurance Exchange has begun serving civil summons and complaints upon Redding, California auto glass company Onsight Auto Glass and its owner, accusing them of taking part in a scheme designed to defraud Farmers...
Farmers Unveils New Texas Family Home Policy
Feb 22 2006 // The Farmers Insurance Group of Companies reported the introduction of a new homeowner’s insurance policy, called “Texas Family Home Policy.” This new policy offers more coverage choices, new discounts,...
