Encompass Looks to PGA Sponsorship to Improve Brand June 12, 2013 By Don Jergler Companies have for some time been diversifying, and sometimes curbing, their appetite for multimillion-dollar sports sponsorships, so an enterprising insurance...
Value Of Washington Organic Farm Crops Rising June 12, 2013 By Kristi Pihl For the first time, people seek out Gary Middleton to buy his organic fruit. That’s something that has taken Middleton,...
Willis Launches Insurance Program for Dairy Farm Industry March 14, 2013 Willis Programs, a specialty business unit of Willis Group Holdings, the global insurance broker, has introduced a customized insurance product...
Court: Iowa Farmers Who Host Tours Can Be Liable February 19, 2013 By Ryan J. Foley Farmers who host educational tours for the public are not shielded from personal injury lawsuits under a law meant to...
Insurers Say Latest CFA Study Is Flawed; Marketplace Is Highly Competitive January 29, 2013 By Young Ha The new auto insurance pricing study from the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) is getting roundly criticized by insurance industry...
Best Affirms Zurich Insurance and Group ‘A+’ Ratings; Outlook Stable November 28, 2012 A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A+’ (Superior) and issuer credit rating...
Zurich’s 9-Month Business Operating Profit Flat at $3.2 Billion November 15, 2012 The Zurich Insurance Group reported a business operating profit (BOP) of $3.2 billion and net income attributable to shareholders (NIAS)...
Indiana Farm Deaths Fell to 16 in ’11, None with Kids November 9, 2012 A new Purdue University report says farm-related deaths in Indiana fell to 16 last year and none involved children for...
Midwest Farmers Planted Most of Land Flooded in 2011 October 22, 2012 By Heather Hollingsworth Farmers this spring were able to plant all but a few thousand acres of the land deluged by last year’s...
U.S. Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Indiana Farm Melons August 23, 2012 U.S. health regulators said cantaloupe from Chamberlain Farms in Indiana may be one source of a multi-state outbreak of salmonella...