Latest Agribusiness Headlines
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Campbell Named CIG’s Agency Development Manager for Northern California
Jan 21 2015 // Capital Insurance Group has named Dawnya Campbell agency development manager for the Western portion of the Bay Area Territory in the Northern California Region. The Northern California regional team serves independent...
Farmers Introduces Rideshare Coverage in Colorado
Jan 15 2015 // Farmers Insurance is introducing the company’s first rideshare coverage endorsement in Colorado. The product is designed to provide drivers with the insurance coverage specified in Colorado’s new ridesharing...
New U.S. Rules on Cuba Ease Travel, Trade, Insurance Restrictions
Jan 15 2015 // The United States rolled out a sweeping set of measures on Thursday to ease the half-century-old embargo against Cuba, opening up the country to expanded travel, trade and financial activities. Defying hardline critics in...
2014 was Record Year for Idaho Farmers, Ranchers: Report
Jan 12 2015 // A new University of Idaho report says 2014 was another record year for Idaho farmers and ranchers. Researchers say sales of milk, livestock and crops reached nearly $10 billion, the fourth year in a row that cash receipts...
Nebraska Court Agrees with Insurer on Denial of Dog Bite Coverage
Jan 12 2015 // A woman who had part of her lower lip bitten off by a dog she was watching for friends has no right to seek payment of medical expenses from the owners’ home insurance company, the Nebraska Supreme Court...
Farmers Files Suit Against Multiple N.Y. No-Fault Medical Providers
Jan 8 2015 // Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance Group announced that Farmers Insurance Exchange, one of the insurers comprising Farmers Insurance Group, and affiliates have filed a lawsuit in the state Supreme Court of New York...
Falling Grain Prices, Record Cattle Prices Mark 2014 For Kansas
Dec 31 2014 // Farmers and ranchers across Kansas are wrapping up the 2014 growing season, marked by rapidly changing fortunes that were buffeted by weather and markets. It began with a meager winter wheat harvest before late spring...
Florida Equine Center Settles with Horse Feed Maker Over Poisonings
Dec 31 2014 // A Florida equestrian center where 22 horses were poisoned by tainted feed has reached a settlement with the company that produced and sold the feed. Two horses had to be euthanized last Friday, bringing the death toll at...
A.M. Best: Iowa’s Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Under Review
Dec 23 2014 // A.M. Bestplaced under review with negative implications the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of “a” of Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa (FMH) of West Des...
Iowa’s Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance to Acquire John Deere Crop Insurance
Dec 18 2014 // Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Co. of Iowa (FMH) announced it is acquiring Moline, Ill.-based John Deere Insurance Co. and John Deere Risk Protection Inc. The action is a result of Deere’s previously announced review...
North Dakotans Convicted in Crop Insurance Scam Told not to Contact Witnesses
Dec 16 2014 // A North Dakota judge has issued an order prohibiting two brothers convicted in a federal crop insurance case from contacting witnesses called by the government. A jury recently found Aaron and Derek Johnson guilty of...
Drought Costs Eastern Oregon Farm Tens of Millions of Dollars
Dec 15 2014 // Three straight years of dry conditions and below-average snowpacks have cost farmers in Eastern Oregon tens of millions of dollars. The irrigation supply for farmers in Malheur County who get their water from the Owyhee...
Farmers Insurance Set to Enter Connecticut in January
Dec 12 2014 // Farmers Insurance is set to begin providing insurance and financial services to Connecticut consumers Jan. 1, 2015, pending regulatory approvals, according to company executives who recently briefed local media...
South Carolina Insurance Chief Farmer to Stay
Dec 11 2014 // Raymond Farmer is staying on to lead South Carolina’s Department of Insurance. Farmer said Tuesday he was honored to be asked by Gov. Nikki Haley to stay on in the position he’s held since 2012. Farmer took...
Texas Could Face Wet, Early Spring Due to Weak El Nino
Dec 10 2014 // The weather pattern that’s weaker than hoped for but still expected to bring some rain to Texas this winter could persist into early spring, a weather forecaster said. As Texas still tries to recover from its driest...
Thieves Steal Valuable Items from Kansas Ag Museum
Dec 10 2014 // Police are seeking help to identify whoever stole items from the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame’s collection in Bonner Springs, Kan. Bonner Springs police tell The Kansas City Star thieves broke into...
Vermont Dairy Farms Face Deadline to Enroll in Price Protection Program
Dec 3 2014 // Vermont dairy farmers face a Friday deadline to enroll in a new price protection program. The Margin Protection Program is a voluntary insurance program that enables dairy farmers to protect themselves from low prices. The...
North Dakota Trial Set In Deteriorating Potatoes, Crop Insurance Case
Dec 2 2014 // Trial is set to begin for two North Dakota brothers accused of intentionally destroying potatoes and defrauding the federal government out of about $2 million in crop insurance payments. Aaron and Derek Johnson, of the...
Ohio and Indiana Joint Venture to Fly Drones to Aid Farmers
Dec 2 2014 // A joint venture between Ohio and Indiana is teaming up with an Ohio college to fly drone missions aimed at helping farmers boost crop yields. The Ohio/Indiana Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center in Springfield, Ohio, and Ohio...
2014 State Specialist P/C Insurers Revealed
Dec 1 2014 // The Demotech Company Classification System categorizes insurers into one of 11 categories based on an analysis of data reported by the companies to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). The 11...
