crop insurance business News

Crop Insurer NAU Country Insurance Enhances Crop Management Platform

Iteris, Inc., a data firm focused on the transportation and agriculture industries, and U.S. crop insurance provider NAU Country Insurance Co. have added Iteris’ ClearAg Spray Advisor and crop growth stage models to NAU Country’s crop management platform, Field Insights. …

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears for West Virginia Farmers

A deadline is approaching for West Virginia farmers to buy insurance for crops planted in the spring. March 15 is the closing date to either buy crop insurance or change an existing policy. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management …

Deere Mulling Options for Crop Insurance Business

Deere & Company, based in Moline, Ill., announced it is reviewing strategic options for its crop insurance business, which underwrites policies through John Deere Insurance Co., a business unit within John Deere Financial. Deere said no formal decisions have been …

Aspen Shareholders Should Rebuff Endurance Board Plan, ISS Says

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. investors should rebuff a plan from hostile bidder Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. to shake up their company’s board, ISS Proxy Advisory Services said. Supporting Endurance’s proposal “would incur costs without allowing shareholders any additional leverage not …