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By Melissa Hillebrand, PropertyCasualty360.com |
April 25, 2012
The Federal Crop Insurance Program began nearly 75 years ago. Now a public/private partnership, agents write more than 1 million crop insurance policies. As Congress looks at a 2012 farm bill, learn what agents need to know about this “growing” industry.
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By Ted Besesparis |
February 27, 2012
When Congress is clear, bureaucrats shouldn’t second-guess it
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By Industry IQ |
December 21, 2011
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By Reuters |
December 1, 2011
U.S. corn and soybean growers will pay lower rates from crop insurance in 2012 -- down by an average 7 percent for corn and 9 percent for soybeans, the federal overseer said.
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By Laura Mazzuca Toops, PropertyCasualty360.com |
June 30, 2011
The next offshored job could be yours.
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By Barry Zalma |
January 1, 2011
Barry Zalma discusses a case which involves an insurance agent assisting a farmer in insurance fraud.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
August 16, 2010
Independent agents and underwriters sparred with U.S. Agriculture Department representatives over agent commission caps put forth as part of the mandated cuts to the federal crop insurance program during a recent House subcommittee hearing.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
July 1, 2010
Independent insurance agents are blasting a decision by the U.S. Agriculture Department to impose a crop insurance contract on the industry that includes restrictive caps on agent commissions.
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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com, Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
June 21, 2010
Agent associations joined the National Crop Insurance Services in criticizing the Obama administration's decision to cut the federal crop insurance program by $6 billion over the next 10 years.
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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
June 15, 2010
The federal government's $6 billion cut in the crop insurance program last week received a strongly negative response from the association representing the insurers.
