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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 22, 2010
Agents and underwriters sparred with Agriculture Department (USDA) representatives over agent commission caps put forth as part of the mandated cuts to the federal crop insurance program at a 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.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
March 1, 2010
Crop insurance carriers and independent agents say the U.S. Agriculture Department's latest proposed cuts in subsidies in the program as well as a "soft cap" on agents' commissions are both unwarranted and hurtful.
