An executive representing four agricultural sector self-insured workers' comp groups called on California state officials to stop the continuing bee die-off that he said threatens $6 billion worth of crops in the state.
Joe Wheeler, vice president of Ontario, Calif.-based Self Insured Solutions' complained that “nobody is working on a solution” to save the bee-pollinated crop in 2007. Commercial bee colonies “are dying off at a rate of up to 60 percent in California,” he said.
If the bee deaths continue, “widespread food shortages are sure to follow. That is why our agricultural self-insured groups are calling on Governor Schwarzenegger and the California Assembly to fund immediate, crisis-level research,” he said.
Recommended For You
Want to continue reading?
Become a Free PropertyCasualty360 Digital Reader
Your access to unlimited PropertyCasualty360 content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:
- Breaking insurance news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Weekly Insurance Speak podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical converage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, BenefitsPRO and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
© Touchpoint Markets, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more inforrmation visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
