Tag: agriculture insurance

Zurich insurance company reveals a new tactic in $1 billion deal

H. Cutner
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The insurer that suffered striking losses last year and backed out of potential agreements has a new strategy. The Zurich insurance company has now come up with a new strategy to help to recover from a rough period throughout 2014 to 2015 and has revealed that it intends to spend over $1 billion in the purchase of an American agricultural insurer. This is a component of the insurer’s new strategy for acquisitions after having stepped back from RSA in the U.K. Earlier in December, the insurance company’s CEO chose to…

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Congress to determine the fate of crop insurance – plans for income insurance in the works

Marc

The agriculture industry in the U.S. has been battered by recent natural disasters. These events have damaged crops and, in some cases, completely demolished farmland in the Eastern states. Congress is now drafting new insurance regulations that would birth a new subsidy for farmers that have seen their livelihoods put at risk due to storms and other natural disasters. The insurance plan will help protect the income of farmers, but several insurance groups have voiced their opposition for the plan, arguing that it could encourage farmers to adopt risky practices.…

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Texan farmers to receive insurance aid while battling extreme drought

Nordstrom

Texas has been struggling to cope with one of the most severe droughts in the state’s history. The dry conditions have sparked a rash of wildfires throughout the state, which have burned crops and homes alike. The state’s insurers have been working to mitigate the damage caused by the extreme conditions and for those that lost their homes to fire, recovery is quickly becoming a reality. Good news is on the horizon for thousands of farmers who had their crops destroyed by the drought as well. More than 41,000 Texan…

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The changing face of federal crop insurance

Bill Murphy, an administrator at the Risk Management Agency (RMA) has announced that the Federal Crop Insurance program will be undergoing some positive changes in the near future. Murphy was present at the Big Iron Farm Show in West Fargo and spoke to the crowd about the current year’s issues as well as changes to the program. Not all of the news was good, as Murphy did need to discuss the unprecedented number of catastrophes in 2011 that left farmers hurting this year; from the overly wet soil in North…

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Arkansas farming industry calculate high millions in lost crops

Residents and farmers from the eastern part of Arkansas are getting their first looks at the destroyed homes and ruined farmland that have resulted from the massive flooding in that region.  Many parts of the state rely primarily on agriculture as their main industry.  According to the Arkansas Farm Bureau, an estimated $500 million has been lost in crops due to farm flooding, with an estimated millions more having been lost as a result of other damage such as to equipment.   The Farm Bureau also stated that agriculture typically brings…

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