Newly designed farm insurance is on its way

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Farmers in Colorado are now preparing for the roll out of a new type of coverage for their businesses. Local farmers in Colorado are now preparing for two different meetings that are being held on farm insurance by way of the Farm Service Agency and that are designed to be highly informative about the new kind of coverage that will be rolling out. The new programs that will be starting through the 2014 Farm Bill will take over for previous broadly used plans. The new farm insurance programs will provide…

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Small farmers may find large benefit from new crop insurance program

Crop Insurance

Ranchers and growers in North Dakota who were previously unable to find coverage will soon have new options. In North Dakota, small farmers and ranchers have either struggled to find crop insurance coverage or who have been completely unable to purchase a policy will now be able to take advantage of a new program option for 2015. Previously, growers that were not large enough of any given crop may not have qualified for farm insurance. Until now, smaller producers, such as specialty vegetable growers and organic farms, such as those…

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Crop insurance could cease to be offered by Deere

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The company is reviewing its options in offering this protection as it works to stay on top of a struggling industry. Deere has been selling crop insurance for eight years, but is now reviewing this part of its business and is considering withdrawal from that market as the well recognized tractor and farm equipment manufacturer continues its struggle in a farm economy that seems to be refusing to recover. The company has stated that it intends to review strategic options when it comes to this coverage unit. That said, Deere…

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Crop insurance claims already increasing in Canada

Crop Insurance

As another summer comes with devastating flooding, farmers are already contacting their insurers. As farmers begin to have the opportunity to see how much of their land has been affected by flooding in Saskatchewan, Canada, they are submitting their crop insurance claims on an increasing basis. It is believed that the full impact of the flooding throughout Saskatchewan will not be known until the fall. According to Rae Groeneveld, from the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation, by July 29, there had already been 792 claims submitted, pre-harvest. He explained that “A…

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Climate Change and the Insurance Industry

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Climate change is a controversial issue, but mostly because of political and philosophical beliefs. The insurance industry has been well aware of the potential impact a changing climate can have on the global environment and has been encouraging efforts to mitigate this impact. Climate change has the potential to bankrupt the insurance industry, as the phenomenon would be responsible for the increasing frequency in major natural disasters that disrupt the global economy and put a strain on the world’s resources. The insurance industry has been working to steel itself against…

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