All the headlines from our Agribusiness Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 21 2010 // Tired and Frustrated“We’ve been doing this for a long time. … We’re not getting a lot of sleep. We’re tired. We’re frustrated that this is continuing to happen. But we remain strong in...
Feb 21 2010 // The private crop insurance industry is blasting a proposed restructuring in the crop insurance program it says would cut $4 billion — or $800 million a year — over the next five years. The proposal by the U.S....
Feb 21 2010 // Mr. and Mrs. Everyman and their family have decided to get back to nature. They are proud owners of a country home with 25 acres and a barn. Their insurance agent has covered the new home and property with a traditional...
Feb 18 2010 // A seasonal worker is entitled to workers compensation benefits for an injury sustained after falling at a housing complex supplied by his employer, the South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled.The court sided with the...
Feb 12 2010 // Caribbean Risk Managers Ltd. (CaribRM), in partnership with the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), has been selected as one of 20 finalists at the Marketplace on Innovative Financial Solutions for Development competition...
Feb 10 2010 // A.M. Best Co. reports it downgraded the financial strength rating to B (Fair) from B+ (Good) and issuer credit ratings to “bb” from “bbb-” of Oklahoma Farm Bureau Group and its members, Oklahoma...
Feb 9 2010 // Central Texas rancher Debbie Davis can hardly believe the turnaround in rainfall.While her pastures were parched and withered last summer after nearly two years without appreciable rain, the area northwest of San Antonio...
Feb 8 2010 // Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue’s proposal to appoint — rather than elect — four statewide constitutional officers has run headlong into opposition.Critics from both parties said the plan was unlikely to win...
Feb 7 2010 // $12 BillionHurricane Ike, which struck Galveston on Sept. 13, 2008, is so far the costliest weather catastrophe in Texas history, racking up nearly $12 billion in windstorm and flood insurance claims. Windstorm claims in...
Feb 7 2010 // $1.5 Billion Projected budget deficit Colorado lawmakers are grappling with, as they evaluate proposals to slash spending for public education, higher education, Medicaid and other programs. Among the proposals being...
Feb 7 2010 // Aon Risk Services 17th Political Risk Map highlights continued political and financial instability for global business in 2010, closely linked to the ongoing recession in many parts of the world.“Rising risk levels...
Feb 7 2010 // Top 100 Agency Profile Agency Name: Marshall and Sterling Enterprises Inc. Headquarters: Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Year Founded: 1864 Additional Locations: 17 2008 Total Premium Volume: $342 million Property/Casualty: $289...
Feb 4 2010 // The Zurich Financial Services Group posted across the board income gains in all of its core business segments and targeted growth in profitable market areas, particularly in Global Life and from Farmers.The Group generated...
Feb 2 2010 // It will still be weeks, into March and April, before the full extent of crop damage and insurance payments from Florida’s recent extended freeze will be known.While Florida’s citrus industry has been hard hit,...
Feb 2 2010 // Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance Group of Companies has appointed Susan Bithell vice president and chief underwriting officer. In her new role, Bithell will oversee the continued alignment of the company’s...
Jan 28 2010 // Political and financial instability remain a feature of the business landscape as a result of the recession, according to Aon Risk Services, the global risk management and insurance brokerage business of Aon Corp. The...
Jan 27 2010 // Agricultural claims cost the California workers’ compensation system $1.46 billion in loss payments, according to a recent “Industry Scorecard.According to the Scorecard, which provides data on accident year...
Jan 22 2010 // The private crop insurance industry is blasting a proposed restructuring in the crop insurance program they say would cut $4 billion — or $800 million a year — over the next five years.The proposal, by the U.S....
Jan 20 2010 // The San Diego Open found a title sponsor one week before its tournament, the fourth new sponsor the PGA Tour has attracted in the last nine months.The tour said that Farmers Insurance Group has agreed to be title sponsor...
Jan 15 2010 // The World Economic Forum released Global Risks 2010, its annual report on the most significant global risks facing the global economy, in a presentation held at Marsh’s London office.The report, which the WEF has...