All the headlines from our Agribusiness Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 6 2007 // It’s dark, cold and 4:30 in the morning. John Marroney is driving his pickup truck to see if any of his cows need help giving birth to their calves.At 8:30 a.m., Bob Watkins is balancing on the back of a lurching hay...
Mar 5 2007 // Swiss insurer Zurich Financial Services AG said Friday that an American subsidiary intends to buy Bristol West Holdings Inc. for around $712 million, helping to beef up the Swiss insurer’s U.S. operations.Bristol...
Mar 5 2007 // Farmers whose crops are destroyed by someone else may have an easier time getting paid for them under a bill that recently cleared the Missouri Senate.The legislation changes the liability standard for crop damage or...
Feb 28 2007 // Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has authorized an additional $438,000 to help food banks feed farm workers who were left jobless after a severe January cold snap destroyed more than $1 billion in crops.The announcement brings...
Feb 23 2007 // Stepped-up inspections at some meat and poultry plants are set to begin in April, according to an Agriculture Department official overseeing the first overhaul of food safety inspections in a decade.The new policy is...
Feb 23 2007 // California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund and the California Public Utility Safety Alliance are sponsor a safety seminar about the dangers of working near overhead and underground gas and electrical lines on...
Feb 22 2007 // Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance Group of Companies has announced a number of senior appointments.F. Robert Woudstra, executive vice president, has been appointed president and chief operating officer of Farmers Group...
Feb 15 2007 // Zurich Financial Services Group posted record results for 2007, with net income up 41 percent to $4.5 billion, and business operating profit (BOP) up 48 percent to $5.9 billion. The growth in profits came from all sectors,...
Feb 11 2007 // Acuity a Mutual Insurance Co.AIG Centennial Insurance Co. AIG Premier Insurance Co.AIU InsuranceAlaska National InsuranceAlfa Insurance Corp.American Automobile Insurance Co.American Commerce Insurance Co. American Family...
Feb 11 2007 // Acuity a Mutual Insurance Co.AIG Centennial Insurance Co. AIG Premier Insurance Co.AIU InsuranceAlaska National InsuranceAlfa Insurance Corp.American Automobile Insurance Co.American Commerce Insurance Co. American Family...
Feb 7 2007 // Marsh has issued a bulletin, following an outbreak of the avian flu virus H5N1 in the UK, which, outlines the risks and insurance implications for British businesses posed by the virus and the potential for a subsequent...
Feb 7 2007 // The company that developed a genetically altered strain of rice intended to resist a herbicide has been sued again by Arkansas rice farmers claiming negligence and seeking compensation.The genetically altered rice was...
Feb 7 2007 // John Green, Farmers Insurance Group’s regional vice president of auto product management and chief auto actuary, died Thursday, Feb. 1, of injuries due to an auto accident.A respected leader in the industry and at...
Feb 5 2007 // Farmers in 29 counties are eligible for loans to make up for agriculture losses in recent ice storms, Gov. Matt Blunt said.Blunt said the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved his request to declare the counties natural...
Feb 5 2007 // Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has asked the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to designate Marin County, Calif., a disaster area because of freezing temperatures in mid-January.“Though the full effect of the freezing...
Feb 2 2007 // A North Dakota judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to change the way one of the state’s largest insurance companies picks its board of directors.Northwest District Judge Douglas Mattson of Minot ruled against...
Feb 1 2007 // Beginning Feb. 1, 2007 Farmers and Foremost Insurance invite agents to put the pedal to the metal and “Drive for 55”. This is just one way that Foremost will celebrate 55 years serving the insurance industry in...
Feb 1 2007 // Aon’s Agribusiness and Food Systems Group has created a new unit to focus on the specialized risks associated with the bio-fuels industry.Aon’s new Agri-Fuels Risk Management Group (AFRMG), based in Kansas...
Jan 29 2007 // A recent proclamation by California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner is allowing out-of-state insurance adjusters to be dispatched to California’s agricultural community to assist in the state of emergency...
Jan 29 2007 // Insurance emergency“During this state of emergency, I want to ensure that our farming communities avoid the red tape and get paid quickly so they can get back to the business of farming” — California...