Startup companies in two different Iowa-based accelerator programs recently completed final presentations for their business programs. FMH is a founding investor in both the Global Insurance Accelerator (GIA) and Iowa Agritech Accelerator (IATA) programs and actively participates in mentoring new startup participants.

Farmers Mutual Hail would like to congratulate our business partners and associates including Ken Selzer, Scott Silveus, and Pat Swanson on their appointment to the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) Board of Directors.

FMH is asking the Central Iowa area to join them in fighting childhood cancer by tuning into its 15th annual St. Baldrick’s Head Shaving Event on Tuesday, October 20 at 4:00 PM.

In mid-August a derecho windstorm swept through the Midwest causing significant damage to property and commodities in several states. The storm’s hurricane-force wind speeds, ranging from 80 to 120 miles per hour, covered a 700-mile path from eastern Nebraska over central Iowa, to parts of Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Michigan.

In 1895, FMH founder W.A. Rutledge brought together his colleagues in the mutual insurance industry and formed the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC). This organization continues to grow and serve as a valuable resource for mutual companies 125 years later. While members were looking forward to celebrating NAMIC’s 125th Annual Convention in person this year, like many other events, the celebration and gathering shifted to a virtual platform.