Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa (FMH) today announced that Jean Duffy, Senior Vice President and Principal for CAPTRUST, has been appointed to the Farmers Mutual Hail Board of Directors effective October 1, 2023.

What a difference ten years can make! South Dakota agent Steve Koenig recently helped a customer with a 2022 compliance review – just like he had in 2012 – except this time around, the customer was using precision records.

Farmers have many options to market their grain and hedge their price risk, but many hesitate to fully utilize forward marketing. However, marketing ahead of harvest can result in better prices and increased revenue for farmers.

Autumn brings a lot of activity to rural areas. From harvest and grain hauling to agritourism options such as pumpkin patches, hayrides, and more, many farms have side hustles to generate extra income.

Farmers Mutual Hail summer interns have successfully completed this year’s summer internship program.

The accuracy of using precision data for a replant claim saved a Seneca Falls, NY insured from overpaying his insurance premium.

Marc Shepard with Shepard Insurance in Belton, Texas began offering FMH Precision Solutions this year and is already experiencing the value it brings to his agency and to his customers.

As precision technologies continue to advance, FMH is quickly meeting demand by creating new processes, and has trained over 200 adjusters to process Precision Claims.

Since bringing Automated Crop Reporting (ACR) to FMH in 2015, the number of acres reported via this method has more than doubled in just four years.

FMH joined over 600 exhibitors at the 63rd Annual Farm Progress Show held in Boone, Iowa this past August.