Roger Wittum Presented Crop Insurance Industry Leadership Award
Roger Wittum is a recipient of the 2022 Industry Leadership Standing Committee Award for consistently serving the industry and providing outstanding leadership to National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS) and the crop insurance industry. The award was presented during the 2022 Crop Insurance Industry Annual Convention last week in Indian Wells, California. Wittum has been a leader within the […]
Steve Wilson Presented Crop Insurance Industry Leadership Award
Steve Wilson is a recipient of the 2022 Industry Leadership for consistently serving the industry and providing outstanding leadership to National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS) and the crop insurance industry. The award was presented during the 2022 Crop Insurance Industry Annual Convention last week in Indian Wells, California. Wilson has been in the crop insurance industry since 1975 […]
Michael Connealy Receives Crop Insurance Lifetime Achievement Award
Michael Connealy, Hudson Crop Insurance, was the recipient of the 2021 Crop Insurance Industry Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition for his many years of leadership and contributions to the crop insurance industry. The award was presented during the 2021 Crop Insurance Industry Annual Convention, which was held virtually on February 9. Connealy grew up on […]
David Hood Receives Crop Insurance Outstanding Service Award
David Hood was the recipient of the 2021 Crop Insurance Industry Outstanding Service Award in recognition for outstanding service and outreach to small, limited resource, and socially disadvantaged farmers. The award was presented during the 2021 Crop Insurance Industry Annual Convention, which was held virtually on February 9. Hood has a distinguished 41-year career with […]
Kelly Garrett Receives Crop Insurance Industry Leadership Award
Kelly Garrett, Great American Insurance Group, was the recipient of the 2021 Crop Insurance Industry Leadership Award in recognition for consistently serving the industry and providing outstanding leadership through NCIS’ regional/state committees. The award was presented during the 2021 Crop Insurance Industry Annual Convention, which was held virtually on February 9. Garrett has more than 27 years of […]
Crop Insurance Protects Rural America, Solidifies Popularity as Risk-Management Tool
Crop insurance proved to be a critical risk-management tool for America’s farmers in 2019, keeping rural America afloat during what was one of the most difficult years in recent memory. Crop insurance policies protected a record 380 million acres of land, or more than 90 percent of planted acres. In his opening remarks today at […]
Crop Insurance Acreage Sets New Mark in 2017
PHOENIX—2017 was an historic year for crop insurance, with 311 million acres enrolled in the system. For perspective, that’s an area roughly the size of California, Texas and New York combined. The good news was delivered by Mike Day, chairman of National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS), during the industry’s annual meeting, which began yesterday. He […]
Chairman Conaway Sets Sights on March Farm Bill Vote Vows to Defend Successful Crop Insurance System
PHOENIX— The House Agriculture Committee is diligently working on a new Farm Bill, which Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R-TX) hopes will receive a vote in the House of Representatives before the end of March. Conaway, who addressed the crop insurance industry’s annual convention today, said that would leave plenty of time to work out differences […]
Crop Insurers Kick Off Annual Meeting with ‘Risk Management Minute’ Video
PHOENIX—The eyes of the agricultural community are on crop insurance this week as lawmakers, commodity leaders and insurers gather for the industry’s annual meeting. To kick off the event, National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS) today released the first installment of an educational video series that examines the upcoming Farm Bill. The “Risk Management Minute” videos […]
As Farm Bill Discussions Get Underway, NCIS Unveils Updated Website
National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS) is pleased to announce it has updated and redesigned the award-winning Crop Insurance in America website.
