Hearing to Review the State of the Crop Insurance Industry

General Farm Commodities and Risk Management | 1300 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
| Jul 22, 2010 9:30am

WASHINGTON - On July 22, 2010, House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Chairman Leonard Boswell, D-Iowa, held a hearing to review current issues facing the U.S. crop insurance industry.

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Witnesses

Panel 1

Mr. Bill Murphy , Administrator, Risk Management Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

Panel 2

Mr. Steven C. Rutlege , President, Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa on behalf of Crop Insurance Research Bureau, Inc. (CIRB), West Des Moines, Iowa

Mr. Robert Parkerson , President, National Crop Insurance Services, Overland Park, Kansas

Mr. Stephen Frerichs , Legislative Consultant, Rain and Hail L.L.C. on behalf of the American Association of Crop Insurers (AACI), Alexandria, Virginia

Mr. James D. Deal , retired Chairman of the Board, NAU Country Insurance Company, Andover, Minnesota

Mr. John Dalton , President, Midwest Insurance Associates, LLC, President, Agri-Land Insurance Agency on behalf of Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA), Council Bluffs, Iowa

Ms. Kathy Fowler , President, National Association of Crop Insurance Agents (NACIA), Memphis, Texas

Mr. Jordan Roach , Vice Chairman, Crop Insurance Professionals Association, Fresno, California