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09.01.2013

USA - Crop Insurance Conference set for Jan. 21 in Fargo

The latest information on crop insurance will be presented at the North Dakota State University Extension Service's 20th annual crop insurance conference in Fargo on Jan. 21.The conference will be held at the Ramada Plaza Suites. Registration opens at 7:45 a.m. Presentations begin at 8:30 a.m. and continue until 4 p.m. The goal of the conference is to help participants integrate crop insurance and other risk management strategies in production and marketing decisions. The conference is for crop insurance agents, farm managers, producers, legislators, agricultural lenders, industry regulators, commodity group representatives, farm management instructors and public officials. Conference topics and their presenters are:• Weather outlook for 2013 – Leon Osborne, University of North Dakota atmospheric sciences professor• Prevented planting update – Doug Hagel, Risk Management Agency (RMA) regional director in Billings, Mont.• RMA update – Michael Alston, RMA deputy administrator• 2013 crop insurance outlook – Rick Gibson, NAU Country Insurance business strategy consultant• Global fundamentals to 2020: Dynamic changes in agriculture – William Wilson, NDSU Agribusiness and Applied Economics Department professor• Update from Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Hoeven• Company perspective – Tim Weber, Great American Insurance crop division CEO• Marketing strategies for 2013 – Frayne Olson, NDSU Extension Service crops economist and marketing specialist• Ethics in business – David Horsager, Horsager Leadership Inc. CEO The conference has been approved for continuing education credits for crop insurance and ethics in Minnesota and the Dakotas. The registration fee is $110, which includes lunch, breaks, and conference materials. For more information or to register, call (701) 231-8642 or online at http://tinyurl.com/dxrnkh.

24.11.2012

Webinar - Good Practices in Promoting Microinsurance Products - November 28

Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/440220822 Various studies on demand show that trust, behavioural constraints and perception of the customer value proposition are among the key factors influencing microinsurance purchase decisions. A good promotion strategy has a potential to make a difference. How can microinsurance providers develop promotional campaigns that are designed to strategically position their microinsurance offering? What are some tips in planning a promotional campaign that is suited to the target audience? What are examples of appropriate and well-designed promotion activities using a variety of different media channels? Join us as we explore these questions in a webinar on “Good Practices in Promoting Microinsurance Products” on 28 November, from 15:00-16:15 CET, with panelists: • Nancy Lee, President of Social Marketing Services (www.socialmarketingservice.com/) and lead author of the upcoming Facility publication entitled “Best Practices in Promoting Microinsurance Products” • Miguel Solana, Microinsurance Officer at the ILO Microinsurance Innovation Facility and co-author of the same upcoming publication; • Jasmin Suministrado, Knowledge Officer at the ILO Microinsurance Innovation Facility who will be moderating the event. The webinar will feature promotion strategies of the following, among others: • Alternative Insurance Company in Haiti (http://www.aic.ht/), with Isabelle Delpeche, Microinsurance Manager • Aseguradora Rural in Guatemala (http://www.banrural.com.gt/), with Leticia Gonçalves, ILO Microinsurance Fellow • Old Mutual Life Assurance Company in South Africa (http://www.oldmutual.co.za/), with Tlalane Ntuli, Marketing Manager, Mass and Foundation Cluster Title: Good Practices in Promoting Microinsurance Products Date: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 Time: 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM CET After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. System Requirements PC-based attendees Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server Mac®-based attendees Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer Mobile attendees Required: iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ phone or Android tablet

21.11.2012

Farm insurance webinar being offered

Farm insurance webinar being offeredThe National Center for Appropriate Technology will offer a webinar Nov. 29 at 1 p.m., to explain Adjusted Gross Revenue Lite — a unique type of federally subsidized crop insurance to serve the needs of smaller, diverse, specialty crop, organic and direct-market farmers.What it is While most insurance products are tied to a specific crop or commodity, AGR-Lite is based on whole-farm revenue and allows farmers who grow several specialty crops, high value crops (including organic), or diverse crops and livestock products, to insure their production based on the farm’s historic revenue. The free, hour-long webinar, “Understanding Whole-Farm Insurance for Specialized, Diversified, and Organic Farms” will explain how AGR-Lite works and also will demonstrate NCAT’s new AGR-Lite Wizard assessment tool. This tool allows farmers to evaluate the usefulness of whole-farm revenue insurance for their own situation, and is available as a free download from www.agrlitewizard.com, or by calling 800-346-9140. Targeted producers Farmers who grow diverse specialty crops, organic crops, or who have mixed crop/livestock operations, are encouraged to attend, along with educators and other professionals who serve these growers. The webinar will feature regionally appropriate examples from the Southeast, although people from all parts of the country are welcome and will find it useful. There will be time for attendees to ask questions. The webinar presenter will be Jeff Schahczenski, an agricultural economist with NCAT. The webinar is funded by the USDA Risk Management Agency. The webinar will begin at 1 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. It is funded by the USDA Risk Management Agency. To learn more or to register, go to https://attra.ncat.org/whole_farm.