CIRB Honors Ron Rutledge for Industry Service

Cindy Zimmerman

Ron Rutledge retired at the end of 2021 after a successful 40-year career at Farmers Mutual Hail, and this year as he officially goes off the board, the Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau (CIRB) had a chance to properly honor him for his years of service to the industry with the Chairman’s Award. Outgoing CIRB Chairman Brian Young, Great American …

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CIRB’s Largest Emerging Leaders Program Class

Cindy Zimmerman

The 2023-24 class of the Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau (CIRB) Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) is the largest yet since the program started in 2015, and also the most diverse, including professionals from all aspects of the insurance business. The ELP allows crop insurance and reinsurance professionals to increase their knowledge of advocacy and communications and provides networking experiences with …

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CIRB Elects Rinkenberger as 2024-25 Chairwoman

Cindy Zimmerman

Lindsey Rinkenberger, COUNTRY Financial®, is the new chairwoman of the Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau (CIRB) for 2024-2025. She stepped into the role at the conclusion of the CIRB Annual Meeting last week in Scottsdale, Arizona. Rinkenberger served as the director of commercial agribusiness underwriting operations at COUNTRY Financial® since 2020. Prior to that she held various positions at the …

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USDA Officials Visit CIRB Annual Meeting

Cindy Zimmerman

Robert Bonnie, USDA Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, and USDA Risk Management Agency Administrator Marcia Bunger visited the Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau (CIRB) Annual Meeting last week in Scottsdale, Arizona, ahead of this week’s National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS) conference. Bonnie discussed USDA’s commitment to supporting farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners through Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities. …

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CIRB Celebrates 60 Years Serving Farmers

Cindy Zimmerman

At it’s annual meeting this week in Scottsdale, Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau (CIRB) is celebrating 60 years of serving farmers with safety net products to help them keep feeding the world. The numbers show that crop insurance is more important than ever for farmers. “A four billion dollar industry 15 or 20 years ago is now an 18 billion …

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Crop Insurance Emerging Leaders Heading to the Hill

Cindy Zimmerman

The 8th Annual CIRB Emerging Leaders Program Class will be heading to Capitol Hill next week for their Spring Fly-In and Policy Conference to talk with policy makers about the importance of crop insurance as a risk management tool for farmers. This year’s class is the largest yet with 17 participants from 10 different companies. At CIRB’s 59th annual meeting, …

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ZimmCast 706 – From Cattle to CIRB

Chuck Zimmerman

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. Coming up on the Agriglogging Highway is The Ethanol Conference followed a week later by Commodity Classic. Both are in Orlando, FL. There are four more after these but with a little more in-between, ZimmComm World Headquarters time. But let’s look backward just a little. This week’s program will start with cattle and end …

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Political Analyst Updates CIRB for 2023

Cindy Zimmerman

Farm Journal policy analyst Jim Wiesemeyer provided his annual update for members of the Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau (CIRB) during the 59th annual meeting last week in Bonita Springs, Florida. The farm bill is the main issue on the table right now, but a bigger issue is the coming debate on the growing national debt. “There’s bipartisan support for …

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CIRB Watching Farm Bill Discussions

Cindy Zimmerman

Farm bill is on the mind of those attending the 59th annual Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau (CIRB) annual meeting this week in Florida. Friday’s agenda included a Farm Bill Panel moderated by CIRB Deputy Executive Director Tara Smith with two veteran farm policy experts – Joe Shultz, Executive Director of the Platform for Agriculture and Climate Transformation (PACT); and …

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Welcome to the 2023 CIRB Annual Meeting

Cindy Zimmerman

The Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau (CIRB) 2023 Annual Meeting officially kicked off in Bonita Springs, Florida today with a welcome from chairman Brian Young, Crop Risk Services. “Of course this annual meeting program is set against the back drop of another year of unique challenges to our industry and America’s farmers and ranchers,” said Young. “It’s been a year …

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