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 Insurance Group, presented the award. “It’s not too much to say that Ron, like his family before him, has been an institution in the crop insurance industry,” said Young. Ron is the fifth member of the Rutledge family to be honored with the CIRB Chairman’s award since it was implemented in 1984.
Farmers Mutual Hail has been run by the same family for over 130 years and as Ron rides off into the sunset in his golf cart, his nephew Shannon Rutledge carries on the family tradition of service to the industry. “CIRB is vital to the success of the crop insurance industry and we just want to do what we can to support it,” Ron said.
Award presentation and interview with Ron Rutledge, Farmers Mutual 4:32