4:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Registration Open

7:00 - 8:00 a.m.

Registration and Hot Breakfast (provided)
Breakfast sponsored by e2Value
Additional sponsorships available.

8:00 - 8:15 a.m.

Welcome

8:15 - 9:15 a.m.

Communication between Loss Control, Underwriters, Claims, Agents, and the Insured
The presentation will focus on the importance of communication between all areas in the company and discuss how all departments must share information and work in conjunction to keep the company well oiled and running smoothly providing better service and communication to its customers.

Mike Soldan, PFMM, President
Spring Valley Mutual Insurance
Spring Valley, Minn.

9:15 - 9:30 a.m.

Break
Sponsorship available.

9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Electrical Concerns
Participants will gain useful electrical knowledge from someone with an underwriting background who understands what underwriters need to know. Participants will learn about recent changes in the National Electric Code and how it affects farm clients, in addition to emerging technologies in farm electrical systems. An introduction to basic electrical terms and principles will be given as well as identification of common electrical components and hazards found on the farm.

Eric Vanasdale, ARM, CPCU, Loss Control Representative
COUNTRY Insurance and Financial Services
Bloomington, Ill.

10:30 - 10:45 a.m.

Break
Sponsorship available.

10:45 - 11:45 a.m.

Horsing Around
Together, these experienced speakers will present an overview of equine liability statutes and where to go for further details, the impact of equines on the agricultural industry, and basic underwriting guidelines to consider when equine risks are part of a farm portfolio.

Kelli Kukulka, CPCU, ARe, AFIS, Vice President
and Eric Hubicki, CPCU, ARe, AU, AFIS, Assistant Vice President
Munich Re America
Princeton, N.J.

11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Lunch (provided)
Sponsorship available.

12:45 - 2:00 p.m.

Farm Pollution Concerns
This session will cover the limitations of ISA and AAIS farm property and farm liability forms, the available endorsements to modify those forms, and special pollution and remediation legal liability coverages available.

Marjorie Segale, AFIS, CISC, RPLU, CIC, CRIS, ACSR, CISR, Vice President
Insurance Skills Center, Inc.
Huntington Beach, Calif.

2:00 - 2:15 p.m.

Break
Sponsorship available.

2:15 - 3:30 p.m.

Unusual Farm Risks
Many family farm operations have added agribusiness ventures to their normal farming operations to generate additional income. We will discuss some of these typical agribusiness operations and point out some of the common hazards presented by them. We will also look at some of the unexpected exposures that are sometimes presented in normal farming operations.

Max Rothenberger, CPCU
Retired from Indiana Farmers Mutual
Indianapolis, Ind.

3:30 - 3:45 p.m.

Break
Sponsorship available.

3:45 - 5:00 p.m.

Putting it All Together – Case Studies
In this session we will take the information gained from the individual sessions and put it to use. We will walk through individual case studies related to these topics and examine the underwriting decision making process as it relates to these.

5:00 - 6:30 p.m.

Welcome Reception
Enjoy this great networking opportunity! Drinks and light hors d'oeuvres will be provided.
Sponsorship available.

7:00 - 8:00 a.m.

Hot Breakfast (provided)
Sponsorship available.

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

Panel Session - Technology as an Underwriting Tool
This panel session will consist of representatives from a mutual that embraces advancements of technology in their underwriting processes, an online quoting software company that incorporates automated underwriting within quoting process, and an inspection/investigation services company that utilizes technology along with offering some technologically advanced reporting.

Andy Reavis, Agency Manager
Billings Mutual Insurance Companies
Billings, Mo.

Mica Cooper, President
Agency Insurance Services U.S.
Bolivar, Mo.

Eric Taylor, President
Advanced Field Services
Columbia, S.C.

Phil Yapp, Vice President Insurance Sales
Advanced Field Services
Columbia, S.C.

Moderator: Justin Lear, PFMM, Assistant Manager
Farmers Mutual Insurance Company
Ellinwood, Kan.

9:00 - 9:15 a.m.

Break
Sponsorship available.

9:15 - 10:15 a.m.

Panel Session - Technology as an Underwriting Tool – continued

10:15 - 10:30 a.m.

Break
Sponsorship available.

10:00 - 11:45 a.m.

Current Industry Topics and Emerging Issues

Facilitator: Ron Borders
President/General Manager
Missouri Association of Mutual Insurance Companies
Sikeston, Mo.

11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Closing Comments

Lana Mueller
Mutual Underwriting Manager
The WRC Group
Madison, Wis.