NAMIC Professional Farm Mutual Manager Designation

The NAMIC Professional Farm Mutual Manager (PFMM) designation formally recognizes the educational accomplishments and dedication to professionalism of the progressive farm mutual manager. To become certified, individuals must fulfill the following requirements:

• Submit a completed Professional Farm Mutual Manager designation application with a one-time $50 administrative fee. Applications are subject to approval by NAMIC and the NAMIC Farm Mutual Conference Education Committee.
• Be active in management within a farm mutual insurance company at the time of completion. Describe your current management responsibilities on the application form or on a separate sheet.
• Have a minimum of five years property insurance experience at the time of completion. Applications will be accepted and courses can be taken at any experience level.
• Attend any NAMIC educational event (only one required) within five years from the successful completion of your first PFMM Course module.
• Attend, in any order, the following PFMM Course modules within five years: (Select any module from the table below to view the learning objectives.)

PFMM courses are offered twice a year at Leadership Forum and the Annual Convention.

Rotation

Individuals meeting the designation requirements receive:

• Formal recognition at the next NAMIC Annual Convention following completion.
• A certificate of completion.
• A lapel pin.
• A 20 percent discount on future NAMIC PFMM Course modules and specified seminars and meetings (excluding the NAMIC Annual Convention). Discount applies only to the certified individual with current PFMM status and is not transferable.

To maintain the designation, individuals must attend a minimum of one NAMIC educational offering (excluding the NAMIC Annual Convention) every 24 months. The first maintain course must be completed no more than 24 months following the date of certification.

Course selection and development is determined by NAMIC with the assistance of the NAMIC Farm Mutual Conference Education Committee.

Individuals' records are maintained by NAMIC and status reports are distributed annually. While NAMIC will make every effort to maintain accurate records, individuals are responsible for reporting discrepancies immediately upon discovery.

To receive credit for earning and maintaining the Professional Farm Mutual Manager Designation, individuals must sign in at each PFMM Course session attended (no exceptions granted).

• Download the PFMM application
• View the education calendar
• PFMM of the Year Award
• PFMM Managers of the Year Presentation
• NAMIC Professional Farm Mutual Manager Designation Testimonials

For more information about the PFMM program, please e-mail pfmm@namic.org or call (800) 336-2642.

The PFMM Class of 2011 includes:

• Robert Abens, assistant secretary and treasurer, Humboldt Mutual Insurance Association, Humboldt, Iowa
• Larry Bray, manager of field services, Wisconsin Reinsurance Corporation, Madison, Wis.
• Lou Ann Brown, secretary manager, New Vienna Mutual Insurance Association, New Vienna, Iowa
• Randall Carpenter, vice president, Grayson-Carroll-Wythe Mutual Insurance Company, Galax, Va.
• Daniel DeArment, president & CEO, Friends Cove Mutual Insurance Company, Beford, Pa.
• Rusty Frisinger, secretary and manager, Washington County Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Fayetteville, Ark.
• Timothy Koppenhaver, vice president and underwriting manager, Loudon Mutual Insurance Company, Waterford, Va.
• Liesl Kreischer, director of HR and assistant treasurer, Millville Mutual Insurance Company, Millville, Pa.
• Rick Moss, manager, Home & Farm Mutual Insurance Company, Fort Wayne, Ind.
• Paula Pohren, secretary, Peoples Mutual Insurance Association, Donnellson, Iowa
• Eric Schmader, CFP and treasurer, Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Marble, Marble, Pa.
• Gordon Schmidt, general manager, Watertown Mutual Insurance Company, Watertown, Wis.
• Howard Schwartz, field representative, Ellington Mutual Insurance Company, Hortonville, Wis.
• Lisa Westenberg, office assistant, Lebanon Clyman Mutual Insurance Company, Lebanon, Wis.

Posted: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 12:00:00 AM. Modified: Monday, October 10, 2011 12:27:52 PM.