If your client roster includes commercial agribusiness, farm and ranch clients, or equine operations, you understand the unique risks involved in operating a business that involves horses. If you’re new to these risks, be assured that the equine world is full of opportunities for insurance agents — and comes with its own stable of risks. Read on...
The Growing Challenge of Insuring Agribusiness Risks
From geographic challenges to the ever-present threat of catastrophic weather, agribusinesses today face an increasingly tough landscape when securing property coverage. If you’re seeking solutions for clients in the agribusiness sector, you don’t have to go it alone. Partnering with an experienced program administrator with specialized...
Extreme Weather: When Farmers Need More Than a Raincoat
If you’re working with clients in the farming industry who are struggling with extreme weather challenges, empathy and information go a long way. Farming has always been a delicate dance with the outdoors, but Mother Nature has recently added unpredictable twists. These weather disruptions not only throw planting schedules into disarray but also...
Understanding Animal Mortality Insurance: Protection for Livestock Owners
Animal death is an unfortunate, yet expected, reality in the world of livestock and animal management. All animals have an average lifespan, and livestock owners take that into account when considering their operational costs. However, accidental or unexpected deaths — those not caused by old age — can be devastating to a farm or ranch...
How Weather Trends are Affecting Agribusiness
Although each season always has its surprises, shifting weather patterns in recent years have become far less predictable and much more extreme. As a result, the agricultural industry is now navigating an unprecedented swath of challenges. Throughout the United States, sweltering heat waves, raging fires, and winter storms have destroyed crops,...
Doing Business in Extreme Heat: Protecting Employees is the Top Priority
The summer of 2023 is already in the record books, and it’s only at the halfway point. An unprecedented heat wave has held the Northern Hemisphere in its grip for weeks, causing a spike in heat-related injuries and fatalities in many parts of the U.S., disrupting operations for businesses that rely on employees to work outdoors, and calling into...
What Agents Should Know When Insuring Horse Boarding Facilities
There’s been a tremendous shift toward recreational horse ownership, so much so that this group represents a significant (and the fastest growing) portion of the horse industry. Accompanying this growth is an increasing need for horse boarding facilities that can provide quality equine custody and care. As the market grows, many owners of horse...
The Future of Technology in Agribusiness
Understanding The Future of Technology in AgribusinessThe digital revolution is making great strides in the agriculture business, and for good reason. For one, digital technologies in agriculture have helped improve crop yields and fine-tune the food system from beginning to end. MiniCo’s VP of Underwriting, Nathan Garrett, has some great...