Crop Insurance Today September 2017 - 29

rent events, conditions, regional issues and hot
topics from every area of the country..It is easy
to only concern ourselves with our own little
piece of the world and forget crop insurance is
written in all 50 states. Throughout the Midwest
and Southeast, the early spring caused concern
for wheat coming out of dormancy early and the
ever-present chance of a late freeze. In the East,
peaches bloomed about 30 days earlier than normal followed by a late cold spell that saw temperatures dip into the high teens and low twenty-degree range. Lack of moisture for planting
spring crops was also a concern in much of the
Midwest and Southeast. That is in stark contrast
to conditions in California where the weather
trend was to be one of the wettest on record and
Michigan started the year with abundant precipitation. However, there was one constant from
2016 going into 2017, the complexity of WFRP
(Whole-Farm Revenue Protection) continues to
be a hot topic.
Some of the regional/state committees meet
monthly, some quarterly, and some as needed.
All member companies are notified of the meetings and strongly encouraged to attend, listen
and discuss issues that may have happened or
that could potentially be a concern for all companies. Each committee has a NCIS liaison that
they work with and is the contact point to ensure
that all member companies receive notices and
minutes of the meetings. If an issue needs to be
forwarded on to a NCIS standing committee, the
NCIS liaison is the person to do that. Not only do
the chairmen gain knowledge from the training
session but so does the NCIS staff by knowing
what is happening out in the field.
It is a personal and professional honor to
be elected as chairman of a regional/state crop
insurance committee. The expectations and responsibilities are great but so are the rewards
for being selected by your peers to serve in this

2017 Regional/State Chairman
Arizona/California/Nevada - John Wienstroer, QBE/NAU
Colorado/Wyoming - Kelly Garrett, Great American
East - Brian Davis, Rain and Hail
Gulf States - Dustin Tubbs, ProAg Insurance
Illinois/Wisconsin - Allen Denison, AgriLogic
Indiana/Ohio/Michigan - Mason Rue, Rain and Hail
Iowa - Elizabeth Allison, RCIS
Kansas/Oklahoma - Sean Harvey, Great American
Kentucky/Tennessee - Hunter Ward, Great American
Minnesota - Duane Barton, Diversified Crop Insurance
Missouri - Jami Wells, ProAg Insurance
Montana - Pam Jackson, RCIS
Nebraska - Derek Raburn, Great American
North Dakota - Chad Nesemeier, Great American
Northwest - Kyle Gannon, ARMtech
South Dakota - Matt Roberts, ARMtech
Southeast - Jamie Finlayson, Great American
Southwest - Kyle Sisk, QBE NAU
important leadership position.
The chairmen now better understand the role
of the committees, what is expected of them and
are prepared to successfully fulfill their official

duties. Most of the committees were represented at the training by their chairman, but in cases where the chairman wasn't available, another
committee member attended.

Not only do the chairmen gain
knowledge from the training
session but so does the NCIS
staff by knowing what is
happening out in the field.
CROPINSURANCE TODAY®

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