Farmers Mutual Insurance Company will be hosting their 4th annual Fall Harvest , a two day outing at the Stonewall Resort State Park. The outing will honor our Tier 4 Elite Agencies. Tier 4 Elite Agencies consists of agencies that have attained a one year average agency evaluation rating of greater than 65.
A reception, dinner and dance will held on Sunday September 12th. On Monday a putting contest, golf outing and boat cruise will be held followed by a patio luncheon.
The Sunday evening dinner will be held at Lightburn's restaurant.
If you have been notified that you qualified for this event you may use the following link to register for the event: Fall Havest Registration Form.
Release Date: July 2010
Farmers Mutual Hosts Spring Agent Forum
Farmers Mutual insurance Company hosted an "Agency Forum" on April 20, 2010. Several agencies were invited to the home office to participate in a training session on Insco.Net Version 2 as well as an overview of the underwriting rules. The agents were able to participate in an open discussion of company's system and procedures.
Release Date: April 2010
A.M. Best Upgrades Farmers Mutual Insurance Company
Farmers Mutual Insurance Company was upgraded by A.M.Best Rating Company in February 2010 based on A.M. Best's opinion of Farmers Mutual Company Financial Strength, it is assigned a Best's Rating of B++ (Good) with a "Stable Outlook". The company's Financial Size Category is Class III.
Release Date: February 2010
Bill Leonard Promoted to Assistant Vice President, Insurance Operations
Effective January 1, 2010 Bill Leonard will be promoted to Assistant Vice President, Insurance Operations. Bill began his career in 1970 working for USF&G where he held various positions including Branch Manager, Assistant Secretary in the Home Office Field Operations Department and in a sales capacity for Independent Insurance Agencies. Most recently he worked as a Field Representative for Pennsylvania Lumberman’s Mutual and with Zurich North America as an Underwriting Manager.
Bill began his career with Farmers Mutual in March 2009 as District Director of the Underwriting Department. Along with his current duties Bill will bring years of experience and expertise to our marketing and inspection programs as well as assisting in various other projects from a corporate standpoint. Please join me in wishing Bill much success and congratulations with his new position.
Release Date: December 2009
Farmers Mutual Hosts 2009 Fall Harvest
Farmers Mutual Insurance Company hosted their 3th annual Fall Harvest , a two day outing at the Stonewall Resort State Park. The outing was to honor our Tier 4 Elite Agencies. Tier 4 Elite Agencies consists of agencies that have attained a one year average agency evaluation rating of 65 or greater.
A reception, dinner and dance were held on Sunday October 4th. On Monday a putting contest, golf outing and boat cruise was held followed by a patio luncheon.
The Sunday evening dinner was held at Lightburn's restaurant and provided a breathtaking view of the resort. The food was execeptional and everyone had a marvelous time. A magician entertained during the dinner and was a huge success.
Mike Mason won the putting contest by sinking the difficult put. The first time that the put has been made in the putting competition. Brian Johnson won the closest to the pin, Herman Kesner won the longest drive and Cathy Jones won the longest put prize. John Conaway, Bill Deadrick, Bob Jones and Cathy Jones team won the golf tournament.
Release Date: October 2009
Carolyn Meadows Retirement
Please join all of us at Farmers Mutual Insurance Company in wishing Carolyn Meadows congratulations on her decision to retire effective May 29, 2009.
Carolyn Meadows started her career with Farmers Mutual as an independent agent in 1985. In 1986, she became a full time employee as a Personal Lines Underwriter and continued to do so until July of 1992 when she became Vice President of Personal Lines Underwriting. She was promoted to Vice President of Underwriting in 2004. Carolyn earned her associates degree from Fairmont State College.
Carolyn plans on spending time with her family and is looking forward to many planned projects as she moves forward into the next chapter of her life. Farmers Mutual thanks Carolyn for the dedicated years of service and her contribution to its success.
Release Date: May 2009
Farmers Mutual Agency Training Session February 4, 2009
Farmers Mutual hosted an agency training session for our new software on February 4, 2009. The meeting was very well attended and we appreciated the comments and questions those in attendance presented.
Vineet Arora, our contract programmer lead the training session and did an excellent job of presenting information and demonstrating the operation of the new release.
Farmers Mutual released Insco.Net Version 2.0 on March 2, 2009. The conversion and release went rather well considering the number of database, programming, and server conversion issues involved in the release.
The new software has many new features that was not available on the prior software. We also devoted a lot of time to the flow and layout of the screens. As with any change there is a learning curve in becoming familiar with the software and the operation of the software.
Our underwriters will be visiting many of the agencies offices over the next couple of months to offer any assistance and training if needed on the new release.
If you have any questions or comments please contact us. If you require any assistance please contact us and we can do on-line training or assistance to help you.
Release Date: March 2009
A.M. Best Rating For Farmers Mutual Insurance Company Remains Unchanged
Farmers Mutual Insurance Company maintained an A.M.Best Rating of B+ (Secure) with a "Positive Outlook". The company's Financial Size Category is Class III.
Release Date: December 2008
Farmers Mutual Hosts 2008 Fall Harvest
Farmers Mutual Insurance Company hosted their 2nd annual Fall Harvest , a two day outing at the Stonewall Resort State Park. The outing was to honor our Tier 4 Elite Agencies. Tier 4 Elite Agencies consists of agencies that have attained a one year average agency evaluation rating of 65 or greater.
A reception, dinner and dance were held on Sunday September 21st. On Monday a putting contest, golf outing and boat cruise was held followed by a patio luncheon.
The Sunday evening dinner was held at Lightburn's restaurant and provided a breathtaking view of the resort. The food was execeptional and everyone had a marvelous time.
Roy Hammond continued his dominence in the golf competition as he won the putting contest for the seceond straight year. Roy's also won the closest to the pin and his team won the golf tournament for the second straight year. Ron Webster won the long drive challenge and John Conaway won the longest put prize.
Release Date: September 2008
Farmers Mutual Offers Identity Recovery Coverage For Personal Lines and Farmowners
Farmers Mutual Insurance Company announced it has added identity recovery coverage to its homeowners, mobile homeowners, dwelling fire and farmowners policies that combines identity theft insurance with services that help identity fraud victims restore their credit history and identity records.
The program provides services to help identity theft victims clear their credit history and repair their identity records. In addition, identity theft insurance can reimburse victims for costs they incur to resolve problems resulting from identity theft.
“Standard identity theft insurance makes the victim responsible for doing the work to restore their credit and identity records,” said David L. Corsini, II, President & CEO of Farmers Mutual Insurance Company. “Most people are unfamiliar with this process and find it confusing and exasperating. Our approach lifts this burden for all steps that a third party can legally perform on a victim’s behalf. That helps reduce the stress and lost time related to being an identity theft victim.”
Farmers Mutual Insurance Company’s program focuses on recovery assistance because most identity theft victims report the real cost is the frustrating and time consuming process to repair the
damage. According to a Federal Trade Commission report published in September 2003, identity theft victims in the United States spent almost 300 million hours resolving their problems in the year.
Farmers Mutual Insurance Company customers have access to a toll-free help line where they can get answers to questions and obtain information about identity theft. Victims of identity theft involving new fraudulent accounts are referred to a case manager who is available to provide services to correct their credit history and identity records on their behalf, significantly reducing the time the victim needs to devote to the process.
The insurance component covers out-of-pocket costs that the insured incurs in repairing credit history and identity records. These include certain legal fees caused by identity theft, wages lost as a result of time taken away from work to correct identity theft problems; credit bureau reports; the cost of fees incurred when applying for loans initially declined due to falsified credit information; and telephone and shipping fees.
Release Date: June 2008
Farmers Mutual Hosts Agency Appreciation Dinner For 2007 Top Producers
Farmers Mutual Insurance Company hosted an awards presentation dinner on January 24, 2008.The meeting was hosted at the company's home office. The company invited the following top twenty contingency recipients for 2008 to the awards presentation:
Ritchie County Insurance Agency, Inc. - Ellenboro, WV
Johnson Insurance Agencies, Inc. - Ripley, WV
Elkview Insurance Agency - Elkview, WV
Kniceley Insurance Inc. - Marlinton, WV
May Insurance Agency - Fairmont, WV
Saville Insurance Agency - Romney, WV
Webb insurance Agency - Danville, WV
Smallwood-Small Insurance - Martinsburg, WV
Summit Insurance Services, LLC - Moorefield, WV
United Security Agency II, Inc. - Bridgeport, WV
Kniceley Insurance Inc. - Sutton, WV
Timothy B. Close Insurance Agency - Berkeley Springs, WV
Morgan & Morgan, Inc. - Ronceverte, WV
Smith Insurance Agency, LLC - Clendenin, WV
USA II, Inc. - Grafton, WV
J.L. Massie Insurance Agency - Hinton, WV
Pleasants County Insurance Agency, Inc. - St. Marys, WV
Davis & Tarasuk Insurance Corp. - Fairmont, WV
Betterway Insurance Center, Inc. - Buckhannon, WV
In addition to presenting the contingency profit sharing checks to the agencies Farmers Mutual also recognized four agencies for their outstanding performance. The four agencies receiving special recognition were as follows:
President’s Choice Achievement Award (presented to the agency with highest agency evaluation rating score for the past two years) - Saville Insurance Agency, Romney WV.
Performance Achievement Award (presented to the agency receiving the largest contingency profit sharing amount) - Ritchie County Insurance Agency, Inc. Ellenboro WV.
Renaissance Achievement Award (presented to the agency with the largest percentage change in agency evaluation rating score for the current year) - Morgan & Morgan, Inc., Ronceverte WV.
Rising Star Achievement Award (presented to an agency appointed in the past five years that has demonstrated growth, profitability and outstanding management skills) - Morris & Associates, LLC, Parkersburg WV.
Farmers Mutual is very appreciative of the profitability and dedication of all the independent agencies that represent our company. Thanks to all agencies for a job well done in 2007.
If you wish to view or download the WVU Fiesta Bowl 2008 Video - Against All Odds it is available from the "Agency Information Center" under the section labeled "Documents Available For Viewing" and selecting "Agency Correspondence" from the dropdown selection.
Release Date: January 2008
A.M. Best Upgrades Farmers Mutual Insurance Company
Farmers Mutual Insurance Company was upgraded by A.M.Best Rating Company in December 2007 based on A.M. Best's opinion of Farmers Mutual Company Financial Strength, it is assigned a Best's Rating of B+ (Secure) with a "Positive Outlook". The company's Financial Size Category is Class III.
Release Date: December 2007
Farmers Mutual Hosts 2007 Fall Harvest
Farmers Mutual Insurance Company hosted a two day outing at the Stonewall Resort State Park. The outing was to honor our Tier 4 Elite Agencies. Tier 4 Elite Agencies consists of agencies that have attained a one year average agency evaluation rating of 65 or greater.
A reception, dinner and dance were held on Sunday September 30th. On Monday a putting contest, golf outing and boat cruise was held followed by a patio luncheon.
The accommodations at the resort were fabulous and everyone had an excellent time.
Release Date: October 2007
Sue Mathews Retires June 30th After Forty Years Of Service To Farmers Mutual
Farmers Mutual Insurance Company hosted a dinner on June 22nd to honor Sue Mathews, who will be retiring on June 30th after more than 40 years of working at Farmers Mutual. The dinner was well attended by friends, family, current co-workers and former co-workers. David Corsini, President and CEO of Farmers Mutual, presented Sue with several items to mark the occasion.
Sue has been a valuable asset to the company for a number of years and she will be missed by everyone. Sue has worked as the receptionist for the company for a number of years and she always has a pleasant smile and a kind word for everyone.
Sue and her husband, Johnny will be taking an Alaskan cruise later in the year. Sue and Johnny enjoy traveling and they have been to almost every state.
Release Date: June 2007
Farmers Mutual Introduces Web Based Agency Submission Of New Business
Farmers Mutual hosted a meeting at the home office on June 12th to introduce our agency users to a new feature in our Agency Support Center. The web based submission of New Business. Over 60 agency users representing approximately 80% of our agency force attended the meeting.
Release Date: June 2007
Farmers Mutual Announces New Meeting Room
Farmers Mutual Insurance Company has added a new meeting room to our home office site, The new room offers approximately 1,600 sq. feet of meeting space. The new room can comfortably accommodate meetings of approximately 75 people. The room features a beautiful fireplace which should add to the peaceful and relaxing atmosphere. We will be hosting various agents meeting and training sessions in this new room.
Release Date: March 2007
A.M. Best Upgrades Farmers Mutual Insurance Company
Farmers Mutual Insurance Company was upgraded by A.M.Best Rating Company in December 2006 based on A.M. Best's opinion of Farmers Mutual Company Financial Strength, it is assigned a Best's Rating of B (Fair) with a "Positive Outlook". The company's Financial Size Category is Class III.
Release Date: January 2007
Farmers Mutual Hosts Agency Meeting
Farmers Mutual Insurance Company hosted an agency meeting on Tuesday December 5, 2006 at the Bridgeport Conference Center located at Charles Pointe. The President and CEO David Corsini discussed the company's current financial position and the operating results for the first 10 months of 2006. Ted Richards discussed Farmers Mutual new marketing plan and Carolyn Meadows discussed underwriting changes.
Ron Jones and Vineet Arora discussed and demonstrated current features available on the Agency Support Center and also discussed new features that will be available on the system in 2007.
Release Date: December 2006
Farmers Mutual Introduces Agency Support Center
Farmers Mutual Insurance Company had the initial release of their agency support center available to their agencies on June 26th 2006.
The "Agency Support Center" currently has the following items available:
My Insco Net Quick Rate - A rate calculation system (does not save information and no printing from this option). New Quote - Creates, stores and prints quote information. Modify Quote - Modification of stored quote information. Billing Inquiry - Display of selective policy term billing and payment activity. Claim Inquiry - Display of claim transaction activity.
Reports Company Summary - Currently has over 60 display reports available. Agency Information Center - Employee directory, underwriting manuals and guidelines and company holidays.
Release Date: June 2006
Farmers Mutual Celebrates 100 Year
Anniversary
Farmers Mutual Insurance Company hosted an Open House on Friday August 6th 2005
celebrating our 100 Year Anniversary. The open house was attended by a number
of friends and business partners. Those in attendance were presented with a
commorative Fenton Glass mini iceberg engraved with the company logo and
noting the 100 Years from 1905 - 2005 along with other items. The company had
on display various historical artifacts and numerous photos from our first 100
years of business.
Release Date: August 2005
A.M. Best Upgrades Farmers Mutual Insurance Company
Farmers Mutual Insurance Company was upgraded by A.M.Best Rating Company in June 2005 based on A.M. Best's opinion of Farmers Mutual Company Financial Strength, it is assigned a Best's Rating of B- (Fair). The company's Financial Size Category is Class III.
Release Date: July 2005
Farmers Mutual Converts To New Policy Processing System June 2005
Farmers Mutual converted from their windows based policy processing system of INSCO to their web based system Insco.Net in June 2005. The new system was developed in Microsoft Visual Studio.Net 2003 and utilized the latest technology. The company plans on introducing the system in a limited capacity to its agency force in the 4th quarter of 2005.
Release Date: June 2005
Farmers Mutual Insurance Company 40 Moran Circle
White Hall, West Virginia 26554-8982
