Big I Farm Ag Conference and MICAI Summer Meetings
We are very excited to announce that the Big I’s Farm Ag Conference and MICAI’s Summer Educational meetings have been merged for 2020! Over 3 days, there will be 9 hours of continuing education offered. Registration will be through the Big I and detailed information is below. MICAI members are eligible to attend at the member rate. Cost for MICAI members is $50/session or $130 for all three. Click here to register!
Tuesday, July 28
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Crisis Response for Insurance Professionals: How to Assist an Insured’s Response to a Crisis
Rick Pitts
Many insureds, particularly small commercial insureds, look to their insurance producers for risk management tips and advice in a variety of circumstances. This session will begin with a look at the typical “crisis.” We’ll then take a look at the insurance implications or the role of the insurance professional in responding to a crisis. It uses the examples of Active Shooter / Active Assailant insurance coverage and also Products Recall Insurance to illustrate the dependency between crisis response and insurance risk management.
Workers Comp
Kurt Kluempers
This session will review current workers compensation statue and how it impacts agriculture. It will discuss employer’s liability, corporate farms, independent contractor changes (AB-5), and pending changes in statues throughout the country.
Tuesday, August 4
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Confinement Farming in the Midwest
Travis Stinson and Stan Cool
This session will cover all aspects of confinement farming that impact Indiana agents. We’ll start with a history of confinement farming and commonly used terms. We’ll discuss the buildings used in the operations including gestation, farrowing, nursery, and finish as well as the processes that go along with those building types. We’ll also focus on safety and loss mitigation in confinement buildings.
Farm Insurance 201
Jeff Wilson
This session will cover a variety of farm topics and will help attendees understand more than just the basics of farm coverages. Equine exposures, confinement operations, and farm liability vs CGL will be discussed at a higher level. Attendees will also take a look at emerging agritainment topics including pumpkin patches, u-pick operations, farmers markets (especially in regards to altering products such as selling strawberry jam instead of just strawberries), and farm structures being used for wedding receptions and special events.
Thursday, August 6
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
What’s News Now in Indiana Agribusiness and Insurance
Steve Duff and Rick Pitts
This session is a review of current events in the insurance industry: the bills that passed the legislature; those that did not; case law of interest to insurers and producers alike; initiatives and trends from regulatory bodies; and, marketplace changes that may dictate policy and/or forms changes. The emphasis throughout is on events that have transpired recently or may occur very soon in the future.
