Report: Iowa’s Derecho Crop Losses Increase By More Than 50% October 12, 2020 DES MOINES, Iowa — Crop loss estimates from a rare wind storm that slammed Iowa in August have increased by...
Record-Breaking $17.3 Billion in Crop Losses Last Year August 30, 2013 Extreme weather forced the Federal Crop Insurance Program (FCIP) to pay out a record-breaking $17.3 billion in crop losses last...
Farmers Scuffle Through Record South Texas Drought June 17, 2013 By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and BETSY BLANEY South Texas is in the midst of its worst-ever drought. While swaths of the state have somewhat recovered from the...
As Honey Bee Numbers Drop, U.S. Sees Threat to Food Supply May 3, 2013 By Ian Simpson Honey bees, which play a key role in pollinating a wide variety of food crops, are in sharp decline in...
Superstorm Sandy Tops 2012 Insurance Claims January 4, 2013 By GEIR MOULSON Natural disasters cost insurers $65 billion last year, with the United States accounting for nine-tenths of the bill and Superstorm...
Allied World Comments on Expected Third Quarter 2012 Losses October 4, 2012 As a result of the severe drought conditions in the Midwest United States, Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG expects...
Rain Not Enough to Stave Off U.S. Crop Losses July 26, 2012 By Sam Nelson Light showers overnight in the southwestern U.S. Midwest were too little too late to prevent further losses to corn and...
Wisconsin Counties Declared Disasters January 12, 2012 Lincoln and Marathon counties, in Wisconsin, have received federal disaster designations for crop losses caused by rain storms in September....