{"id":8390,"date":"2017-02-08T12:30:11","date_gmt":"2017-02-08T18:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/72.52.184.4\/~cropinsuranceina\/?p=8390"},"modified":"2017-06-20T12:32:11","modified_gmt":"2017-06-20T17:32:11","slug":"crop-insurers-reflect-past-plan-future-annual-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iripreviewsite.com\/cropinsuranceinamerica\/crop-insurers-reflect-past-plan-future-annual-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Crop Insurers Reflect on Past, Plan for Future at Annual Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 8, 2017<br \/>\nFor more information, contact Laurie Langstraat at 913-685-2767<\/p>\n<p>(BONITA SPRINGS, Fla.) \u2013 An industrywide crop insurance convention ended today, where participants spent the last three days discussing the importance of partnering with the new Administration to help the farmers manage their growing risks.<\/p>\n<p>The event, organized by National Crop Insurance Services and American Association of Crop Insurers, brought together industry members, agricultural producers and key lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re grateful to our friends on Capitol Hill who established crop insurance as the centerpiece of America\u2019s farm policy,\u201d said NCIS President Tom Zacharias, \u201cAnd, we appreciate the outgoing Administration, which partnered with crop insurers over the last eight years to make coverage more affordable and available.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He highlighted several recent successes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Farmers helped fund their own safety net, collectively spending more than $30 billion from their own pockets on insurance coverage since 2009.<\/li>\n<li>Because of crop insurance, Congress didn\u2019t have to pass costly ad hoc disaster bills after severe flooding in the Midwest in 2011 or the widespread drought of 2012.<\/li>\n<li>25 million more acres are covered today than in 2009, thanks to steps taken to add new products and make premiums more affordable for farmers.<\/li>\n<li>Instances of improper crop insurance payments in 2016 \u2013 a common measure of government program efficiency \u2013 were just 2.02 percent, compared to a 4.67 percent average for other government programs.<\/li>\n<li>Since passage of the 2014 Farm Bill, crop insurance costs have come in under budget estimates by approximately $3 billion.<\/li>\n<li>In 2012 alone, crop insurance saved 20,900 jobs across Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming with an annual labor income of $721.2 million, according to a new study by Farm Credit Services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Zacharias believes this solid foundation can be built upon for years to come.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe new Administration\u2019s promise to protect and grow American jobs, and its pro-business attitude give us reason to be optimistic,\u201d he explained. \u201cWe are eager to partner with the incoming USDA to strengthen rural America and help our farmers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He concluded: \u201cThe cost-sharing attributes of crop insurance help shield taxpayers from risk. 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