Alabama Farm Insurance Training

Winfield, AL, March 08, 2010 --(PR.com)-- James Odum Agent, for the David Hall Insurance of Hamilton, Al recently completed a course titled Farm 201. It is a comprehensive training session on new property and casualty insurance coverages for farmowners. The training was designed to address the growing insurance needs of farm customers by focusing on contract changes and new enhancements offered by Nationwide® Insurance and its affiliated companies.

Of special note were new options available to farmers that allow for greater individualization of coverages. These coverage options are part of the AgriChoices farmowner program, a newly rewritten farm policy that is being marketed in this state by Nationwide® for the first time this year. Developed after extensive customer input it is designed to meet the insurance needs of a changing farm market place.

The course was offered by Nationwide Agribusiness Insurance Company, a Nationwide affiliate, based in Des Moines, Iowa. Nationwide Agribusiness is the agricultural arm of the Nationwide insurance family of companies. Nationwide Insurance and its affiliates, including Allied Insurance , are the largest writer of farmowners property and casualty insurance in the United States. “Our agency remains committed to staying current on coverages and products so that we can offer the best advice to our customers,” said David Hall, President of the David Hall Insurance Agency. “I believe this is the greatest asset that we offer to our friends in the farming community.”

“Through our affiliation with Nationwide Insurance, we are proud to provide the best in product offerings, supported by a wide range of services specifically focused on farmowner needs, including farm-specific loss control and a ‘Back to Business’ claims approach.” Nationwide Agribusiness Insurance Company is headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. Nationwide Agribusiness, and its partner company, Farmland Mutual Insurance Company, are, combined, the country’s largest insurers specializing in commercial property and casualty insurance and risk solutions for agribusinesses and petroleum marketers.

Nationwide Agribusiness’s focus is in farmowner insurance. The two companies operate under the same management and employee group. The A.M. Best Company rates both companies A+ (Superior). The companies are part of Nationwide®, a leader in insurance and financial services, and the country’s fourth largest auto and fourth largest homeowners insurers.

For more information on Nationwide Agribusiness insurance for your farm contact James Odum or David Hall at AlabamaFarmInsurace.com

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