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Farm Ag Conference 2020

The best Farm Ag Insurance Conference in Indiana is going virtual! Presented by Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana and MICAI.

Each session of the Farm Conference has been submitted separately for 3 hours of Indiana CE. To receive your CE for each course, you will need to attend the session in it's entirety (no late arrivals or early departures). Links to join each session will be sent out to attendees 24 hours prior to the webinar. The links can also be found by logging in at bigi.org and navigating to your communications. 

Want to register for the first session on July 28th? Email [email protected] to register. 

 
When
7/28/2020 9:00 AM - 8/6/2020 12:00 PM
Eastern Daylight Time

Program

Tuesday, 28 July 2020

Description
Crisis Response for Insurance Professionals
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.
Track
FARM1
Time
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
9:00 AM
Workers Comp on the Farm
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.
Track
FARM1
Time
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
10:30 AM

Tuesday, 04 August 2020

Description
Confinement Farming in the Midwest
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.
Track
FARM2
Time
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
9:00 AM
Farm Insurance 201
This session will cover a variety of farm topics and will help attendees understand more than just the basics of farm coverage. 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.
Track
FARM2
Time
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
10:30 AM

Thursday, 06 August 2020

Description
What’s News Now in Indiana Agribusiness and Insurance
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.
Track
FARM3
Time
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
9:00 AM

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