NEWS RELEASES

07/15/2008 

Purple Reign: Farm Bureau Insurance Takes First Place At Relay For Life Three Years Straight

For the third year in a row, Farm Bureau Insurance’s Home Office Relay For Life team raised more money for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life marathon than any other Pocatello area team. 

Farm Bureau’s first place team raised $8500 this year, almost $2000 more than the second place team. A total of 105 teams participated in this year’s overnight walk at ISU’s Davis field on July 11-12. 

The money, donated by Farm Bureau Insurance employees, was raised by a variety of team-sponsored events including a raffle, potato bar lunch, jeans day, a used media sale, and sales of a cookbook containing employee recipes. 

Farm Bureau Insurance’s team included Denise Baune, Ron Baune, Michelle Coffin, Cara Dyer, Kimmie Flores, Dana Haskett, Tina Nelson, Bonnie Nipper, Misty Ranere, Susan Wells, Melinda Johnson (team co-captain), and Brenda Swindle (team captain). 

The Relay For Life, known for its purple ribbons and “Power of Purple” slogan, celebrates cancer survivorship and raises money for research and programs of the American Cancer Society. 

05/22/2008 

Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company of Idaho to Pay $5 Million in Policyholder Dividends 

Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company of Idaho announced today that its Board of Directors approved a plan to distribute a total of $5 million in individual policyholder dividends.  

“This dividend was made possible by our policyholders’ attention to preventing losses,” said Phil Joslin, CEO. “We place strong emphasis on home and auto safety, and we’re happy to share this dividend with those eligible policyholders who had few or no losses in 2007.”  

The $5 million will be divided among an estimated 55,000 policyholders whose policies met the minimum requirements. The dividends are scheduled to be distributed by May 30.  

Policyholders with questions about the dividend can contact their Farm Bureau Insurance agent.   

Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company of Idaho was founded in 1947 by Idaho farmers and ranchers. Today, Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company of Idaho remains wholly based in Idaho, and is one of the state’s leading home and auto insurers as well as the largest writer of farm and ranch insurance in the state. The company’s agents offer automobile, homeowners, commercial, flood, crop hail, life, and health insurance. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance holds the #2 position for market share of property and casualty insurance in Idaho, according to AM Best Company, Inc. Loans and investments are available through Idaho Farm Bureau Insurance’s subsidiary company, Idaho Farm Bureau Financial Services. 

Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company of Idaho has consistently maintained an A.M. Best rating of A+ (superior) since 1980. A.M. Best Company is the world’s largest and longest-established company devoted to issuing in-depth reports and financial strength ratings about insurance organizations.