Agent Presented with Crop Insurance Industry Outstanding Service Award

NATIONAL CROP INSURANCE SERVICES

8900 Indian Creek Parkway, Suite 600

Overland Park , KS 66210

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 6, 2007
For more information, please contact Laurie Langstraat – 913.685.2767.

Agent Presented with Crop Insurance Industry
Outstanding Service Award

Photo Caption – Robert Parkerson, President, NCIS (left) and Randy Tronnes, Chairman of the NCIS Board of Directors and President of Rural Community Insurance Services (right), present Arthur Carroll, The Arthur Carroll Insurance Agency (center), with the Crop Insurance Industry Outstanding Service Award.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan…Arthur Carroll, The Arthur Carroll Insurance Agency, Limerick, ME, was presented the Crop Insurance Industry Outstanding Service Award in recognition for outstanding service and outreach to small, limited resource, and socially disadvantaged farmers. Randy Tronnes, Chairman of the National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS) Board of Directors and President of Rural Community Insurance Services, and Robert Parkerson, President of NCIS, presented the award to Mr. Carroll at the 2007 Crop Insurance Industry Annual Convention.

Arthur Carroll has been involved in the farming community his whole life. Art was raised on his family’s poultry and dairy farm. After college, Arthur again worked in his family’s farming operation and later served as State Executive Director for Maine’s Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS), (now known as the Farm Service Agency), from 1977 to 1981. In 1981, he became the District Director for the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC), and worked three years covering four states in New England. In 1984, Art left the FCIC to start his own agency and began writing crop insurance. Today, Art is licensed to write crop insurance in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, and Florida, and writes insurance on over 15 different crops.

Many of these crops and the producers now serviced by Art are located in areas that are considered “underserved” according to the Risk Management Agency’s (RMA) designation. Art is always quick to embrace new pilot programs and coverage options. In an area where crop insurance needs extraordinary representation, Art is recognized by many growers, extension specialists, RMA employees and elected officials as the expert. Art takes seriously his responsibility and commitment to service the crop insurance needs of all producers. His dedication to crop insurance and to the farmers in this area of the country is appreciated by everyone who knows him.

In addition to providing quality crop insurance protection for many New England growers, Art continues to be involved in several related associations and commodity groups. Currently, Art is the Secretary/Treasurer of the National Association of Crop Insurance Agents (NACIA). He is also active in the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Association, New England Small Fruits & Vegetable Growers Association, Massachusetts Apple Growers Association, the Connecticut and Maine Phonological Societies, and the Connecticut Nursery and Greenhouse Growers Association.

The entire crop insurance industry thanks Mr. Carroll for his hard work and dedication to the industry and congratulates him on his success.

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