http://www.namic.org/pcimagazine/default.aspFeature news from IN magazineCopyright 2006, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companiesen-ushttp://www.namic.org/images/logoNAMICrss.jpghttp://www.namic.org/14023NAMIC Web Feeds60Email is a great business tool, but too often it feels like a chore, if not an absolute nightmare. With better habits and better tools, learn how to tame the beast in your inbox.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inmagazine/~3/9wBagPAzZHw/email.aspTue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.namic.org/in/0902/email.asp http://www.namic.org/in/0902/email.asp It isn’t any wonder aerial applicators – or what some people incorrectly call crop dusters – draw attention. Like school bus drivers, they use brightly colored vehicles that eyes have trouble missing. And flying 15 feet off the ground, swooping over fields and farm houses at speeds upward of 140 miles an hour, they’re bound to be noticed. But it’s not just the eye-catching appearance that draws attention to the aircraft and their pilots. Agricultural aviation has been getting a bad rap for years.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inmagazine/~3/zTbOMP614_c/agaviation.aspTue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.namic.org/in/0902/agaviation.asp http://www.namic.org/in/0902/agaviation.asp Piracy isn’t a new concept. Pirates have been sailing the seas for centuries. Stories about pirates have been recorded as far back as ancient Greece and the Roman Empire. And pirates remain popular today. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inmagazine/~3/0bzNEzcOTDA/piracy.aspTue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.namic.org/in/0902/piracy.asp http://www.namic.org/in/0902/piracy.asp Founded in 1885 in Story City, Iowa, Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company was created to protect farm property and town dwellings throughout the state. Now Central Iowa Mutual Insurance Association, the company writes more than 85 percent of its total business on Iowa family farms. Patrick Faga, PFMM, is president and CEO of Central Iowa Mutual.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inmagazine/~3/PW_imoD58zI/iamnamic.aspTue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.namic.org/in/0902/iamnamic.asp http://www.namic.org/in/0902/iamnamic.asp Two mutual insurers have begun 2009 with optimism. Peel Mutual Insurance Company based in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, and Bay of Quinte Mutual Insurance Company based in Picton, Ontario, Canada, have deployed modern agent portals to achieve ease of doing business, including real-time rating, underwriting, underwriter workflow, third-party report retrieval and integration, and agent systems connectivity. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inmagazine/~3/w2iVHst5zC8/agentportals.aspTue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.namic.org/in/0902/agentportals.asp http://www.namic.org/in/0902/agentportals.asp