Featured News
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NAU Country is Committed to Keeping You Covered During a Partial Government Shutdown
Due to the partial government shutdown, NAU Country wants to reassure you of our continued commitment to supporting our agents and policyholders. Many services within the agricultural sector are considered essential and will remain available to AIPs, agents, agencies, and policyholders. Learn how this may affect you and your policyholders. October 01, 2025 -
NAU Country is Prepared to Keep You Covered in the Event of a Government Shutdown
In an effort to demonstrate our dedication to agents and policyholders, NAU Country wants to reassure you that, in the event of a government shutdown, we will continue to fund losses and commissions with our own funding for the time being. This is made possible by the financial strength of our parent company, QBE. We remain committed to ensuring that our efforts and financial stability help keep the safety net active. September 25, 2025 -
USDA to Issue One-Time Mandated ADD PAY II Payment to Approved Insurance Providers
The USDA and Risk Management Agency (RMA) recently announced a one-time Congressionally mandated payment to Approved Insurance Providers (AIPs) administering eligible crop insurance contracts for 2022 and 2024 reinsurance year specialty crops through the Additional Payment Program II (ADD PAY II). August 13, 2025
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Producers can now hay, graze, and chop cover crops any time and still receive full prevented planting payment
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) added this flexibility as part of a broader effort to encourage producers to use cover crops, an important conservation and good farming practice. Cover crops are especially important on fields prevented from planting as they help reduce soil erosion and boost soil health. July 07, 2021 -
Crop Insurance Basics: Risk Mitigation and Risk Management
Risk mitigation and risk management are two sides of the same coin when it comes to improving agricultural outcomes and promoting climate-smart decisions. Risk mitigation represents all the steps farmers and ranchers take to reduce the amount of risk they face. Risk management embodies all the steps farmers and ranchers take to manage the costs and impacts of the many uncontrolled risks they still face. June 30, 2021 -
7 Critical Risks Facing the Agriculture Industry
Staying on top of the top agriculture risks, QBE NAU Country’s own Mark Mossman, SVP Claims – Crop, talks about how extreme weather and the political landscape can impact the American Farmer with Risk & Insurance in 7 Critical Risks Facing the Agriculture Industry. June 29, 2021 -
Crop adjusters get training in signs of mental distress
Because they work closely with farmers, crop adjusters are in a unique position to help farmers with something other than crop loss — mental distress. June 23, 2021 -
USDA to Begin Payments for Producers Impacted by 2018 and 2019 Natural Disasters
More than $1 billion in payments will be released over the next several weeks starting June 15 for agricultural producers with approved applications for the Quality Loss Adjustment (QLA) Program and for producers who have already received payments through the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+). June 14, 2021 -
New Pandemic Cover Crop Program (PCCP) announced by the USDA and RMA
The USDA announced today that many agricultural producers that have cop insurance coverage may be eligible for a premium benefit if they planted cover crops during this crop year. The Pandemic Cover Crop Program (PCCP) is offered through the USDA's Risk Management Agency (RMA) to help maintain a producers cover crop system, regardless of economic challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Application deadline is June 15. June 01, 2021 -
Planting assistance with Field Insights®
Spring planting season is here and NAU Country's flagship farmer tool, Field Insights® is here to support our farmers in the field. In addition, Field Insights' location-specific environmental intelligence helps plan for preventative actions when frost is in the forecast. Frost alerting capabilities within Field Insights is part of NAU Country's focus on sustainable farming. May 06, 2021 -
Crop Insurance Basics: Incentives
Policy makers designed crop insurance with a self-correcting feature that naturally discounts premium for any producer who improves their performance. This catch-all incentive rewards any behavior that increases yields and reduces risk for farmers and taxpayers. April 22, 2021 -
After a Year of Hardship, Hope Lies Ahead
More than 55 agricultural trade associations, agribusinesses, and farm lenders recently sent letters to policy makers and elected officials emphasizing that cuts to crop insurance must be avoided in this year’s budget discussions, as the certainty provided by the crop insurance program makes it a “critical linchpin of the farm safety net.” April 21, 2021 -
Crop Insurance Basics: Actual Production History
One of crop insurance’s defining attributes is its self-correcting nature. Collecting and analyzing a producer’s Actual Production History (APH), which takes into account a grower’s actual yields over a period of time, also compares performance to other farms within the county and surrounding communities. A higher APH may mean paying lower premiums. March 26, 2021