Who We Are
We're Michigan's Insurance Company
We're over 400 insurance agents; over 100 claims adjusters;
and over 500 staff employees throughout Michigan, all dedicated to
providing the best insurance coverage and the best claims help for
each of our insureds.
As financial advisors, we provide protection for over 100,000 lives, over 80,000 homes, over 25,000 farms, over 16,000 businesses, and over 250,000 autos. Together with our clients, we make Michigan a great place to live, a place where good things are happening. We work with each of our clients to define and reach their goals.
Our Insurance Ratings
How we're rated
Farm Bureau Life named one of America's safest companies
July, 2009
For the 16th time in 17 years, Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company
of Michigan has been named by the Ward Group as one of the 50 most
outstanding life insurers in America, based on strength, stability,
and outstanding financial performance.
Ward's annual top-50 list recognizes life insurance companies for
outstanding achievement in the areas of safety, consistency, and overall
top performance. Farm Bureau Life is one of only a handful of American
companies to earn the honor so consistently year after year.
The Ward Group, a national monitor of the American insurance industry, analyzes over 900 life insurance companies every year before naming its top 50.
The complete list of life insurance companies named to the Ward's Top 50 list can be found on the Ward's web site at www.wardinc.com.
This honor recognizes that Farm Bureau Life is a safe and secure place to build your financial future. Your retirement nest egg is safe with us.
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A.M. Best Company issues ratings
June, 2009
Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company of Michigan has maintained its
Excellent (A) rating from A.M. Best Company.
The affirmation of this rating reflects our excellent level of capitalization and our consistently favorable operating earnings performance.
March, 2009
Our two Property-Casualty companies, Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance
Company of Michigan and Farm Bureau General Insurance Company of Michigan,
have maintained their Excellent (A-) ratings.
"The rating is based on the consolidated solid capitalization of the two companies," a spokesman for A.M. Best said. "The rating reflects Farm Bureau Mutual's and Farm Bureau General's favorable operating earnings, and strong market presence in Michigan."
A.M. Best Company is the oldest, most experienced
rating agency in the world and has been reporting on the financial
condition of insurance companies since 1899. Best's Ratings represent
the current and independent opinion of a company's financial strength
and ability to meet obligations to policyholders. Best's Ratings are
not a warranty of an insurer's current or future ability to meet obligations
to policyholders, nor are they a recommendation of a specific policy
form, contract, rate, or claim practice.
Our weather partners
Community Partners
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American Cancer Society -- Great Lakes Division
The American Cancer Society (ACS) is at work throughout Michigan and
Indiana, fighting cancer, finding answers, and helping people. Through
research, education, and treatment programs, the ACS Great Lakes Division
is saving lives and working towards the goal of a cancer-free world.
Farm Bureau Insurance contributes towards this goal by sponsoring
fund-raising golf tournaments that have helped raise millions of dollars
for Michigan's fight against cancer.
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Michigan Farm Radio Network (MFRN)
As the voice of agriculture in Michigan, the Michigan Farm Radio Network
has affiliate stations across the state. Besides the latest news on
what's happening in agriculture, the network provides up-to-the minute
market reports. Farm Bureau Insurance has long been a partner with
the network, especially as longtime sponsor of the popular Noon Farm
Show, the most listened-to farm report in the state.
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Michigan Fitness Foundation
The Michigan Fitness Foundation is a private, non-profit corporation.
It was established by the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness,
Health and Sports. Its purpose is to raise and administer funds to
carry out the projects of the Council, and generally to promote physical
fitness for the citizens of Michigan. One of the programs administered
by the Michigan Fitness Foundation is ACES.
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Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA)
This is the service organization for high school sports in Michigan.
Over 700 high schools and 600 junior high/middle schools comprise
the MHSAA, providing athletic opportunities for tens of thousands
of Michigan young people. The MHSAA promotes high school athletics
and protects the educational integrity of the activities. Farm Bureau
Insurance is a major sponsor of MHSAA tournaments and scholarships.
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NEWSCENTER 6 (WLNS)
NEWSCENTER 6 has been providing news, weather, and sports information
to the Mid-Michigan area for the past 50 years from their studios
located in Lansing. Through a partnership with Farm Bureau Insurance,
NEWSCENTER 6 introduced STORMTRACKER 6 DOPPLER RADAR in May, 2000,
providing a faster and more accurate way to warn of severe weather.
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WNEM-TV 5
WNEM-TV, WNEM-AM 1250 and wnem.com are Mid Michigan's News Leader
in news, weather, sports and information. TV5's partnership with Farm
Bureau Insurance provides Mid Michigan with Dopplermax 5000. Dopplermax
5000 is the market leader for providing viewers with the most accurate
radar, pinpointing severe weather faster than any other television
station in the market.
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WWTV/WWUP-TV
WWTV/WWUP-TV 9&10 News (CBS) is Northern Michigan's News Leader
and has been broadcasting for over 50 years. In partnership with Farm
Bureau Insurance, 9&10 News created the Doppler 9&10 Weather
Stations, providing real-time weather conditions from all over northern
Michigan on-air during our newscasts and 24 hours a day at www.9and10news.com.
WOOD TV8
For more than 50 years, WOOD TV8 has been broadcasting from downtown
Grand Rapids. 24 Hour News 8 is West Michigan's News Leader -- providing
in-depth, up-to-the-minute news and weather. Farm Bureau Insurance
partnered with WOOD TV8 and its affiliates, WOTV 41 and WXSP, to build
the Storm Team 8 Live Doppler Radar, providing West Michigan with
valuable
Our Mission Statement and
Core Values That Drive Our Organization
Mission Statement:
To provide a broad portfolio of profitable, high quality insurance products and services for Farm Bureau members and other potential customers.
To place special emphasis on the acquisition of Farm Bureau members with the provision of programs, coverages, services and benefits for Farm Bureau members, consistent with sound and competitive business practices.
To provide the major stockholder, Michigan Farm Bureau, financial security consistent with sound and competitive business practices.
To seek ventures to increase profits through utilization of existing corporate resources for the benefit of policyholders and shareholders.
Core Values:
The stated purpose of the Core Values is to protect and secure the future of families and family businesses with a focus on the healthy development of children. The core values include: Wow!, Family, Trust, Learning and Innovation.
Wow! - is an attitude which we want any potential or current customer to have after any contact with Farm Bureau Insurance. A Wow! attitude should also be exhibited by everyone within the organization each time we come in contact with clients, prospects or each other as we work toward making Michigan families more secure.
Family - With respect, support, honesty and trust for our clients and prospects, every Farm Bureau Insurance professional is dedicated to making them feel as though they are part of our organizational family by providing extraordinary service and products. To do this, Farm Bureau Insurance professionals should commit themselves to continually learning, innovating and renewing themselves so that we provide the products and services that will secure the futures of our client's families, their businesses and ensure the healthy development of their children.
Trust - The goal of every Farm Bureau Insurance professional is to never break the trust we share with our clients. We should treat each other with the same openness, honesty, respect and have the same trust that you would expect from members of a family.
Learning - Every Farm Bureau Insurance professional is committed to life-long education, so that we, as a professional organization, can constantly better the service and products we offer to our clients. We should work toward being a learning organization and take the time to learn whatever we can, whenever we have the opportunity.
Innovation - Every Farm Bureau Insurance professional has an obligation to renewing our organization through innovation of Wow! service, communications, seeking out new ideas and driving each other to making Farm Bureau Insurance the very best. These are the core values of Farm Bureau Insurance professionals: Every person developing a career at FBI. Our core values do not change though strategies that implement those values will change with a changing world. These core values are the heart and soul of an extraordinary organization, composed of extraordinary people, committed to extraordinary work.