Announcing: Brad Taylor, Underwriting Manager

We have exciting news to announce! Brad Taylor, CPCU, ARM, AFIS, has joined the Rockingham Farmowners PLUS program as Underwriting Manager. He will be leading the underwriting team in all decision making and relationship building.

We have heard your requests for a robust equine program as well as a go-to contact for the Farmowners PLUS program and Brad is here to help!

Brad is a senior farm and equine insurance professional, with more than three decades of experience, most recently as Program and Underwriting Manager at the equestrian division of the Leavitt Group of Colorado. He successfully built one of the largest and most profitable equine insurance books in the nation.

SKILLS THAT BRAD TAYLOR IS BRINGING TO THE TEAM:

• Underwriting and program management acumen

• Management and leadership in insurance sales initiatives

• Expertise in equine risks

• Leadership in insurance information technology, having earned the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) designation

Brad will be reaching out to all of you in the coming weeks to make an introduction - keep your eye out for a phone call from him! If you are eager to meet Brad and get a jumpstart on working with him, you can reach him here:

Brad will oversee all management of this inbox and extension. You can reach him and the whole underwriting team using this contact information.

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Welcome words from Will Johnson

CEO of Agribusiness Risk Underwriters

"Brad is a powerful addition to the team, and we are extremely excited to gain the benefit of not only his substantial farm and equine insurance experience, but also his even-keeled senior leadership. In Brad’s long and distinguished career, he has been successful in insurance sales, underwriting, and product development, all of which are experiences we will be calling on as we grow the Rockingham Farmowners PLUS program to be the leading farm and equine writer in the state of Virginia - and beyond.”

Welcome words from Robert Lyon

CEO of Rockingham Insurance

"Modernizing the Rockingham Insurance farm owners product and technology is a major priority for the company. The company was founded in 1869 by a group of farmers, and our goal with the Rockingham Farmowners PLUS program is to honor this legacy while also laying the foundation to serve future generations of American farmers. We are delighted ARU is adding Brad Taylor to the team, as we believe his experience as both an agent and an underwriter will add special value to Rockingham Insurance agents and policyholders.”