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The ACA welcomes HMI as the newest bronze sponsor. Doug Malawsky, HMI's COO, presented on "Hydroponic Greenhouse Property Losses" at the 2024 conference and has agreed to present again at our next conference on "Assessing Vineyard Damage." HMI provides a host of services to adjusters, and the industry alike, on matters associated with agricultural claims. Welcome, and we appreciate your support!

We are excited to announce the 2026 conference is scheduled for March 10-11, 2026. After a successful conference in 2025 at the same location, we will be returning to the Prairie Meadows Hotel, Casino, and Racetrack in Altoona, IA (outside Des Moines). Save the date and watch the website for more information later this year.

FE2 is a Mechanical/Electrical Forensic Engineering firm specializing in FE2 agricultural losses, heavy and mobile equipment failures, vehicle accident reconstruction and downloads, expert witness services, and loss control. They serve the agriculture insurance industry by investigating all types of agricultural facilities, equipment, and product liability claims. 

Thank you for joining our team and look forward to working together. Please check out their website for more detailed information how they can help you when there is a complex claim requiring outside support. Click anywhere on this article or their logo to go to their website.

Alacrity Solutions is our newest member company and we are excited to work with them as they work towards adding Agriculture P&C claims as a line of business. In addition to being a member company, they have a significant pool of IAs that have registered with the ACA with many becoming individual members. We look forward to working with them, helping meet their needs, providing support, and connecting resources to their requirements. Welcome to the ACA Team.

Here is the gist, if as an independent adjuster you provided services in any state has a modified pathway to licensure without the requirements of an exam, fingerprinting, and background check as long as you get the application in no later than October 1, 2025. Read the full bulletin here. Update 1 August - The license request can be completed on-line and is free. Something I learned during the process is that you must have a $50,000 Surety bond to have the license, so went and did some research and got one from my personal insurance company that already had an Iowa independant bond available. Generally speaking, it's $10 per $1,000. The company agreed that premium would be paid once approved otherwise print it, label it void, and send it back.