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Insurance CompanyRural Mutual

2012M A K E I T H A P P E N. . . . . . . . .

NovemberProduction Report

2 Agent of the MonthFinanced Agent of the MonthRookie of the Month

3 RMIC Points Leaders

4 RMIC Lines LeadersNovember and YTD Life Line Leaders

5 Top 5 Financed AgentsTop 5 Rookie Agents

6-9 District Detail - YTDIt Takes Two Contest

10 WINNER of the Picture Yourself With Rural Mutual Photo ContestNew Agent Class

11 Insuring The Right to Bear Arms

12-13 2012 Sportsmanship Summit

14-15 Rural In The News

16 Jim Holte Elected President of WFBF

17 PAL Program

Production Report Highlights

Happy Holidays!

Premiums paid here, stay here to keep Wisconsin strong.2


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2012 Leaders ConferenceCASA MARINAA Waldorf Astoria Resort

March 19-24, 2013

2012 ROOKIE AGENT OF THE MONTH

NOVEMBER

BENJAMIN ALBRECHTBig Lakes District

24 Points

2012 AGENT OF THE MONTH

NOVEMBER

GRAIG BECKSTRANDBadgerland District

47 Points

2012 FINANCED AGENT OF THE MONTH

NOVEMBER

MITCH DEPREYCapitol District

45 Points

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Agent District Premium Points

Beckstrand, G Badgerland $22,333 47PTR Chilton Eastern Shore $37,212 46Deprey, M2 Capitol $33,012 45Probst, M4 Badgerland $21,264 35Kreklau, B2 Lake & Woods $23,566 35Finger, T Badgerland $17,980 34Luckasson, L Hidden Valleys $23,604 33Pulsfus, D Capitol $18,073 33Truttmann, P Eastern Shore $26,744 31Northwest LLC Northwest $12,116 30Woller, L Lake & Woods $16,339 28Haeuser, L Eastern Shore $12,984 27Koenigs, B Eastern Shore $14,701 27Beaster, S Big Lakes $11,680 27Syverson, W Lake & Woods $10,626 26Adler, R Capitol $10,758 25Albrecht, B3 Big Lakes $18,520 24

October 2012 New Applications by Agency

54

65

79

89

100

101

104

Hidden Valleys

Northwest

Eastern Shore

Big Lakes

Capitol

Lake and Woods

Badgerland

Total $760,299

New Premium Plan

$10,220,430

$9,245,499

$9,988,167

Actual YTD Plan YTD Plan Annual

New Application Sales Plan

69317579

8232

Actual YTD Plan YTD Plan Annual

RMIC Points Leaders ~ November 2012

Total 592

November 2012 Premium by Agency

$44,002

$51,098

$112,517

$124,064

$127,544

$129,592$171,482

Northwest

Hidden Valleys

Badgerland

Capitol

Big Lakes

Lake and Woods

Eastern Shore



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2012 November LARGE COMMERCIAL AccountsBUSINESS

TYPEACCOUNTS WRITTEN

PREMIUM

Farms 7 $109,422Contractors 3 $43,890Industrial Processing 1 $29,940Mercantile 1 $14,271Apartment/Condo 1 $14,271

2012 November FARM Lines LeadersNAME AGENCY PREMIUM APPSPTR Chilton Eastern Shore $34,501 2Luckasson, L Hidden Valleys $17,913 2Ehlert, C Lake & Woods $5,825 2Wehinger, J2 Lake & Woods $2,058 2Albrecht, B3 Big Lakes $15,238 1Selje, J Capitol $12,502 1Woller, L Lake & Woods $12,123 1Kreklau, B2 Lake & Woods $11,361 1Probst, M4 Badgerland $11,329 1Push, D Eastern Shore $8,416 1

2012 November PERSONAL Lines LeadersNAME AGENCY PREMIUM APPSShropshire, J3 Capitol $5,677 16Berger, J Big Lakes $6,271 12Courneya, S Lake & Woods $4,379 12Finger, T Badgerland $7,238 11Beaster, S Big Lakes $6,625 10Beckstrand, G Badgerland $6,542 10Westfall, S Lake & Woods $4,723 10Immel, M Big Lakes $4,430 10Rafferty, C Big Lakes $5,826 9Haeuser, L Eastern Shore $4,045 9Woller, L Lake & Woods $3,892 9Northwest LLC Northwest $6,394 8Hudson, E2 Capitol $5,209 8Stahl, R Badgerland $4,373 7Schommer, K Eastern Shore $3,601 7Opielinski, D Capitol $5,157 6Fisher, G Eastern Shore $3,870 6Jenkins, S Northwest $3,795 6Hayes, G Northwest $3,635 6

2012 November COMMERCIAL Lines LeadersNAME AGENCY PREMIUM APPSBeckstrand, G Badgerland $15,791 6Pulsfus, D Capitol $20,090 5Adler, R Capitol $5,257 5Probst, G Capitol -$4,156 5Deprey, M2 Capitol $32,217 4Koenigs, B Eastern Shore $14,069 4Korpal, A Eastern Shore $13,002 4Syverson, W Lake & Woods $8,370 4Grant, J Lake & Woods $4,499 4Hubbell, A Badgerland $4,121 4Probst, M4 Badgerland $6,661 3Northwest LLC Northwest $5,712 3Push, D Eastern Shore $3,447 3Steiner, A Eastern Shore $1,733 3

RMIC Line Leaders ~ November 2012

2012 YTD LIFE Lines Leaders

NAME PREMIUMMichael S Immel 117,904

Daryl L Pulsfus 102,175

Jennifer A Zinda 86,567

David R Zwettler 54,734

Lynn S Luckasson 36,958

Leon B Woller 34,824

Emmett M Scullion 32,548

Kevin S Bluske 31,026

Michael A Hutchinson 24,402

Edward Kalbas 23,800

2012 November LIFE Lines Leaders

NAME PREMIUMJennifer A Zinda 9,876

Gretchen K Erickson 9,520

Graig M Beckstrand 9,195

Michael S Immel 8,625


Patrick A Truttmann 6,170

Thomas D Ames 5,163

Jan M Robinson 3,998

Daryl L Pulsfus 3,756

David Osgood 3,466

2012 YTD LIFE Lines Financed Agent Leaders

NAME PREMIUMJennifer A Zinda 86,567


Benjamin J Albrecht 17,690

Deanna Kosowski 17,144

James Wehinger 11,662

Craig A Wiemeri 7,078

Geoffrey Liddle 5,648

David L Osgood 5,409

Eric Hudson 5,365

Melissa Hosfield 4,718

Top 5 Financed Agents - November 2012

Top 5 Rookie Agents - November 2012


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Top 5 Financed Agents - November 2012NAME DISTRICT PREMIUM POINTS

Deprey, M2 Capitol $33,012 45

Probst, M4 Badgerland $21,264 35

Kreklau, B2 Lake & Woods $23,566 35

Albrecht, B3 Big Lakes $18,520 24

Shropshire, J3 Capitol $5,678 22

Mitch Deprey Brad KreklauMelissa Probst Ben Albrecht Jacob Shropshire

Top 5 Rookie Agents - November 2012

Ben Albrecht Jacob Shropshire Beth Schreiner Craig Wiemeri Frank Ellefson

NAME DISTRICT PREMIUM POINTSAlbrecht, B3 Big Lakes $18,520 24

Shropshire, J3 Capitol $5,678 22Schreiner, E3 Lake & Woods $3,327 8Wiemeri, C3 Badgerland $2,777 7Ellefson, F3 Eastern Shore $5,652 6



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November 2012 District Detail - YTDAgent Name RMIC Prem.

TotalRMIC

AppTotal

RMIC Pt.

Total

FBFSPC’s

WFBF

Hubbell, A $144,052 60 269 15,106 17Beckstrand, G $126,954 126 323 17,851 33Jensen, W $102,423 52 196 5,959 12Finger, T $101,867 84 222 6,883 27Ames, T $88,739 57 180 12,795 15Wiedenhoeft, C $85,219 81 189 15,106 27Tiffany, D $84,904 56 181 3,298 16Blair-Soine, R $60,095 43 133 6,083 12Leonardelli, M $54,586 37 116 11,525 10Kalbas, E $46,623 31 85 23,800 13Wiemeri, C3 $44,208 62 118 7,078 22Stahl, R $44,002 65 132 12,656 29Recard, H $42,331 40 105 3,345 12Leonardelli, N $42,046 38 98 1,956 11Reitz, C $41,325 31 90 10,279 14Ricciotti, J3 $40,998 26 79 0 10Wenzel, B $32,944 30 76 605 11Turner, T $29,696 34 73 2,280 19Probst, M4 $23,980 15 46 3,698 6Opie, P $23,971 27 66 2,317 4Murphy, T4 $11,009 18 31 4,320 6Osgood, D4 $8,026 10 18 5,409 2Braovac, J4 $4,038 6 10 0 3Lornson, J4 $708 2 3 587 1

Badgerland DistrictAgent Name RMIC

Prem. Total

RMIC App

Total

RMIC Pt.

Total

FBFSPC’s

WFBF

Immel, M $206,806 136 407 117,904 44C & D Prof. Ins. Srvcs $181,361 152 419 0 44Greenman, B $128,233 55 216 17,775 20Berger, J $92,044 98 211 779 40Ballard, A $73,798 65 152 20,065 19Albrecht, B3 $73,189 37 128 17,690 11Congdon, J $59,726 22 97 5,778 8Gross, M $55,547 23 89 2,036 8Rafferty, C $55,058 67 146 5,844 21Wiczek, D $51,963 24 91 3,322 9Stauber, N $48,416 19 79 750 7Kosowski, D3 $45,387 55 105 17,144 13Mueller, C $43,992 37 99 6,674 9Thompson, C $43,593 27 84 8,247 7Wiersma, G $33,976 46 110 17,065 14Beaster, S $31,634 35 73 16,182 9Birr, T $24,966 30 67 402 11Marzullo, R $13,178 12 34 349 1Zuberbier, P $9,348 15 29 7,312 2Szucs, J4 $8,814 9 19 3,506 6Boatman, J4 $5,410 11 16 1,885 7Spieth, P4 $5,086 6 14 3,718 1Loken, D $0 0 0 8,530 0McDaniel, C $0 0 0 10,029 0

Big Lakes District

Agent Trip Qualifications Adjustments• Agents originally contracted before 2009 will need 100% of the qualification• For agents contracted in 2009 (1) - 95% of the qualifications• For agents contracted in 2010 (2) - 90% of the qualifications• For agents contracted in 2011(3) - 85% of the qualifications• For agents contracted in 2012 (4) - 80% of the qualifications

Trip Tracker TableCATEGORY PREMIUM APPS POINTS FBFS WFBF = 5 of 5On TRACK - Career $114,583 46 229 11,458 22 = 4 of 5REQUIREMENT CAREER AGENT

$125,000 50 250 12,500 24 = 3 of 5

On TRACK - (1) $108,854 44 218 10,885 21REQUIREMENT (1) $118,750 48 238 11,875 23On TRACK - (2) $103,125 41 206 10,312 20REQUIREMENT (2) $112,500 45 225 11,250 22On TRACK - (3) $88,542 39 195 9,740 18

REQUIREMENT (3) $106,250 43 213 10,625 20On TRACK - (4) $91,666 37 17 9,167 17REQUIREMENT (4) $100,000 40 200 10,000 19


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TotalRMIC

AppTotal

RMIC Pt.

Total

FBFSPC’s

WFBF

Truttmann, P $179,890 80 324 17,142 24Fisher, G $154,033 107 314 20,950 37Schommer, K $110,377 47 190 15,917 13PTR Chilton $105,687 44 183 0 0Pingel, R $91,147 74 207 11,899 24Korpal, A $90,334 43 160 1,665 11Push, D $79,692 45 143 0 16Borcherding, D $76,079 67 167 16,179 17PTR Ins Services $75,842 17 112 0 15Haeuser, L $72,725 64 165 16,472 17Koenigs, B $71,685 36 135 0 11Bonlander, D $65,429 70 170 11,649 25Steiner, A $46,832 27 98 2,854 8Van Den Heuvel, K $39,264 37 96 513 9Baumgartner, R $35,476 37 90 5,775 8Holmgren, E $33,024 31 82 5,230 8Ellefson, F3 $30,747 13 60 916 5Larsen, S4 $20,034 24 56 329 7Herrbold, D $14,282 22 48 2,790 7Mickelson, T4 $13,613 11 31 744 2Zorn, P $10,806 14 31 9,844 2

Eastern Shore District


TotalRMIC

AppTotal

RMIC Pt.

Total

FBFSPC’s

WFBF

Pulsfus, D $203,966 102 382 102,175 34Ring, G $137,226 70 254 10,335 24Zwettler, D $124,671 47 205 54,734 18Opielinski, D $115,472 59 204 12,495 21Deprey, M2 $101,282 45 179 3,653 20Hahn, R $89,334 83 205 2,851 37Kamholz, C $79,499 22 115 7,085 16Hudson, E2 $78,593 62 178 5,365 16Adler, R $73,349 86 203 4,573 25Hutchinson, M $72,800 53 160 24,402 18Shropshire, J3 $70,929 141 221 2,766 54Lefeber, D $62,492 64 164 1,940 15Hosfield, M3 $57,501 10 74 4,718 1Probst, G $51,531 51 137 7,363 10JMB Insurance Group

$42,226 17 77 0 0

Walters, C $39,958 43 98 7,650 14Oosterhouse, S $36,708 41 93 1,110 13Lefeber, G4 $35,881 31 79 1,692 4Mahlkuch, R $30,482 24 68 20,553 7Selje, J $27,102 17 58 597 3Retzlaff, T2 $25,416 14 53 777 4Stephenson, R3 $24,961 50 79 1,862 21Cekosh, W4 $7,308 11 21 89 6Wolff, R $7,050 13 25 1,678 3Lathrop, C4 $6,690 11 22 1,326 3Costello, M4 $2,450 5 7 872 0

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November 2012 District Detail - YTDAgent Name RMIC

Prem. Total

RMIC App

Total

RMIC Pt.

Total

FBFSPC’s

WFBF

Kripschack, M $243,086 32 295 2,003 10Luckasson, L $178,970 122 398 36,958 34Bluske, K4 $115,181 76 241 31,026 21Clary, F $87,002 47 151 2,587 14Zeeh, B $81,377 80 203 13,402 26Flogel, R $72,390 25 118 18,320 5Seamans, G $64,286 17 90 3,813 1Rubisch, R $62,138 39 119 7,674 20McKittrick, N $49,563 33 107 1,985 10Lange, R $46,648 29 100 1,937 10Bucher, C $42,613 25 87 4,057 6Keleher, D $40,868 35 89 12,412 12Scullion, E $39,256 32 91 32,548 9Ryan, M $37,118 29 81 3,981 8Young, D2 $33,091 30 75 3,470 13Nelson, M4 $19,558 10 37 2,378 2Burgess, C4 $13,361 14 33 0 5Spillane, T4 $13,316 9 27 1,450 2Blabaum, N $10,763 18 32 8,286 7Doll, D4 $7,910 6 17 1,151 0BaDour, G4 $3,148 6 9 0 3

Hidden Valleys DistrictAgent Name RMIC

Prem. Total

RMIC App

Total

RMIC Pt.

Total

FBFSPC’s

WFBF

Hebert, T $485,596 52 571 11,679 18Scott, S $183,280 52 265 3,506 23Westfall, S $147,780 86 262 12,709 30Voigt, T $129,805 69 230 1,891 27Woller, L $129,402 64 223 34,824 19Zinda, J3 $127,638 59 214 86,567 22Courneya, S $111,971 109 251 6,810 34Wehinger, J2 $79,957 69 182 11,662 23Kreklau, B2 $79,160 61 164 3,998 17Ehlert, C $75,769 48 152 1,014 18Syverson, W $66,483 54 137 14,433 22Grant, J $64,487 54 147 13,137 19Comeau, T $55,414 38 126 8,270 7Peterson, L $55,244 98 174 19,675 31Howen, J $51,427 38 100 4,663 10Wright, D3 $36,058 22 64 1,280 3Brueggen, B $26,112 45 88 3,609 18Van Lanen, R $25,794 15 50 2,514 2Schreiner, E3 $24,491 38 68 3,925 13Dillenbeck, R4 $23,149 13 45 2,406 8Clasen, P $14,793 8 24 608 4

Lake & Woods District


Trip Tracker TableOn TRACK - Career $114,583 46 229 11,458 22 = 5 of 5REQUIREMENT CAREER AGENT

$125,000 50 250 12,500 24 = 4 of 5

On TRACK - (1) $108,854 44 218 10,885 21 = 3 of 5REQUIREMENT (1) $118,750 48 238 11,875 23On TRACK - (2) $103,125 41 206 10,312 20REQUIREMENT (2) $112,500 45 225 11,250 22On TRACK - (3) $88,542 39 195 9,740 18REQUIREMENT (3) $106,250 43 213 10,625 20

On TRACK - (4) $91,666 37 17 9,167 17REQUIREMENT (4) $100,000 40 200 10,000 19REQUIREMENT (4) $100,000 40 200 10,000 19


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November 2012 District Detail - YTD November 2012 District Detail - YTDNorthwest District

“It Takes Two” CONTEST

NORTHWEST DISTRICTThompson, R 8 moNorthwest* 5 moGillis, P 4 moErickson, G 4 moRobinson, J 3 moErickson, M 2 moThompson, D 2 mo

LAKE & WOODS DISTRICTPeterson, L 8 moKreklau, B 7 moSchreiner, E 4 moWoller, L 4 moBrueggen, B 3 moSyverson, E 3 moGrant, J 2 moEhlert, C 2 moCourneya, S 2 moWestfall, S 2 mo

CAPITOL DISTRICTAdler, R 8 moShropshire, J 7 moOosterhouse, S 6 moRing, G 6 moPulsfus, D 6 moLefeber, D 5 moHudson, E 4 moProbst, G 4 moStephenson, R 4 moOpielinski, D 4 moHutchinson, M 3 moZwettler, D 2 mo

EASTERN SHOREDISTRICT

Fisher, G 9 moHaeuser, L 5 mo

Van Den Huevel, K 3 moPingel, R 2 moPush, D 2 mo

HIDDEN VALLEYSDISTRICT

Zeeh, B 7 moBluske, K 6 moBurgess, C 2 mo

Agent Name RMIC Prem. Total

RMIC App

Total

RMIC Pt.

Total

FBFSPC’s

WFBF

Northwest LLC $327,718 126 539 0 39Shimko, S $120,804 39 185 11,496 13White, J $89,788 40 158 9,921 9Gillis, P2 $76,792 69 173 2,112 27Thompson, R $64,454 66 171 12,854 18Truax, L $57,729 50 141 16,817 19Hayes, G $55,460 67 142 1,395 29Liddle, G2 $54,560 69 143 5,648 13Jenkins, T $53,858 37 112 2,066 12Berger, S $52,404 43 127 19,148 9Jenkins, N $51,844 40 131 7,465 12Jenkins, S $50,182 47 120 1,718 12Robinson, J $39,467 44 98 8,478 16Erickson, G $37,416 47 104 10,155 16Thompson, D $35,085 28 80 8,668 10Erickson, M4 $10,239 21 36 2,518 9Schiefelbein, A4 $5,203 4 9 4,611 1Miller, S $9 0 0 15,547 0Thomfohrda, C $0 0 0 14,408 0

BIG LAKES DISTRICTBerger, J 9 moImmel, M 8 moRafferty, C 7 moBallard, A 5 moC & D* 3 moGross, M 2 mo

BIG LAKES DISTRICTWiedenhoeft, C 11 moStahl, R 8 moBeckstrand, G 7 moWiemeri, C 5 moTiffany, D 4 moFinger, T 4 moJensen, B 3 moMurphy, T 3 moAmes, T 3 moTurner, T 2 mo

Trip Tracker TableOn TRACK - Career $114,583 46 229 11,458 22 = 5 of 5REQUIREMENT CAREER AGENT

$125,000 50 250 12,500 24 = 4 of 5

On TRACK - (1) $108,854 44 218 10,885 21 = 3 of 5REQUIREMENT (1) $118,750 48 238 11,875 23On TRACK - (2) $103,125 41 206 10,312 20REQUIREMENT (2) $112,500 45 225 11,250 22On TRACK - (3) $88,542 39 195 9,740 18REQUIREMENT (3) $106,250 43 213 10,625 20

On TRACK - (4) $91,666 37 17 9,167 17REQUIREMENT (4) $100,000 40 200 10,000 19REQUIREMENT (4) $100,000 40 200 10,000 19


of the Picture Yourself with Rural Mutual Photo Contest

NOVEMBER - NEW AGENT PERSONAL LINES CLASS

Attendee’s from left to right:Mike Costello, Pam Singerhouse, Deneen Doll, Eva Curtis, John Lornson, Jolene Szucs, Gary BaDour, Daryl Beier, Phil

Spieth, John Braovac, Chris Lathrop, Gina Fritsch, Melissa Probst, Clint Baurichter, and David Osgood.

Please welcome the following to the RURAL FAMILY...

CONGRATULATIONS to the Cox Family...WINNER of the Picture Yourself with Rural Mutual Insurance Company Photo Contest. Pictured with the Cox family is their agent Bill Jensen. The Cox family won an Ipad and as you can see pictured to the left they

were as the Cox family puts it...beyond tickled.

...WINNER...

Statewide has access to GL & Property coverage for Gun insurance through Joseph Chiarello & Co., Inc. A variety of sporting firearms industry businesses and professionals can benefit from this insurance including, but not limited to:

• Firearms retailers• Firearms wholesalers & distributors• Manufacturers & importers • Gunsmiths• Firearms accessory manufacturers• Ammunitions, bullet and cartridge manufacturers• Indoor/outdoor ranges• Trap, skeet & sporting clay fields • Hunting/shooting clubs and associations• Firearms instructors

Coverage includes but is not limited to:

Commercial General Liability: Primary limits of liability of $1,000,000/occurrence, $2,000,000 annual aggregate, Liquor legal liability, Products & completed operations coverage, Professional liability Excess liability limits available, Third party medical expense, Personal and advertising liability, Damage to rented locations.

Property: Fire, Burglary/theft, Inland transit, Business income, including extra expense, Boiler & machinery, Glass and sign coverage, Valuable papers and records.

Since this is a specialized market it can take a while to hear back with rates so keep that in mind.

The company does have specific applications for each type of risk, so contact your assigned Statewide Representative for more information.

INSURING THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS

GUN INSURANCE by Statewide Services

SPORTSMANSHIPSUMMIT

2012

SPORTSMANSHIPOn December 5th, 67 schools attended the 2012 Sportsmanship Summit in Stevens Point, which is the second highest in the six times this Summit has been run.

The Sportsmanship Summit assists schools in addressing citizenship and sportsmanship issues with students, student-athletes, adult fans, advisors, parents and booster clubs; developing plans to improve or maintain good sportsmanship; defining appropriate behavior; and setting sportsmanship expectations as a means to educate.

The Summit also featured two keynote addresses and three time slots for five different break-out sessions, which focused on the ideals of sportsmanship/citizenship. The morning keynote speaker was presented by Craig Hillier, author of Playing Beyond the Scoreboard and the afternoon keynote speaker was presented by Jay Wilson, long-time sports announcer of WIAA State basketball broadcasts and sports director at WISC-TV in Madison.

The participants also attended three morning break- out sessions. The subjects for the five break-out presentations available during the three time slots were:

“The Coach & Participant Roles in Sportsmanship” by Bill Collar

“Sportsmanship--The Officials Prospective” by former WIAA official Dave Kelliher

“Hazing/Initiation Prevention” by Oregon Middle School principal Jim Pliner

“Sportsmanship Discussion Roundtable” moderated by Greg Lampe and Tara Weisbrod of the WIAA Sportsmanship Committee

“Sportsmanship Expectations: Embracing the Ideals” by the Shane Been of the WIAA Sportsmanship Committee.

THANK YOU Rural Mutual Insurance Company!

Rural In The News

Jim Holte Elected President of Wisconsin Farm Bureau FederationJim Holte has been elected president of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation. Holte raises beef cattle and grows corn, soybeans and alfalfa on 460 acres of land near Elk Mound in Dunn County. He succeeds Bill Bruins of Waupun who has served as president of the state’s largest general farm organization since 2003.

Holte was first elected to the WFBF Board of

Directors in 1995 to represent District 9 on the board. District 9 represents the Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Pierce, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, St. Croix and Superior Shores county Farm Bureaus.

Holte has served as WFBF’s representative to the Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium (WLIC) board. He chairs the Wisconsin Livestock Siting Review board. He is a graduate of the Wisconsin Rural Leadership Program (WRLP) and currently serves as a board member for Leadership Wisconsin (formerly WRLP).

Locally, Holte serves as vice-president of the Elk Mound School Board and served on several committees at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. He is also a former board member for GROW-MARK, Inc. and citizen board for the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. He is the past president of the Wisconsin Beef Council.

A 1975 graduate of UW-River Falls, Jim and his wife, Gayle, have two children.

Richard Gorder, a dairy farmer from Mineral Point in Iowa County, was reelected as vice president and to a three-year term representing District 3 (Crawford, Grant, Iowa, Lafayette, Richland and Vernon counties).

Nine of the 11 members of the WFBF board of directors are farmers elected in each of Farm Bureau’s nine districts. These nine individuals also make up the board of directors for the Rural Mutual Insurance Company. Rounding out the WFBF board are the chairs of WFBF’s Young Farmer and Agriculturist Committee and WFBF’s Women’s Committee, both of which serve a one-year term on the board. The 11-member board selects the president and vice president.

Kevin Krentz, a dairy farmer from Berlin in Waushara County, was elected to represent District 5 (Adams, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Juneau, Marquette, Waushara and Winnebago counties). He succeeds retiring WFBF President Bill Bruins of Waupun who had represented District 5 on the WFBF Board of Directors since 1988.

Dave Daniels, a dairy farmer from Union Grove in Racine County was reelected to a three-year term representing District 1 (Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Walworth, Washington and Walworth counties).

Jane Mueller, a dairy farmer from Fall Creek in Eau Claire County, was elected to a one-year term as the new Women’s Committee chair. She succeeds Kathleen Papcke of Elkhorn in Walworth County.

Teresa Hanson of Shell Lake in Washburn County was elected to a one-year term as chair of the Young Farmer and Agriculturist Committee. She is a member of the Superior Shores County Farm Bureau and works as a dairy nutritionist at Crystal Creek in Spooner. She succeeds Josh Calaway of Vesper in Wood County.

Other Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation Board Directors who were not up for reelection included: Jerry Bradley of Sun Prairie, Joe Bragger of Independence, Rosie Lisowe of Chilton, Wayne Staidl of Peshtigo, and Don Radtke of Merrill.

The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation is the state’s largest general farm organization, representing farms of all sizes, commodities and management styles. WFBF provides legislative representation, public relations, leadership development and services to farmers across the state.

CSU Call Monitoring Guidelines 1. Communicate Professionally: Listen to the caller without

interruption so the entire message is received and under-stood. Do not over-talk the customer. Let them finish what they are trying to say.

2. Efficiently handling the call: Listening will help handle the call as accurately and quickly as possible.

Referrals = Cash $$$Rural Mutual Insurance Company

PROVIDING AGENCY LEADERS (PAL)Referral Program

Rural Mutual has a new agent referral program called PAL (Providing Agency Leader). This program offers cash for referring high quality prospects.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR PAL CASH?Agents, employees of Rural Mutual and Wisconsin Farm Bureau, and County Farm Bureau board members are eligible for the referral cash. Rural Mutual’s Executive Team members, Human Resource Department personnel, District Managers, Director of Sales and the Recruiting Coordinator are not eligible for this cash.

WHAT IS A NEW AGENT PROSPECT?An agent prospect is considered “new” as long as he/she is not a re-hire within the last 3 years, no PAL referral bonus has been paid previously, and are not transferring from one agency to another.

HOW DO I MAKE A REFERRAL?Contact Adam Ross at 715-498-2688 or [email protected].

HOW LONG WILL THE PROGRAM LAST?This program may be discontinued at any time and is administered at the discretion of home office management. However, all financial commitments that are earned once a new agent prospect becomes a financed agent through the PAL program will be honored.

HOW WILL IT WORK?The person who refers the new agent prospect may receive cash as follows:

• $500 after the prospect signs the financed agent contract and is in good standing at the end of 30 days.

• $500 when the financed agent earns their agent development bonus in 3 out of the 4 quarters in year 1. (bonus will be paid out after the agent has been with Rural Mutual Insurance Company one year and is in good standing)

• $500 when the financed agent earns their agent development bonus in 2 out of the 4 quarters in year 2. (bonus will be paid out after the agent has been with Rural Mutual Insurance Company two years and is in good standing)

• $2,000 if the financed agent is the Rookie of the Year.

– Adam Ross –715-498-2688

[email protected]

With the holidays just around the corner I thought I would send out the PAL Referral Program again. If you are with family and friends this holiday season and come across someone that is looking for a career, maybe being an agent with Rural Mutual is the

career for them. Referring a family member or friend could mean extra spending cash for you in 2013. It is as easy as emailing me or calling me with the contact information. I look forward to talking with your referrals and potentially paying out EXTRA CASH!

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