Retiring Soon?

Enrolling in Medicare

When you retire and become eligible for Medicare benefits, you enter a whole new world of health care coverage. You’ll discover that Medicare is not free and it doesn’t cover all of your costs. So you’ll want to look into Medicare Supplemental insurance and Medicare prescription drug plans, or Medicare Advantage plans. It can be overwhelming to try to sort through all of these choices on your own.

Do you need a friendly face to sit down with you to explain what Medicare is all about, and help you make some critical decisions about your health care coverage?

Farm Bureau has a local specialist to help!

Your local Farm Bureau can help! We have Medicare Plan Specialists located throughout the state who are specially licensed and trained to help you navigate your health care options once you become eligible for Medicare. We have the tools and expertise to help you find a plan that will work within your budget and provide all of the coverage you need for hospital stays, medical services, prescription drugs and more. And each fall during the annual enrollment period, your local Medicare Plan Specialist can help you review your plan options for the upcoming year and assist you in switching to a new plan, if you need to.

 

Call us today at 1-888-294-4335 and we’ll put you in touch with your local Medicare Plan Specialist.

Michigan Farm Bureau Medicare Webpage

Farm Bureau Insurance and Detroit Pistons R.E.A.D 2017

Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan and Detroit Pistons held their 2017 R.E.A.D. event at Coleman A. Young Elementary in Detroit MI on March 10, 2017. The R.E.A.D. initiative – Reinforcing Education and Development – focuses on promoting the importance of literacy and education. This in lock-step with Farm Bureau Insurance’s E=mc2 philosophy, of Enriching Michigan’s Children and Communities

You Need a Vacation!

Enjoy a week away from all of your responsibilities at a special Farm Bureau member-discounted rate that’s sure to put a smile on your face!

 

MFB’s Member Communications and Relations Department is offering a new benefit for members through Wyndham Hotels.

 

It’s called TripBeat, and it makes it easy, convenient and affordable to search for and book resort vacations by providing access to more than 2,400 resort condominium rental properties in desirable destinations around the world!*

 

TripBeat offers Farm Bureau members weekly vacation getaways starting as low as $399 per week.*

 

It’s an unbeatable value considering most accommodations include spacious suites featuring separate kitchen and living areas.

 

Simply visit the TripBeat website to view and book your stay!

 

*Accommodations are subject to availability.

 

For more information, contact our Member Communications and Relations Department at 888-805-4864.

Yep! We Cover Michigan

Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan recently introduced its new advertising campaign, which was created to help tell our story and share information about the quality insurance products we offer, while also highlighting our love for Michigan itself. 

 

The campaign is called “Yep, We Cover Michigan” and was launched at Farm Bureau Insurance’s Multi-Line Marketing Convention in Grand Rapids earlier this year. It pays tribute to Michigan and demonstrates the company’s deep understanding of what it means to be a Michigander … or Michiganian.

 

The “Yep, We Cover Michigan” campaign can be seen and heard across the state in print, outdoor and television, as well as through social and digital channels. Created in collaboration with Lansing-based Edge Partnerships, the Yep campaign is the first pathway to Farm Bureau Insurance’s latest integrated marketing strategy. 

 

It uses dynamic Michigan imagery and fun, folksy dialogue that focuses on our products, the experience of our agents, and their commitment to their local communities and the unique people of Michigan.

 

From up north to downriver, the brand new video spots, advertising and social media strategy encompasses an engaging experience for all.  We’re excited and proud of the campaign, its energy and what it represents. It’s all part of our ongoing conversation with the people of Michigan and our mission to protect them from the risks of everyday life.

Educational Opportunity: Risk Management

HS Students earn credit and learn about insurance industry

Farm Bureau Insurance is pleased to announce we will continue partnering with the Eaton Intermediate School District (EISD) for the 2017-‘18 school year by hosting the Insurance and Risk Management class in the Farm Bureau Center.

High school students participating in this program will explore careers in the Insurance and Risk Management industry in a nationally-recognized risk management program, taught by an Olivet College instructor. Students will investigate the process of risk management and the field of insurance, including:  social value, economic influence, loss exposures and protection, marketing, claims adjusting, underwriting, personal insurance, financial planning, and commercial insurance. This program is highly recommended for students planning to pursue a career in Business or Finance.

Students learn a transferable skill, earn high school credit, and have an opportunity to earn actual college credit upon completion of the program. Successful graduates of the Eaton RESA Career Prep Center programs found employment in their program area, entered into an internship program, continued at LCC to earn an Associate’s Degree, or transferred to a university to continue their education.

If you have a child, friend, or neighbor with a child who may be interested in getting on the path to a great career, please share this Eaton County Flyer 2017-2018 with them.

For more information, please contact Lori Conarton, communications director, Insurance Alliance of Michigan at 517-371-2880 or iim@iiminfo.org.

Broad Family Day

Michigan Helps TX and KS Farms Devastated by Wildfires

 

On March 17, Matt Schaller, a truck driver from Hunt Farms in Davison, Michigan, organized a hay drive to help ranchers in Texas and Kansas who suffered devastating losses of hay, property, and livestock in recent wildfires. 

After gathering in Durand, truckers from Rogers City, Davison, Imlay City, Crosswell, Harbor Beach, and Corunna delivered hay and other needed materials the following weekend. Farm Bureau Insurance, proud of Michigan’s farmers and their generosity, joined the effort and covered the cost of fuel to bring these men and women home, back to Michigan soil, and to their families. Corrigan Oil in Brighton and Helena Chemical in Imlay City teamed up with farmers by donating trucks and drivers for the cause.

Ranchers continue to recover from the devastating wildfires that began March 6 and swept through an estimated 1.5 million acres in Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Colorado–burning more than 600,000 acres in 21 counties in Kansas alone. A GoFundMe page has been established by Matt Schaller for those who wish to assist farmers in the impacted states.

Thanks to Steve Paradiso for his help with this story.