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FMG Post | 1 August 2023

Getting through it together As a mutual, we're owned by our Members, so that means your success, is our success. It also means that when times are tough, it’s personal for us too.

FMG Post | 1 August 2023

16 years of service with FMG Departing Chair Tony Cleland reflects on his time on FMG’s Board.

Media release | 23 May 2023

2023 FMG Agriculture Scholarship New Zealand’s leading rural insurer, FMG is once again thrilled to announce two FMG Agriculture Scholarship recipients for 2023, Millie Higinbottom from Tinui and James Guerin from Burkes Pass.

Media release | 30 March 2023

Fidelity Life and FMG join forces to attract new rural adviser talent Locally owned insurers Fidelity Life and Farmers’ Mutual Group (FMG) are deepening their strategic alliance, with FMG adding two new rural adviser scholarships to Fidelity Life’s financial adviser skills and training programme, Career connect.

13 March 2023

Reinsurance Following the devastating weather events so far in 2023 there has been some discussion around the strength of our insurance industry and the part played by reinsurance.

FMG Post | 13 March 2023

FMG’s 118th AGM In August, FMG will hold its 118th AGM. FMG’s Constitution and Director Member Election & Special Director Appointment Policy (the Policy) require that a third of all Member Directors retire by rotation at each year’s AGM. This year Tony Cleland and Murray Taggart are due to retire by rotation. While Murray will be seeking re-election, Tony will be stepping down from the Board after 16 years of service to the Mutual. Consequently, there are two Director positions, with one being contested by a current Director.

13 March 2023

Planning for the big move FMG is here to support farmers, sharemilkers and contract milkers for Moving Day this year.

13 March 2023

Note from Adam Heath Kia ora koutou katoa, We’re not even a quarter of the way into the year and already a lot has happened. We’ve been through what the Insurance Council of New Zealand (Te Kāhui Inihua o Aotearoa) called “Aotearoa/New Zealand’s largest climate event,” referring to the North Island storms coupled with Cyclones Hale and Gabrielle. These events made their presence felt across numerous parts of the country causing damage and disruption to thousands of New Zealanders.

FMG Post | 13 March 2023

Responding to the adverse weather A Q & A with Nicki Mackay FMG’s Head of Claims