2021 Farm Inspection School and Underwriting Seminar -
April 20 & 21     Save $50.00 if you sign up before April 6

Our Stand Alone class will offer Multi Attendee discounts if you bring 3 or more from your company - ENTER Multi Early Bird in the discount code if you sign up in time to qualify for the early bird rate.  ENTER Multi Regular in the discount code if you sign up after the early bird rate.   Because we have already discounted the two-day event we can not honor any additional discounts

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Farm Inspection School 

9:00-9:15      Welcome 

9:15-10:15     Farm Inspection 101:  

Sometimes it's difficult to quickly recognize pole vs frame machine sheds.  Learning about the different types of grain bins, cross augers and unloading augers is also part of this course.  We will show you how to quickly estimate the bushel capacity

• Review the different types of farm buildings such as pole vs frame machine sheds.
• Review the different grain bin types, cross augers and unloading augers plus show how to quickly estimate the bushel capacity from the outside
• Look into what kind of building add-ons we could find out on a farm inspection
  • Concrete floor
  • In-floor Heat
  • Large Bi-Fold Doors
  • Attached Lean To
  • Insulation & Covering
  • Additional Electrical Systems

10:15 -10:30 Break

10:30-11:30  Farm Risk Review:

• Review a drone view of the farm risk we will be looking at today, during this time we will point out and special features you should be paying more attention to during your walk around the farm
• Review how to draw a quick sketch of the farm and what really should be included in your sketch
• Review the use of free tools that are available to you even before you step foot out on a farm inspection
• Group assignments are given (Each group will have a starting point and a group leader while on the farm)

11:30-12:30 Lunch

12:30           Load the bus and head to the farm 

1:00-3:30    Onsite Farm Inspection 

• Group A
• Group B
• Group C

3:30-4:00  Quick Group Review with all groups meeting up              

4:00           Load the bus back to the hotel

(Dinner will be on your own -- NOTE:  TGIF that was attached has closed)

Wednesday, April 21

9:10-10:15    Underwriting a Property Risk: (1 Hour Class)

• This class will go into detail on what a “Risk” actually is and will encourage you to review your underwriting styles. We will explore the many different types of underwriting tools available and share tools that are free to you as well as some that may have an initial cost but we have found to worthwhile. Identifying a property risk and then decide where risk should be placed (Is it a farm or a home?) can sometimes be a challenge and this class will discuss this type of risk.  You will leave with many cool underwriting tools that you can use in your Mutual.

10:15-10:45 Break

10:45-12:00 Roundtables

One of everyone's favorite portions is the round table discussions where we can share our knowledge in a smaller setting.  Many questions will pertain to farm & home inspections but we encourage other underwriting questions too.  We will be asking questions related to the farm inspection hands-on portion during this time.

12:00-1:00   Lunch

1:00-2:15     Roof Pictionary:  INTERACTIVE

• This fun and interactive session will go into detail on the different roof styles and roof pitches. We will also cover the many different types of roofing materials and explain why it is so important to have a certain shingle exposure to prevent wind lift of the shingle.  To help visualize these differences, we will have some shingle & roof pitch examples for everyone to see.

2:15-2:30     Break

2:30-3:45     Wood Burning Stoves:

• Wood Stove VS Metal Insert
• Proper distance set-backs
• Chimney Types and Chimney Chases
• Outdoor Wood Stoves
• Who installed the unit and why this is so important