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John McDermott Receives Industry Leadership Award
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John McDermott is a recipient of the 2023
Industry Leadership Award for consistently
serving the industry and providing outstanding
leadership to National Crop Insurance Services
(NCIS) and the crop insurance industry. The
award was presented during the 2023 Crop Insurance
Industry Annual Convention in Bonita
Springs, Florida.
John started in the crop insurance industry
in Charles City, Iowa, as an independent agent
in 1984. He was a multi-line agent, including
selling and servicing Multi-Peril Crop Insurance
and Crop-Hail Insurance. In 1989, John went to
work for North Central Crop Insurance (NCCI)
as a field representative. In those days, field reps
were responsible for producing business and
managing claims. John became an accomplished
claims adjuster and had success in producing
business for North Central. He was promoted
to the North Central Home Office in Eau Claire,
Wisconsin, and became responsible for underwriting,
in addition to producing the business. In
time, John went to work for NAU Country Insurance
with many other North Central personnel
and became the National Marketing Manager in
NAU's Ramsey, Minnesota, home office. In 2015,
John moved back to Eau Claire to assume the
Senior Vice President of Branch Operations position
for the Great Lakes Region, a position he
held until his retirement January 1, 2023.
John McDermott was presented with a 2023 Crop Insurance Industry Leadership award by Tom Zacharias (left),
President of National Crop Insurance Services, and Kendall Jones (right) Chair of the National Crop Insurance
Services Board of Directors.
Over the many years that John has been in the
crop insurance industry, he has been involved in
numerous capacities, including being an independent
agent, marketing, claims and underwriting
that make the industry successful. During his
career, he has mentored many individuals in doing
their part to provide service to the America
farmer. Under his leadership in the Great Lakes
Region, the region has increased significantly in
market share. Anyone who has ever worked with
John would say he is a great person to work with
and dedicated to crop insurance.
John was involved in the NCIS Regional/State
Committees and supported their activity in any
way he could. He was also a member of the NCIS
Public Relations Committee (now the Communications
& Outreach Committee) and contributed
to the success of that Committee during his
tenure. John was always a member that served on
behalf of the crop insurance industry.
Jami Wells Receives Industry Leadership Award
Jami Wells is a recipient of the 2023 Industry
Leadership Award for consistently serving the
industry and providing outstanding leadership
to National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS) and
the crop insurance industry. The award was presented
during the 2023 Crop Insurance Industry
Annual Convention in Bonita Springs, Florida.
Jami has been a crop insurance adjuster with
ProAg since 2007. She has 16 years of experience
in claims and is currently a Senior Crop InsurSeventy-Five
Years
ance Adjuster. Her managers and peers all say she
is a great asset to the company and willing to take
on whatever is asked. Her abilities reach beyond
the crops of Missouri and extend into helping in
other regions, including recent pistachios inspecCROPINSURANCE
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