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participates, does not hesitate to lead, and has mastered the skill of knowing
when to speak and when to listen. She is always ready and willing to
help others learn and understand issues in order to achieve solutions that
add integrity to the crop insurance program.
Steppel's dedication to the industry is sincere. She cares about farmers and
ranchers, appreciates competitors, respects our regulators and taxpayers, and
is able to see the big picture and the minutia of almost every scenario in a very
short amount of time.
William Pearson Receives
Friend of the Industry Award
William " Bill " Pearson, Huisenga Pearson, is the recipient of the 2022
Crop Insurance Friend of the Industry Award, which was presented
during the 2022 Crop Insurance Industry Annual Convention last week
in Indian Wells, California. The Friend of the Industry award recognizes
an individual who provides exceptional and notable contributions to the
crop insurance industry.
In today's complicated farm community, farmers depend on crop insurance
in so many ways. They expect our industry to unite to solve the issues
on the farm and to overcome the many difficult program and delivery
issues that come up. Pearson has been a voice of reason and one of unity
in the industry. His common-sense insights have been extremely helpful in
uniting the industry on our farmer's behalf.
Pearson is passionate about providing his farmers with the most up to
date information in helping them to make the risk management decision
that is best for them. He has been an active member of the independent insurance
agents of Iowa since 1986 and has served
as the chairman of the Iowa Rural Agent Conference
in Des Moines, Iowa. He has also been a
member of the National Independent Insurance
Agents of America and currently serves on the
crop insurance task force in Washington D.C.
Pearson has seen a need to reach out to other
industry groups to improve communication
and unite the industry on behalf of the program
and the American farmer. In this effort, he has
become an active member of the American Association
of Crop Insurers (AACI) agent contingent
and the Crop Insurance Professionals
Association (CIPA) where his efforts are to improve
and synthesize communications across
the different organizations. This is so important
during these times when it seems our country
is so divided. If you ask him, Pearson will tell
you, " ...we need to stick together and unify for
the good of the program. We need to keep in
touch with our friends but also work on educating
those that don't support us. The future of our
industry depends on it. "
Bill and his wife, Jan, have five children and
13 grandchildren. He is active in his church
serving on the board and as its treasurer and
enjoys story telling as he teaches the kids at
Sunday school. He has served as an EMT for the
county and enjoys family, friends, hunting, fishing,
and golfing.
William " Bill " Pearson was presented with the 2022 Crop Insurance
Friend of the Industry award by Kendall Jones (left) Chair of the
National Crop Insurance Services Board of Directors, and Tom
Zacharias (left), President of National Crop Insurance Services.
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