Sompo hires crop insurance veteran to strengthen AgriSompo platform

Sompo International Holdings has recruited Billy Moore as senior vice president of agency management for AgriSompo North America, Sompo International’s North American crop insurance platform.

Moore brings over twenty-five years of crop insurance leadership and risk management experience to the role, including in loss adjusting, sales and marketing, training, and general operations. He was previously chief operating officer and president of insurance for Ag Resource Management, a niche provider of agricultural finance and risk management products.

At AgriSompo Moore assumes responsibility for the overall management of agency relationships and the marketing of the company’s risk management offerings.

He reports to Bob Haney, executive chairman of AgriSompo and chief executive officer (CEO) of AgriSompo North America, which comprises ARMTech and Diversified Crop Insurance Services.

Haney said: “The addition of Moore to our team strengthens our focus on and attention to our very important agency relationships and will be a pivotal part of creating the premier market-leading multinational crop insurance and reinsurance business.”

Moore added: “The crop insurance programme, agents involved, and especially the farmers that we all serve, are all critical to the success of rural America.”