
This Custom Harvest Insurance Program is structured
as a specialty, niche-market , program-style insurance product. An
identical insurance package is offered to a homogenous client base and is
managed by Custom Harvest Insurance, Ltd.
The program began in 1983 with the underwriting partnership of the USF&G
Insurance Company. Over the years the program has evolved through various
companies and program structures, including a five-year rent-a-captive
setup. Presently the insurance is underwritten by Star Insurance Company,
a domestic carrier admitted in all states of the Union. Star Insurance
Company is owned by Meadowbrook Insurance Group, which is traded on the
New York Stock Exchange.
This Custom Harvest Insurance Program is administered by Custom
Harvest Insurance, Ltd. owned by Mike Esau and Larry Minner. Primary
participating brokers include Jay Copeland, Riley, KS; Rich Nickel,
Hillsboro, KS; Jim Lyssy, Fort Sumner, NM; Sonny Walker, Plainview,
TX; Lonnie Wells, Jr., Lake Placid, FL; Doug Ewing,
Madison, GA; and Mike Carpenter, Merced, CA.