FMG Insurance

FMG Insurance (formerly Farmers' Mutual Group) is a mutual insurance company in New Zealand that was established from a merger of the Farmers' Mutual Insurance Association, Taranaki Farmers' Mutual Insurance Association and Primary Industries Insurance Company Limited in 1978.[1] The company is incorporated under the Farmers’ Mutual Group Act 2007[2] and can trace its origins back to the original farmer's fire mutual organisations established in 1905.

FMG
Mutual
IndustryFinance and insurance
Founded
1978 – Farmers' Mutual Group
formed from
1905 – Otago Farmers' Union Mutual Fire Insurance Association
1905 – Taranaki Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Association
1905 – Wellington Farmers' Union Mutual Fire Insurance Association
1905 – Hawke's Bay Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Association
1937 – Dairy Industry Insurance Agency Limited
HeadquartersWellington, New Zealand
Key people
Chris Black (CEO)
ProductsInsurance
Websitewww.fmg.co.nz

Sponsorship

FMG is currently sponsors of the following organisations:

  • FMG Stadium Waikato - Hamilton's major sporting and cultural events venue[3]
  • Angus NZ - the New Zealand Angus Association.[4]
  • ESNZ - Equestrian Sports New Zealand[5]
  • New Zealand Nuffield Farming Scholarships - one of New Zealand's most prestigious farming awards.[6]

FMG formally held naming rights to Arena 1 in Palmerston North, Arena Manawatu's main outdoor venue. It held naming rights from 2005 until 2015.[7][8]

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References
  1. Standing, Ross (2005). Pride, Passion & Parochialism - A History of FMG 1905 - 2005. Palmerston North: Dunmore Press Limited. p. 235. ISBN 0-86469-474-1.
  2. "Farmers' Mutual Group Act 2007". New Zealand Legislation. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  3. "FMG granted naming rights for Waikato Stadium". Waikato Stadium. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  4. "Angus NZ". NEW ZEALAND ANGUS ASSOCIATION INC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-27. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  5. "Equestrian Sports New Zealand". Equestrian Sports New Zealand. Archived from the original on 2012-12-24. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  6. "New Zealand Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  7. "Venues Palmerston North". Palmerston North City Council. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  8. "Manawatu stadium deal struck". Stuff. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
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