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Farm Bureau Celebrates Office Consolidation

    Farm Bureau Insurance has come ‘back home’ in recent months.  The wing of the Farm Bureau organization designed to support members with home, auto, and commercial policies as well as estate planning, mortgages, and equipment loans, has relocated back to the Lake County Farm Bureau office Tavares, allowing both sides of the organization a chance to work more closely.
    “It’s been very good so far,” said agency manager Bobby Gato this week.  “It’s more convenient for the members.”
    Gato oversees the operations of the office, with two agents, an adjuster, and three customer service agents on staff ready to support members and their insurance needs. In their newly renovated space inside the Farm Bureau office since early September, the team is ready to use the synergy provided by closer proximity to its members to maximize their benefits.
    Farm Bureau Insurance, now 70 years in existence, was created to provide Farm Bureau members with a variety of services and discounted prices.  That mission continues today.  Farm Bureau membership, open to anyone, creates pathways to discounts on a variety of products, as well as access to a special food buying program.  On the insurance side, the member-focused operation uses its focus on Farm Bureau members to keep risk, and premiums, low.
    “It’s a little selective,” Gato says of Farm Bureau’s writing practices.  “The goal is to keep everyone’s rates low.”
    Gato has worked for Farm Bureau for 11 years and is a second-generation Farm Bureau stalwart.
    “My dad was a Farm Bureau member.  Still is.”   Gato relocated to Lake County a year ago after a stint in North Carolina.  He is an Orlando native.
    Gato feels the closer contact between the two sides of Farm Bureau will allow for stronger overall performance.  People inquiring about insurance can learn about Farm Bureau membership, and those looking to join Farm Bureau can more easily see the possibilities with the insurance program.
    “For members, being together makes it easier for them to conduct insurance business while they are here.”
    Farm Bureau membership is open to anyone, with the organization working to support agriculture in America.  Lake County's Farm Bureau obviously focuses on Lake County, and membership, at just $45 per year, supports the organization's efforts.
    To learn more, visit floridafarmbureau.org/counties/Lake.