The major UK, US and Canada organizations abbreviated to NFU represent which industry?
NFU Mutual contributed to the early growth of the NFU and NFU Mutual. Life insurance cover was introduced during the 1920s. Although originally providing insurance only for members of the National Farmers Union, the mutual diversified outside of the farming industry during the 1980s. Over half of the policies by number now originate outside of the farming community. NFU Mutual currently trades within only the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man. From 1948 to 1966, it offered insurance in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe and Zambia), Kenya and Tanganyika (now in Tanzania). In 1954 the NFU Mutual orchestrated the building of the new
NFU Mutual NFU Mutual The National Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Society Limited, trading as NFU Mutual, is a UK registered mutual insurance composite. It underwrites more than £1 billion (2008) in annual premium in life and general insurance lines for rural communities within the UK. NFU Mutual is based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. In contrast to insurance companies owned by their shareholders, NFU Mutual is owned by its policyholders. Unlike most other UK insurers, NFU Mutual sells its policies predominantly through a network of tied agents which are located mainly in rural areas. At the end of 2014 NFU Mutual had 639 (2013: