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 headquarters wellington new zealand key people chris black ceo products insurance slogan advice & insurance website www.fmg.co.nz 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 . sponsorship edit 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 references edit standing ross 2005 . pride passion & parochialism a history of fmg 1905 2005 . palmerston north dunmore press limited . p. 235 . isbn 0 86469 474 1 . farmers mutual group act 2007 . new zealand legislation . retrieved 2012 11 23 . fmg granted naming rights for waikato stadium . waikato stadium . 30 july 2015 . retrieved 20 september 2015 . angus nz . new zealand angus association inc. retrieved 2012 11 23 . equestrian sports new zealand . equestrian sports new zealand . retrieved 2012 11 23 . new zealand nuffield farming scholarships trust . retrieved 2012 11 23 . venues palmerston north . palmerston north city council . retrieved 2012 11 23 . manawatu stadium deal struck . stuff . retrieved 2016 01 19 . external links edit v t e insurance in new zealand fmg iag ami lumley nzi state qbe insurance southern cross sovereign suncorp aa insurance vero insurance tower retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title fmg insurance & oldid 733072348 categories insurance companies of new zealand navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 5 august 2016 at 05 28 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view