About Us

AggieXpert.com is the web portal for CVision Corporation, an agricultural consulting company.

CVision Corporation provides creative, analytical, and insightful perspective into any opportunity or problem associated with agricultural risk and production management. With thirty years of experience in the crop insurance industry, we are particularly astute with crop insurance issues and disputes. We also provide access to a network of agricultural specialists for specific requirements.

Company History

Although we come from humble roots, we strive to serve our customers and clients with unmatched vision and analytics.

Since 2003, CVision has consulted with a number of agri-businesses, insurance companies, reinsurance companies, government agencies, and individual farmers in providing business plans, new product development, underwriting reviews, and research support and expert witness for crop insurance claims litigation.

CVision Corporation was founded as a product and intellectual property development company holding patents, trademarks, and copyrights in the development of an agricultural-based carbon (CO2) emission reduction program, in which agricultural producers would execute management practices that reduced their CO2 emissions below a baseline. These CO2 emission reductions were then documented and certified for purchase by carbon dioxide emitters to meet their emission reduction goals by a more economical means. A sister company, CQuest Ltd., used this intellectual property to negotiate in 1999 the first international commercial trade of carbon emission reduction credits (CERCs) in partnership with IGF Insurance Company and GEMCO, a consortium of Canadian energy interests.

The second Bush Administration put carbon emission reductions on back burner, particularly for commercial interests and investment. CVision, in 2001, embarked on developing a new type of managing general agent for the federal crop insurance program. CVision constructed a businesses plan that utilized the Internet, emerging GIS mapping technology, and an alternative delivery system to receive approval of the first premium discount plan (PDP) for federal crop insurance. CVision was a founding stockholder in Crop1 Insurance until 2003 when it terminated its business relationship with the majority stockholder of Crop1.

CVision continues today as a consulting firm with particular expertise in crop insurance and the many facets of agricultural risk management.

Our Principal

Steven C. Griffin is the President and CEO of CVision Corporation. Griffin is a graduate-trained agricultural economist with over 30 years experience in public and private service demonstrating organizational and administrative skills, grantsmanship, innovative research, risk management, and diverse range of strategic initiatives in farm management, production economics, and agricultural risk management.

Recent assignments serving as an expert witness in a number of crop insurance related arbitrations and litigations. He reviewed new product and procedures for the FCIC Board of Directors; developed responses to compliance issues and policyholder disputes with an AIP; and lead large-claim investigations. He has developed startup companies; utilizing cutting edge technology; and creating historic firsts in the federal crop insurance program.

He is a prolific writer in technical articles, management reports, and popular press and an experienced presenter to technical, governmental, academic and public audiences.

He is adept at reviewing, analyzing, and maintaining government and private industry programs, budgets, and collateral materials with agricultural impact.

Griffin comes with a solid livestock and crop production background familiar with most agricultural regions and continuing interest in cutting edge technology, best management practices, environmental quality, and geographic information systems.

His insurance product management skills, including rate-making, policy language, underwriting guidelines, systems requirements, regulatory requirements, and sales and marketing management, has had a profound impact on the crop insurance industry as the primary instrument of GRIP, PDP, and production plan crop-hail.

He is experienced in all levels of reinsured company operations (Underwriting, IT, Claims, Compliance, Marketing); a expert in managing the Standard Reinsurance Agreement for underwriting gain; all of which has made him a valued expert witness for MPCI claims litigation.

Griffin earned his AFIS designation in October, 2010.

In his spare time, he is a university educator in agricultural economics, microeconomics, macroeconomics, and business statistics.

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