Hill named chairman of FBL board

Craig Hill, newly elected president of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, has been named chairman of the board of FBL Financial Group Inc., the company announced yesterday. Hill succeeds Craig  Lang, who held the chairman position since 2001. Hill, 55, has been a Class B director since 2007, after previously serving as Class B director from 2002 to 2004. He was vice president of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation from 2001 to 2011 and has served on its board since 1989. Hill has served on the board of Farm Bureau Life Insurance Co. and also serves on the boards of Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Insurance Co., Western Agricultural Insurance Co. and Rain & Hail LLC. Hill has a grain and livestock operation on 1,000 acres near Milo.

Craig Hill, newly elected president of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, has been named chairman of the board of FBL Financial Group Inc., the company announced Tuesday. Hill succeeds Craig  Lang, who held the chairman position since 2001. Hill, 55, has been a Class B director since 2007, after previously serving as Class B director from 2002 to 2004. He was vice president of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation from 2001 to 2011 and has served on its board since 1989. Hill has served on the board of Farm Bureau Life Insurance Co. and also serves on the boards of Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Insurance Co., Western Agricultural Insurance Co. and Rain & Hail LLC. Hill has a grain and livestock operation on 1,000 acres near Milo.