Most of our year end accounting is coming to a close and I am glad to report that 2010 is over. This past year's financial results were the worst for MFM in at least 9 years. Our Combined Ratio was roughly 106. Storms in the upper Midwest were worse than any year that we can recall. These storms were numerous. We tracked 9 storm catastrophes in 2010 and severity was...

Hail, Wind, Tornado, and Flood! We experienced it all in the 3rd quarter. We tracked 8 storms in 2010 and paid more in net claims (after reinsurance recoveries) than any time in the Company's history. All seven of our Midwestern States experienced some piece of this action though in varying degrees. Where is "Tornado Alley"? Would you believe MINNESOTA!? Through August 2010, 122 tornadoes touched down in Minnesota. Texas was...

Our second quarter results were tracking VERY well through May and then June changed everything. We had our fair share of the Wadena, Minnesota tornado. Our field adjustor Tony Gordon was in Wadena working claims the next day after the storm and progress on settlements is far ahead of schedule. All of our seven States had some storm activity in June. I learned that parts of Iowa, as an example,...

Don't worry. You're not lost. As was previously announced, midwestfamily.com has been retooled with a new look and feel. You'll find that the website utilizes the latest in web design to provide you access to the same resources with which you've been accustomed. In fact, you should find everything in the same place it was before. What you'll see that's new is the design and our new banner images....