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Members of the Nationwide Insurance Board Council visited the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) last month to learn how its vehicle crash tests and findings are used by auto manufacturers, safety advocates and consumers to avoid highway accidents, injuries and deaths. OFBF President Bob Peterson attended as OFBF’s representative on the board council, along with Executive Vice President Jack Fisher.

"We need to work with Nationwide to incorporate more of the useful information produced at the institute in our safety programs within Ohio Farm Bureau," said Fisher following the visit.

The institute is a nonprofit research and educational organization focused on improving highway safety and reducing life-threatening crashes. You can learn more about IIHS at their Web site. Go to ofbf.org and click on featured links.

Nationwide is among the strongest supporters of IIHS, helping raise funds among auto insurers to create and build IIHS’ Vehicle Research Center in Virginia. The Nationwide Board Council is composed of 16 leaders of Farm Bureaus and cooperative businesses with which Nationwide has ties.

Caption for group photo: (please crop at immediate right of fifth person identified in photo, or more if needed): OFBF President Bob Peterson (standing at left) and other members of the Nationwide Insurance Board Council viewed results of the crash test moments after it occurred at the IIHS Vehicle Research Center in Virginia. if needed: Also viewing the wreckage (from left) were Wilbur Ward, chairman of Southern States Cooperative; Rob Baker, president of Delaware Farm Bureau; Carl Shaffer, president of Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, and Buddy Hance, president of Maryland Farm Bureau. if needed: Peering into the damaged car was Peter Podovinikoff, who chairs The Co-operators insurance group of Canada.