LINCOLN- Gov. Pete Ricketts and representatives of Nebraska’s insurance industry met with their insurance counterparts in the United Kingdom.
The meeting with the Association of British Insurers in London is part of a trade mission led by the governor that will culminate with attending the Nebraska Cornhusker football game in Dublin.
The insurance meeting was designed to strengthen ties between Nebraska’s insurance industry and insurance companies in the United Kingdom, according to a press release from the governor’s office. The UK is rebuilding its trade relationships after exiting the European Union in 2020.
Ricketts has said that the trade mission will also focus on increasing opportunities for Nebraska agriculture, especially for beef, ethanol and distillers grains.
Nebraska has more than 120 domestic insurers and ranks first nationally in total capital, according to the governor’s office. Domestic insurers in the Cornhusker State employ 16,000 Nebraskans.
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