Insurance Agency in Olivia, MN
We are an independent agency at 127 9th Street South, placing farm, home, auto and business coverage through multiple carriers instead of quoting one company's rate, so a Renville County operation with acres, a house and a shop does not need three separate agents.
Our Olivia Office, and How to Reach It
Call 320-523-1150 during business hours and a person here answers. Your insurance in Olivia, MN gets handled at this desk, not routed to a service center in another state.
ADDRESS
127 9th Street South, PO Box 143, Olivia, MN 56277
PHONE
320-523-1150
SECOND OFFICE
Willmar, at 1303 1st St S, Suite 9, 320-235-2540
Stop in, call, or send the form if you are looking after hours. Either office can pull up your account, so you are never told to call the other one.
Farm Coverage Written in Row-Crop Country
Renville County runs on corn and soybean acres, and a farm policy written for that ground has to cover more than the farmhouse. We put the house, the machinery, the livestock and the barns, bins and outbuildings on one account, then adjust it as the operation changes.
The pieces we are asked about most often here:
- Grain bins, machine sheds and outbuildings, valued for what it would actually cost to rebuild them
- Tractors, combines, planters and implements, including machinery moving on county roads between fields
- Farm liability for hired help at planting and harvest, and for visitors on the yard
- Livestock and confinement buildings on mixed operations
- Workers' compensation for seasonal help at planting and harvest, written alongside the farm policy
Farm Insurance is where most Olivia conversations start, and it is the line this agency was built on
What You Can Buy at This Office
The Olivia desk places personal, farm, commercial, and life and health lines, so the house, the truck, the acres and the business can sit with one agency and one renewal conversation.
- Farm Insurance for row-crop, livestock and hobby operations across Renville County
- Auto Insurance for pickups and cars that see gravel, county roads and deer at dusk
- Homeowners Insurance for farmhouses and homes in town, including hail and wind exposure
- Commercial Insurance for the shops, elevators, contractors and main-street businesses in the area, including Minnesota workers' compensation for seasonal and year-round crews
- Life and health coverage for families and small employers
Bring your current policies to a first conversation and we will tell you plainly where the coverage is thin and where you are paying for something you no longer own.
The Towns This Office Serves
Olivia is the base, and the accounts written from here sit across Renville County and the county line into Kandiyohi County:
- Olivia
- Bird Island
- Danube
- Renville
- Hector
- Buffalo Lake
- Sacred Heart
- Fairfax
- Franklin
- Morton
If your farm, home or business sits outside those towns, we still write it. Our licensing covers Minnesota, and plenty of accounts here started as a referral from two townships over.
Locally Owned and Independent Since 1992
Johannes Agency opened in 1992 as a farm-focused agency, and Olivia is where those roots sit. Being independent means we shop your coverage across carriers and bring back the one that fits the operation, rather than fitting the operation to a single company's product.
Founder Paul Johannes is a National Development Council Finance Professional and has belonged to the Minnesota Farmers Union since 1991. You can meet the rest of the team, including the people who answer the Olivia phone, on our
About page.
Questions We Get From Olivia Callers
Is there an actual insurance office in Olivia, MN?
Yes. Johannes Agency is at 127 9th Street South in Olivia, and the phone number is 320-523-1150. It is one of two offices, with the other at 1303 1st St S, Suite 9 in Willmar.
Does an independent agent cost more than going straight to a company?
No. We are paid by the carrier that ends up writing the policy, so you are not charged for the shopping. Because we represent several carriers, we can compare what each one charges for the same coverage instead of presenting a single quote.
Who insures farms in Renville County?
We do, and it is the line this agency started with. A farm account here typically covers the farmhouse, machinery, outbuildings and grain bins, and liability for seasonal help, all written together rather than split across agents.
Where do I get business insurance in Renville County, Minnesota?
From this office. The Olivia desk writes commercial coverage for the shops, elevators, contractors and main-street businesses in the county, including Minnesota workers' compensation for seasonal and year-round crews. Because we place through several carriers, a business account gets compared rather than quoted once.
Can I keep my home, auto, farm and business coverage with one agency?
Yes, and most of our Olivia clients do. Personal, farm, commercial, and life and health lines are all placed from this office, which means one point of contact when something changes and one conversation at renewal instead of four.
What should I bring to a first appointment?
Bring your current declarations pages, a rough list of buildings and equipment, and your most recent renewal notice. That is enough for us to see what you are carrying now and where a different carrier would price it differently.
How does a claim get handled once I report it?
Call the Olivia office and we open it with the carrier, then stay in it with you. We track the adjuster assignment and follow up on our end, so you are not the one chasing status.
Reviews From Our Willmar and Olivia Neighbors
Most of the people we insure came to us because someone in town told them to. If we handle your coverage, a few sentences on Google helps the next family or business owner find us.
Serving Minnesota and beyond
Start With a Phone Call to Olivia
Whether it is a farm renewal, a first house, a new pickup or a business that has outgrown its old policy, the next step is a short conversation. Call the Olivia office at 320-523-1150, or send us the details and we will get back to you.
