Farmers from all over the country will flock to the egm of FBD Insurance.

The performance of the company and its corporate governance should be at the top of the agenda

Michael Berkery has been chairman of FBD for the past 19 years Pic: Tony O’Shea

T here are times in politics and in business life when one has to wonder about some of the people who serve at the top. Those who draw salaries and benefits determined by non-executive board colleagues that appear to bear no credible relationship to the relative rewards for people a rung or two below them - and equally how, when things go wrong PR consultants go into overdrive.

Strangely enough, it was only ...