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University of Iowa insurance major already one of country’s largest

The risk management and insurance major at the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business is only 2 years old but it’s already the fifth-largest in the country, according to Business Insurance magazine. The program …

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Innovative Captive Strategies partners with Innovative Program Solutions

Innovative Captive Strategies (ICS), a subsidiary of Holmes Murphy providing insurance consulting and management, has announced a strategic partnership with Innovative Program Solutions (IPS), a full-service managing general agent. The partnership includes the launch of …

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Wellabe hires new health distribution leader

Des Moines-based insurer Wellabe has named Mary Anna Jones as the company’s assistant vice president of national sales distribution. Jones will lead the company’s health distribution sales of Medicare Supplement and ancillary health products, including …

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BrokerTech Ventures adds the Hartford to carrier network

Des Moines-based BrokerTech Ventures (BTV), a broker-led convening platform for insurtech innovation, investment and collaboration, has announced its newest partnership with the Hartford, a property and casualty insurance, group benefits and mutual fund company based …

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NCMIC CEO Mike McCoy announces retirement

Mike McCoy, CEO of NCMIC, a malpractice insurance provider for chiropractors, will retire from the organization at the end of 2025, the company announced today.

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McCoy has led NCMIC for the last nine …

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Farmers Mutual Hail to acquire Canadian insurer

Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Co. of Iowa (FMH) announced it is acquiring Canadian-based Palliser Insurance. Palliser is a crop hail insurance provider headquartered in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, that offers crop hail insurance across western Canada. …

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Wellabe expanding Medicare supplement insurance options

Wellabe, an Iowa-based provider of health and wealth insurance, expanded its Medicare Supplement insurance options to new states on Feb 1., including California, Maryland and New Jersey, making the options available in a total of …

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Vibrant Insurance Group acquires Donaghy Kempton Insurors

West Des Moines-based insurance agency Vibrant Insurance Group announced Jan. 1 it has acquired Donaghy Kempton Insurors (DKI), formerly located in north Des Moines. DKI, which was formed in 1975 and owned by Joel Donaghy, …

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2025 Global Insurance Symposium registration now open

Registration for the 11th annual Global Insurance Symposium is now open. Early-bird pricing will end on Jan. 1. The symposium, scheduled for April 15-16, 2025 in Des Moines, will bring together regulators, insurance professionals and …

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Global partnerships in insurance

BrokerTech Ventures’ partnership with InsurTech Israel would have only happened during a time like the pandemic when connecting internationally had few barriers, said Dan Keough, BTV co-founder and co-CEO and Holmes Murphy CEO and chairman.…