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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.…

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Delta Dental’s next Green Room series to discuss vulnerability in leadership

Delta Dental of Iowa will hold a discussion on vulnerability and authenticity in leadership during a webinar at noon on Oct. 30 as part of its Green Room series. According to a news release, Green …

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Holmes Murphy, BrokerTech Ventures to host international insurtech founders

Holmes Murphy and BrokerTech Ventures will co-host the the second annual Rapid Global Insurtech Accelerator (RGIA) with InsurTech Israel. The accelerator will bring 14 insurtech startup founders who represent six of seven continents to Holmes …

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Holmes Murphy adds second Nebraska office

Holmes Murphy announced it has added a new office in Lincoln, Neb., its second in the state. Before this new location, the West Des Moines-based insurance broker had one Nebraska office in Omaha for 23 …

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Iowa Insurance Hall of Fame announces 2024 inductees

From left: Irv Burling, Jeff Menary, Bob O’Hollearn and Lynn Schreder. Submitted photos

The Iowa Insurance Hall of Fame has announced its 2024 inductees.

To be eligible for induction, nominees must have an Iowa connection, …

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Wellmark Foundation donations to help disaster-struck schools with recovery

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s Wellmark Foundation is donating to help four Iowa school districts that have confronted natural disasters this year recover, according to a news release. Flooding and tornadoes produced unexpected costs …