Latest Utah Headlines
All the headlines from our Utah Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Utah Insurance Department Warns of Phony Policies Sold on Social Media
Apr 11 2025 // The Utah Insurance Department’s Fraud Division is warning consumers about an increase in fake auto insurance policies being marketed to the Hispanic community using WhatsApp. The department has not identified the...
People Moves: IMA Names Empey President, Salt Lake City and Utah Market Leader
Feb 10 2025 // Kendall Empey IMA Financial Group named Kendall Empey president, Salt Lake City and market leader for Utah. Empey oversees employee benefits and property/casualty activities in the Utah market. Empey has experience in...
Hub Acquires R.K. Gore & Associates in Utah
Nov 14 2024 // Hub International Ltd. acquired the assets of R.K. Gore & Associates in Lehi, Utah. Robert Gore, owner, and the R.K. Gore & Associates team will join Hub Southern California and Utah. R.K. Gore & Associates...
People Moves: Buckner in Utah Appoints Peterson Director of Partnerships
Aug 20 2024 // Kevin Peterson Buckner appointed Kevin Peterson as its new director of partnerships. Peterson joins Buckner from WCF Insurance, where he was most recently senior vice president of middle market. Before that, he spent over...
Are Captives the Answer for Uninsured HOAs? Utah Opens Door
Aug 1 2024 // When actuary Greg Fears attended a Western Region Captive Insurance Conference in April, he expected to learn and share information about emerging uses of captives for commercial risks, including trucking captives—a...
People Moves: MGIS in Utah Names Wrage VP of Sales and Distribution
Jul 23 2024 // Jim Wrage MGIS, headquartered in Salt Lake City, named Jim Wrage vice president of sales and distribution. Wrage will develop and operationalize the organization’s sales strategy and manage a team of regional sales...
ALKEME Acquires Personal and Commercial Specialist InsurePro in Utah
Jun 11 2024 // ALKEME acquired InsurePro in Draper, Utah. Ladera Ranch, California-ALKEME is an insurance agency providing businesses and individuals with commercial and personal insurance, employee and executive benefits, retirement and...
PCF Insurance in Utah Secures $400M in Financing
Apr 25 2024 // PCF Insurance Services in Utah closed $400 million in incremental debt financing led by Blue Owl. The financing was materially oversubscribed and was upsized from $300 million to $400 million in response to demand from new...
My New Markets
Apr 1 2024 // Contractors Professional & Pollution Liability Market Detail: Shield Commercial Insurance Services, in business since 2004, offers a full line of commercial and residential contractor insurance coverage. Minimum...
Utah Insurance Department Warns About Fake Shipping Coverage
Mar 21 2024 // The Utah Insurance Department issued a warning about unlicensed companies and individuals offering coverage for damaged packages or packages stolen from porches. The department noted that some companies are using...
AM Best Puts Credit Ratings of Casualty Underwriters in Utah Under Review
Feb 27 2024 // AM Best placed under review with negative implications the Financial Strength Rating of C++ (Marginal) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “b” (Marginal) of Casualty Underwriters Insurance Co. in Salt...
APCIA Urging No to Utah’s HB 144 Bill on Right of Way
Feb 12 2024 // The American Property Casualty Insurance Association wants Utah senators to vote no on HB 144, a bill the APCIA says is confusing and could be interpreted as a drivers’ right of way on a green light is...
Tesla Launched its Own Car Insurance. These Drivers Say it’s a Lemon.
Nov 21 2023 // In February, Mark Bova purchased a used 2018 Tesla Model S. Before leaving the dealer, he bought insurance from Tesla, finding the initial $93 monthly premium “really reasonable.” Sixteen days later, as he...
Bird Flu Strikes Turkey Farms in South Dakota and Utah, Prompting Fears of More Cases
Oct 12 2023 // MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Highly pathogenic bird flu has made its first appearances in U.S. commercial poultry flocks this season, affecting one turkey farm in South Dakota and one in Utah and raising concerns that more...
Business Moves
Sep 18 2023 // East One80 Intermediaries, GMI Insurance One80 Intermediaries, a specialty insurance broker headquartered in Boston, has acquired GMI Insurance, a Pennsylvania-based managing general agent specializing in commercial...
Gibson Acquires Brisk Advisors in Utah
Aug 21 2023 // Gibson has entered Utah through its acquisition of Brisk Advisors. The new Gibson Utah office is in Midvale. Brisk Advisors (formerly Insurance Network) has provided risk management and personal insurance solutions to...
Utah District to Pay $2M to Family of Bullied Black Girl Who Died by Suicide
Aug 11 2023 // A Utah school district has agreed to pay $2 million to the family of a Black, autistic 10-year-old girl who killed herself after being harassed by her classmates. The lawsuit said that Izzy, the only Black student in her...
People Moves: Frank Joins the WCF Insurance Board in Utah
Aug 7 2023 // WCF Insurance appointed Jan Frank to the company’s board of directors for a four-year term. Frank’s experience in the trade spans almost three decades. Most recently, she was chair, CEO, and president of...
Western Heat Wave Ahead of July 4th Raises Prompts Changes in Utah
Jul 3 2023 // Extremely hot, dry conditions forecast across much of the West through the Fourth of July are heightening concerns about wildfires and the dangers of fireworks, including in Salt Lake City where officials are replacing...
People Moves: PCF Insurance in Utah Names Steele SVP, Legal and Compliance
Jun 2 2023 // PCF Insurance Services, based in Lehi, Utah, named Rocky Steele senior vice president of legal and compliance. Steele oversees PCF Insurance’s legal and compliance function. He has also served as co-founder and...
