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Best Agency to Work For – South Central Bronze Winner: SMA

Scarbrough, Medlin and Associates Inc. has built its success on a foundation of trust. “I never needed to be pushed or made to work,” said Rod Medlin, Scarbrough, Medlin & Associates Inc. (SMA) CEO. “My theory is to find people …

Best Agency to Work For – West Bronze Winner: Heritage Insurance Agency

It’s a family affair at Heritage Insurance Agency and not just because a husband-and-wife team run the firm. Steve Mora, the principal and CEO, who runs the Chico, California-based agency along with his wife Kelly, principal and chief marketing officer, …

Best Agency to Work For – East Bronze Winner: USI Insurance Sevices

USI a ‘Well-Oiled Machine’ in Year 30 A thirtieth birthday marks a key milestone in a person’s life. It’s the age when crashing on your friend’s couch is no longer an acceptable sleeping arrangement, and when every bend of the …

Ex-TV Host Charlie Rose Resolves Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Former TV host Charlie Rose has resolved a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by three women in the wake of his #MeToo-era ouster from CBS News in 2017 and the cancellation of his long-running, eponymous PBS talk show. In settling, the …

Best Agency to Work For – Midwest Bronze Winner: The Bulow Group

At The Bulow Group, work-life balance is a core value that benefits employees on both sides. “We are super flexible as an agency,” said one Bulow Group employee who nominated their agency as one of the best in Insurance Journal’s …

Texas Farmers Say Forever Chemicals in Fertilizer Poisoned Their Land

JOHNSON COUNTY — Tony Coleman recognizes the signs all too well. A cow drools strings of saliva. Then it starts to limp, each step slower. Then it grows stiff. Then it’s quick. There’s nothing to be done. The cow dies. …

AM Best Revises Outlook for US Personal Lines Insurance Segment to ‘Stable’

AM Best has revised its outlook to stable from negative for the U.S. personal lines insurance segment for 2025, citing improved rate and pricing conditions, particularly in the auto insurance space, along with solid levels of risk-adjusted capitalization among carriers. …

Rockford Mutual to Expand Commercial Lines Products in Michigan

Rockford Mutual Insurance Company (RMIC) announced a strategic expansion into the state of Michigan for Commercial Lines products in 2025. This decision is part of the company’s ongoing efforts to diversify its portfolio and spread risk across different markets in …

Energy Department to Loan $7.5B for Electric Vehicle Battery Plants in Indiana

The U.S. Energy Department said Monday it is planning to loan up to $7.54 billion to a joint venture of Chrysler parent Stellantis STLAM.MI and Samsung SDI 006400.KS to help build two electric vehicle lithium-ion battery plants in Indiana. The …

‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Is Unlikely Under Trump, Exxon Says

Oil and gas producers in the US will not raise output significantly in the coming years despite calls from President-Elect Donald Trump to “drill, baby, drill,” said Exxon Mobil Corp.’s Upstream President Liam Mallon. “I think a radical change is …

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