Latest Utah Headlines

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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 will...

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 // 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 directors...

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 // Market Detail: Shield Commercial Insurance Services, in business since 2004, offers a full line of commercial and residential contractor insurance coverage. Minimum premium is $1,500 for contractors professional and...

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 drove...

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 // One80 Intermediaries, GMI InsuranceOne80 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...

Utah Allocates Millions to Prepare for Flood Damage After Wet Winter

May 24 2023 // As the winter’s record snowpack melts and cascades down from the Rockies, Utah lawmakers set aside millions of dollars to prepare for potentially historic flooding.The state is among the many in the American West...

Paltrow Won’t Recoup Attorney Fees in Utah Ski Crash Suit

May 3 2023 // Gwyneth Paltrow will not recoup the attorneys’ fees she paid to successfully defend herself against a lawsuit from a 76-year-old retired optometrist who claimed she was at fault for crashing into him at a posh Utah...