The insurance industry isn’t one known for rapid change, but a global pandemic has a way of altering even the most steadfast of business currents. After two years, insurance companies are still adjusting to the evolving marketplace as COVID continues…
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Sunstar Insurance Expands in NE Arkansas with Evins Insurance Merger
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffSunstar Insurance Group, LLC is merging with Evins Insurance Group of Jonesboro. The merger will be Sunstar’s ninth expansion in five years. Sunstar Insurance Group effectively blankets the state of Arkansas with a comprehensive insurance network comprised of industry veterans.…
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The River Company Acquires Ozark’s Heffington Insurance Inc.
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe River Company announced Monday that it has acquired fellow Arkansas insurance company Heffington Insurance, Inc. The acquired agency, which offers affordable and reliable insurance choices to Western Arkansas, will reopen under The River Company name by July 2022. Heffington…
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Arkansas Businesses to See Reduced Workers’ Comp Insurance Rates
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas Insurance Commissioner Alan McClain announced Thursday another rate decrease in workers’ compensation insurance in 2022. The Arkansas Insurance Department (AID) approved an overall average workers compensation voluntary market loss cost level decrease of 10.8 percent and a drop of…
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AMP Influencers of the Year 2022
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffInfluencers come in many shapes and sizes. Influencers can be mentors, CEOs, teachers. Their influence can be effectively subtle or dynamic; they can influence overtly or otherwise. But they all share one common denominator — they are leaders. Arkansas Money…
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Stephens Insurance Announces NIL Agreement with Bumper Pool
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffStephens Insurance, LLC, an affiliate of Stephens Inc., announced Tuesday a Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deal with University of Arkansas linebacker Bumper Pool. Stephens has a history of supporting University of Arkansas athletics and former Razorbacks on the PGA…
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USAble Life Launches Collaboration with Cambia Health in Western States
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffLife & Specialty Ventures and Cambia Health Solutions have finalized the details of a strategic collaboration to “advance the medical and dental care and financial well-being of people and families” in Oregon, Washington, Utah and Idaho, the companies announced Tuesday.…
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Hutchinson Talks ARHOME Medicaid Project, Omicron in Weekly Briefing
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffGovernor Asa Hutchinson announced during a weekly briefing that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has approved a five-year Section 1115 Demonstration Project called, “Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me, ” or ARHOME. The approval of ARHOME will allow…
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Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame Announces 2021 Inductees
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame announced its 2021 class of inductees, honored recently at the University of Central Arkansas. The 2021 Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame inductees are: The Hon. Greg Standridge (1967-2017), Russellville Arkansas State Senator President, CSI…
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Robbi Davis Agency Acquired by Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Robbi Davis Agency of Little Rock has been acquired by Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. for an undisclosed sum, the firm has announced. The Davis agency, founded in 1996, is a full-service insurance agency specializing in employee benefits, Medicare…