


Valent Group Included in the Big “I” and Reagan Consulting 2022 Best Practices Study
Birmingham, AL, October 11 – Valent Group is part of an elite group of independent insurance agencies around the United States participating in the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) “Best Practices” Study Group. Each year...
Kurt Close Named President of Valent Group, an EBSCO Company
Valent Group, a subsidiary of EBSCO Industries, is proud to announce that Kurt Close has been promoted to president and will lead the organization’s efforts to provide business insurance, employer benefits and personal insurance services to companies and individuals...
Get Ahead of the Cost Curve: Work Comp Offers Savings in a Hard Market
Originally published in Birmingham Business Journal Oct. 30, 2020. Author: Allen Baker, Sr. Vice President of Property & Casualty Companies are experiencing increasing (or “hardening”) rates on their property and casualty insurance programs — an average 19%...
Pandemic Policy Provisions: Interview in Business Alabama
Fifteen lawsuits have been filed in Alabama seeking compensation from insurance companies for business lost during the Covid-19 shutdown, according to the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies — 14 in federal court and one in Circuit Court in Jefferson...