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...
Valent ranked as 4th largest Agency by Business Alabama Magazine
Business Alabama Magazine ranked Valent 4th largest agency according to a survey based on 2019 policy volume written by Alabama offices. To see the complete rankings from Business Alabama Magazine, visit their website below. See the Full...
Valent Group Awarded Best Place to Work by the Birmingham Business Journal
Celebrate Good Times! It takes hard work and passion to build a strong company culture. It takes even more to build one employees are proud enough to call a “Best Place to Work.” Still harder, how many companies can say they’ve earned that...