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Neenah, Wis. (Feb. 28, 2025) – SECURA Insurance, a property-casualty insurance company, celebrated its 125th anniversary March 1, 2025. SECURA was founded in 1900 by Julius Bubolz, a local farmer, after a tornado tore through New Richmond, Wisconsin causing incredible property damage, killing more than 100 people and injuring 500 others. Bubolz knew something needed…

Madison, Wis. – Jan. 16, 2025 – Rural Mutual Insurance Company and Badger Mutual Insurance Company, with a combined 227 years of providing farm, commercial, and personal policies, have finalized their affiliation agreement based on regulatory approval from the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) as of January 1, 2025. The two insurance…

By: Alyssa Hobgood | PIA Director True growth rarely comes from staying comfortable. Some of my most transformative experiences have happened when I stepped into unfamiliar territory-nervous, unsure, and entirely out of my comfort zone. For me, 2024 became a year of courage: breaking free from my comfort zone, letting go of things that drained…

Never forget that e-mail constitutes a legal record and can be admissible in legal actions, not only in the courtroom, but in the court of public opinion. People sue for all kinds of silly reasons. Family members get into disputes, couples get divorced, consumers sue merchants, and vendors can pursue delinquent clients. Whenever a lawyer…

By: Kimberly Bunce | Brought to you By: If something unexpected happened, could your agency survive without you? How would this affect your family, partners, employees, and clients? Whether planning for the unexpected or for retirement, creating a succession plan – often referred to in the industry as a perpetuation plan – might be the…