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August 12, 2021

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Emerging Leader Summit
September 21-23, 2021
Univ. of KY Gatton College of Business
550 South Limestone
Lexington, KY, 40506

Keeneland Tailgate
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November 10-12, 2021
Galt House Hotel
140 N Fourth Street
Louisville, KY 40202
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40 UNDER 40 FEATURE: SUBMIT ANSWERS TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS TO BE FEATURED IN THE FALL 2021 MAGAZINE:

  1. Why did you choose to pursue a career in insurance?
  2. What obstacles did you face when you first started, and how did you overcome them?
  3. How has this industry impacted your life?

DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
News Affecting You
Liberty Mutual to Acquire State Auto Group
Insurer Liberty Mutual reported that it will acquire State Auto Group, a super-regional insurance holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

Under the terms of the agreement, State Auto mutual members will become mutual members of Liberty Mutual. Also, Liberty Mutual will acquire all of the publicly held shares of common stock of State Auto Financial for $52 per share in a cash deal of about $1 billion.


Source: Insurance Journal
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Kentucky Health Insurance Marketplace: History and News of the State's Exchange
Open enrollment for 2021 health plans ran from November 1 through December 15, 2020. But a COVID-related enrollment window has been opened by the Biden administration, giving people an additional six months to secure coverage for 2021. This window is scheduled to end on August 15, 2021.

In states that use HealthCare.gov, including Kentucky, this window can be used by people who are uninsured, as well as those who already have coverage and would like to choose a different plan for the remainder of the year. A qualifying event is not necessary in order to use this COVID-related enrollment window, although qualifying events will once again be necessary after August 15, for people who want to enroll or make a plan change outside of the annual open enrollment period.


Source: HealthInsurance.org
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The iAgent Newsfeed is a blog located on the Big I KY website. It is a source for the latest Kentucky and National News, as well as tips and tricks to help you become the best insurance agent you can possibly be!
A Year Later, Kentucky still not 'Caught Up' on Unemployment Claims
A year ago, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said the state was “spending what it takes” to get “caught up” on a growing backlog of unemployment claims.

“Help is on the way,” Beshear said during a June 30, 2020 briefing in which he announced the hiring of accounting firm Ernst & Young to help process claims.

But Kentucky is not caught up. In fact, the state hasn’t even cleared all claims filed in the initial three months of the pandemic, despite Beshear’s promise a year ago that claims from March, April and May 2020 would be resolved by the end of July 2020.


Source: WDRB
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