--- title: "Plexus Points: Insurance stories we're reading" description: "Plexus Points: Insurance stories we're reading" --- [Skip to content](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/plexus-blog/news/plexus-points-insurance-stories-were-reading-18#main-content) [![The Plexus Groupe](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo%20and%20Design%20Files/plexus_sis_logo_color.png?width=1468&height=368&name=plexus_sis_logo_color.png "The Plexus Groupe")](https://www.plexusgroupe.com/) # Plexus Points: Insurance stories we're reading 28 April 2016 [Mike Wilkening](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/author/mike-wilkening) [Employee Benefits](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/tag/employee-benefits), [Property & Casualty](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/tag/property-amp-casualty), [News](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/tag/news) At The Plexus Groupe, we love reading about all things insurance. And we suspect you do, too. With that in mind, here are links to five interesting industry-focused stories we're checking out: -- Notre Dame star linebacker Jaylon Smith, whose NFL stock has been hurt by a serious knee injury, has a [$5 million insurance policy](http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/15388893/2016-nfl-draft-prospect-jaylon-smith-collect-5-million-insurance-policy) to protect him, among other things, against a loss of income from being picked later in this week's draft, ESPN reports. According to the report, Smith will receive $700,000 if he goes unselected on Thursday in Round One and $100,000 for every pick he goes unselected thereafter, with a maximum value of $5 million. -- [Live action role playing enthusiasts](http://time.com/money/4309344/live-action-role-play-larp-insurance/) might want to think about insurance. -- A company is partnering with carriers to provide [on-demand insurance](http://techcrunch.com/2016/04/26/trov-insurance-on-demand/) in Australia and the United Kingdom, with the U.S. also on the firm's radar. -- From *Insurance Journal*, a look at what younger agents like about [working in insurance](http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2016/04/27/404152.htm). -- Here's a [state-by-state analysis](http://www.valuepenguin.com/2016/04/states-highest-lowest-rate-increases-after-dui) of how much auto insurance rates increase after a DUI conviction (via *[The Columbus Dispatch](http://www.dispatch.com/content/blogs/the-bottom-line/2016/04/study-shows-how-much-insurance-goes-up-after-a-dui-arrest.html)*). ### Related Post ##### [Plexus Points: Insurance stories we're checking out](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/plexus-blog/news/plexus-points-insurance-stories-checking-8) We enjoy reading about insurance, and we tend to think you enjoy doing the same. With this in mind,... ##### [Plexus Points: Insurance stories we’re reading](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/plexus-blog/retirement-plans/plexus-points-insurance-stories-were-reading-3) *We find insurance fascinating at The Plexus Groupe. And we love to read about the subject.* *As you...* ##### [Plexus Points: Insurance-related stories we're reading](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/plexus-blog/retirement-plans/plexus-points-insurance-related-stories-reading) At Plexus, we enjoy reading about all things insurance. Here are five industry stories we are... [![The Plexus Groupe](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo%20and%20Design%20Files/plexus_sis_logo_color.png?width=1468&height=368&name=plexus_sis_logo_color.png "The Plexus Groupe")](https://www.plexusgroupe.com/) HQ: 21805 W. Field Parkway Suite 300 Deer Park, IL 60010 847.307.6100 [communications@plexusgroupe.com](mailto:communications@plexusgroupe.com) Copyright © 2022 The Plexus Groupe. All Rights Reserved. [Privacy Policy |](https://www.plexusgroupe.com/privacy-policy) [Terms & Conditions](https://www.plexusgroupe.com/privacy-policy#:~:text=with%20its%20operators.-,TERMS,-OF%20USE) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Mike Wilkening", "url" : "https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/author/mike-wilkening" }, "dateModified" : "2019-12-09T20:04:45.693Z", "datePublished" : "2016-04-28T09:21:31.000Z", "headline" : "Plexus Points: Insurance stories we're reading", "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/plexus-blog/news/plexus-points-insurance-stories-were-reading-18", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/hubfs/Plexus%20Logos/The%20Plexus%20Groupe/Plexus-External-Padded.png" }, "name" : "The Plexus Groupe LLC" } } ```