 STAMFORD, Conn., Feb. 11, 2021 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- Independence Holding Company NYSE: IHC today announced that fueled by record growth in pet acquisition and registration, the American Kennel Club AKC, the leading advocate for dogs, and PetPartners, Inc. PPI, its longtime administrator of AKC Pet Insurance insurance underwritten by Independence American Insurance Company, announced an expanded licensing and marketing agreement which takes their relationship to an unprecedented new level. 