Austin, Texas-based car insurance quote comparison WebsitetheZebra said it has closed $17 million in Series Afunding with investments from serial entrepreneur Mark Cuban; MikeMaples Jr. of Twitter and Lyft; Simon Nixon of Moneysupermarket;Silverton Partners; and new investors Daher Capital and BallastPoint Ventures. This brings total funding to over $21 million, thecompany said.

Jacksonville, Fla.-based property and casualty insurancecompany Main StreetAmerica Group said it has introduced Main StreetProtection Auto, a private passenger auto insurance program for thepreferred/standard marketplace in South Carolina, through itsstatewide network of independent insurance agents.

Foster City, Calif.-based insurance softwaredeveloper Guidewire Software Inc. said that SanFrancisco-based DocuSign Inc. has become a software partnerfor its GuidewirePartnerConnect.

InsureSign, a provider of e-signaturesolutions to the insurance industry, said it has partnered andintegrated with the FinanceMaster software system byRoswell, Ga.-based Advanced Insurance SystemsInc. Insurance premium finance companies that use thesoftware can now offer agents and insureds a fully automatedsigning process, the company said.

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based collector-carauctioner Barrett-Jackson has announced afive-year renewal of its onsite collector-car insurance program.Barrett-Jackson Endorsed Collector Car Insurance was introduced in2009 in collaboration with the Private Client Group division of NewYork City-based American International Group Inc., and is servicedby Maumee, Ohio-based independent insurance agency TDC RiskManagement.

Valhalla, N.Y.-based insurance brokerage and consultingcompany USI Insurance Services (USI) said it hasacquired Mount Laurel, N.J.-based employee benefits wholesalebrokerage CBDI Inc. Terms of the transaction were notdisclosed, but USI said CBDI will become part of Emerson ReidLLC, USI's employee benefits wholesale brokerage division.

Palo Alto, Calif.-based private equity firm Altamont CapitalPartners said it has acquired a majority equitystake in Atlanta-based Access Holdco Management LLC, an insurancemanaging general agency focused on the nonstandard auto market.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but Accessfounder Michael McMenamin will remain president and CEO, as well asa significant shareholder.

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