Latest GuideOne Insurance Headlines
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South Carolina DOI Names Noga, Formerly With GuideOne, as Captives Director
Apr 4 2025 // The South Carolina Department of Insurance named Andy Noga, formerly CEO and general counsel of GuideOne Insurance Group, as director of captives, underscoring the state’s commitment to fostering captive insurance...
People Moves: GuideOne Insurance Appoints Wei Huang to Board of Directors
Jan 9 2025 // Wei Huang GuideOne Insurance, headquartered in West De Moines, Iowa, appointed Wei Huang to its board of directors. Huang, who serves as the senior vice president and senior client investment officer at Northern Trust...
People Moves: Powers Insurance & Risk Management Adds Gaglioti and Hester; GuideOne Insurance Names Sheets SVP and General Counsel
Aug 5 2024 // Powers Insurance & Risk Management Adds Gaglioti and Hester Brittany Gaglioti Powers Insurance & Risk Management, headquartered in St. Louis, hired Brittany Gaglioti as a commercial account manager and Contina...
AM Best Places Iowa’s GuideOne Under Review With Negative Implications
Jul 17 2023 // AM Best has placed under review with negative implications the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “a-” (Excellent) of GuideOne Insurance...
Venture Programs Taps GuideOne’s Peterson to Lead New Nonprofit Insurance Program
Aug 4 2020 // Venture Insurance Programs, a national insurance program administrator, has launched Community Care, a new insurance program for community and social services, including nonprofits and for-profits. In conjunction with the...
Iowa’s GuideOne Insurance Names Groenheide Senior VP, Specialty
Oct 22 2019 // GuideOne Insurance in West Des Moines, Iowa, has appointed Mark Groenheide as senior vice president, Specialty. In this role, Groenheide is responsible for growing and managing the business by focusing on niche specialty...
Iowa’s GuideOne Teams Up with Strategos International on Armed Intruder Training
Aug 27 2019 // West Des Moines, Iowa-based GuideOne Insurance has formed an alliance with Strategos International, a Kansas City-based organization that will bring training and consulting to its customers in all niches – churches,...
Ward Appointed Vice President, Distribution Management at GuideOne
Jun 10 2019 // GuideOne Insurance in West Des Moines, Iowa, has appointed Chris Ward as vice president of Distribution Management. In this role, Ward is responsible for driving and supporting attainment of GuideOne’s strategic plan...
GuideOne in Iowa Names Pearson Sr. VP, Chief Underwriting Officer
May 24 2019 // West Des Moines, Iowa-based GuideOne Insurance has appointed Doug Pearson senior vice president and chief underwriting officer. In this role, Pearson is responsible for niche product management, home office underwriting,...
CNA’s Huber Named Senior VP, Sales & Field Operations at GuideOne
Feb 4 2019 // GuideOne Insurance, headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa, has appointed Rob Huber as senior vice president, Sales & Field Operations. In this role, Huber is responsible for leading GuideOne’s sales, marketing,...
Top Insurance Journal Midwest Stories of 2017
Dec 29 2017 // A bad broker, classic cars that got destroyed in a fire and insurer rating downgrades were among the most widely read news stories in Insurance Journal’s Midwest region in 2017. Broker Gone Bad One story that...
A.M. Best Downgrades GuideOne Insurance Companies’ Credit Ratings
Dec 7 2017 // A.M. Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to A- (Excellent) from A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) to “a-” from “a” of GuideOne Mutual...
GuideOne’s Joos Joins CopperPoint in Arizona as Chief Financial Officer
Jun 13 2017 // Phoenix, Ariz.-based CopperPoint Insurance Cos. has named Mark L. Joos its chief financial officer. Joos will be responsible for overseeing the finance division, including finance, accounting and investments for...
State Auto’s Clark Named CEO of GuideOne Insurance
May 23 2017 // West Des Moines, Iowa-based GuideOne Insurance has named Jessica E. Clark as the company’s new chief executive officer (CEO). Bringing nearly 20 years of leadership experience in property and casualty insurance,...
Ratings Outlook for GuideOne Insurance Revised to Negative: A.M. Best
Jan 19 2017 // A.M. Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “a” of the members of the...
West Des Moines-Based GuideOne Insurance Cutting Jobs
Aug 8 2016 // Officials say a West Des Moines-based insurance company is cutting more than 70 jobs over the next 12 to 18 months. The Des Moines Register reports that GuideOne Insurance says it’s going to stop providing home and...
GuideOne CIO: Commitment to Employee Engagement Platform Paying Off
May 23 2016 // As the new chief information officer and senior vice president in charge of business transformation at Des Moines, Iowa-based property/casualty carrier GuideOne Insurance, Doug Cretsinger faced some big challenges. He...
Employee Engagement Platform Pays Off for Midwest Insurer
May 23 2016 // As the new chief information officer and senior vice president in charge of business transformation at property/casualty carrier, GuideOne Insurance, Doug Cretsinger faced some big challenges. He managed a staff of around...
Fifth Circuit Affirms ‘Eight-Corners’ Rule and Duty to Defend
Aug 10 2012 // Because the duty to defend is one of the most important aspects of liability policies such as Commercial General Liability coverage, it is frequently the subject of litigation. One recent case from the Fifth Circuit Court...
Fifth Circuit Affirms ‘Eight-Corners’ Rule and Duty to Defend
Aug 6 2012 // Because the duty to defend is one of the most important aspects of liability policies such as commercial general liability coverage, it is frequently the subject of litigation. One recent case from the Fifth Circuit Court...
