Latest Iowa Headlines
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City in Iowa Rejects Plan to Bill Insurers for Emergency Response
Aug 9 2018 // Waterloo (Iowa) Fire Rescue’s proposal to bill insurance companies for its emergency response costs has been rejected. City council members have voted 5-2 against the plan that would seek payments for the...
North Risk Partners Acquires Iowa’s Benefit Solutions
Aug 7 2018 // Benefit Solutions Inc. (BSI) located in Hiawatha, Iowa, has been acquired by Minnesota-based independent insurance agency, North Risk Partners. Greg Dunn, BSI’s co-founder and preceding owner, will continue to head...
Business Moves
Aug 6 2018 // BNC Insurance Agency, Murray, Schoen & Homer BNC Insurance Agency Inc., an independently owned retail brokerage firm with headquarters in Rye Brook, N.Y., has acquired Murray, Schoen & Homer Inc., also located in...
Nebraska Lawmakers Mull Stricter Texting Ban
Jul 24 2018 // A year after Iowa began cracking down on texting while driving, advocates and lawmakers in Nebraska hope to implement a similar policy. Nebraska and Iowa both banned texting while driving in 2010 but classified the...
Unexpected Iowa Tornadoes Flatten Buildings, Injure at Least 17
Jul 23 2018 // Thousands of people were without power Friday after a flurry of unexpected tornadoes swept through central Iowa, injuring at least 17 people and flattening buildings in three cities. The storms even surprised weather...
Iowa’s Holmes Murphy Welcomes 14 New Employee Shareholders
Jul 19 2018 // Iowa-based insurance services firm, Holmes Murphy, recently added 14 new employee shareholders. Holmes Murphy shareholders help lead the company in its mission to promote health, protect wealth, and deliver peace of mind....
Iowa’s Holmes Murphy Relocates to New Office in Davenport
Jul 13 2018 // Davenport, Iowa-based independent insurance brokerage, Holmes Murphy, has moved from its Research Parkway location to a newly renovated space adjacent to Russell Construction. The new office space was selected due to the...
Iowa’s Holmes Murphy Joins Forces with Construction Industry Leader CSDZ
Jul 5 2018 // Holmes Murphy has joined forces with privately owned Cobb Strecker Dunphy & Zimmermann Inc. (CSDZ), based in Minneapolis. Holmes Murphy said the merger is its largest to date and strengthens the firm’s depth in...
Survey: As Trade Fears Mount, Economic Growth Slows in Midwest
Jul 3 2018 // Business remains strong in nine Midwest and Plains states, but a new monthly survey suggests growth is slowing as concerns about trade and tariffs increase. The region’s overall economic index decreased to 61.8 in...
New Iowa Laws Include Expanded ‘Move Over’ Rule, Limits on Alcohol Liability
Jul 3 2018 // Gov. Kim Reynolds signed more than 170 bills during and after the legislative session and most of those laws took effect on July 1, the start of Iowa’s new budget year. Among the new laws in effect that may affect...
TrueNorth Acquires Iowa’s Gateway Insurance Services
Jul 3 2018 // TrueNorth Companies has acquired Iowa-based Gateway Insurance Services, which will adopt the TrueNorth name and brand. With locations in Ames and Iowa Falls, Gateway Insurance Services has been committed to providing...
Former Iowa Insurance Claims Rep Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charge
Jul 2 2018 // A former claims representative in West Des Moines, Iowa, has pleaded guilty to defrauding an insurance company, the Iowa Insurance Division reported. Cora Harrington entered a guilty plea on June 25, 2018 to Fraudulent...
Iowa Court: Contract Workers May Sue for Wrongful Discharge
Jul 2 2018 // Two former Iowa Workforce Development judges may sue the agency for wrongful discharge after the Iowa Supreme Court made significant rulings in their cases on June 15 that could have broad implications for other state...
Chocolate-Laden Trailer Goes Up in Flames in Iowa
Jun 29 2018 // That’s one way to burn calories. Des Moines television station KCCI reports that a semitrailer carrying chocolate from Hershey, Pennsylvania, caught fire Wednesday on Interstate 80 near Dexter in west-central...
Iowa’s Holmes Murphy Taps Hurley as President, Property Casualty Brokerage
Jun 27 2018 // Iowa-based Holmes Murphy has named John Hurley II as president of Property Casualty Brokerage Services. Hurley was formerly senior vice president of Property Casualty, and this new title reflects the high-caliber work...
BNSF Looks to Resume Service in Iowa After Derailment
Jun 26 2018 // BNSF Railway Co. on Monday said it could resume service Tuesday on a stretch of northwestern Iowa track damaged when a train left the track and crude oil spilled from derailed cars. The crude oil train derailed near Doon,...
BNSF: Train Derailed in Iowa; Estimated 230,000 Gallons of Oil Spilled
Jun 25 2018 // An estimated 230,000 gallons (870,619 liters) of crude oil spilled into floodwaters in the northwestern corner of Iowa following a train derailment, a railroad official said Saturday. BNSF spokesman Andy Williams said 14...
Iowa Supreme Court Rules Union Workers May Sue for Wrongful Discharge
Jun 18 2018 // Two former Iowa Workforce Development judges may sue the agency for wrongful discharge after the Iowa Supreme Court made significant rulings in their cases on June 15 that could have broad implications for other state...
Iowa Supreme Court Reduces Liability of Governments for Road Safety
Jun 18 2018 // A recent Iowa Supreme Court decision involving a 2013 car accident on a northwest Iowa county road could make it more difficult for citizens to hold city, county and state officials responsible when people are hurt as the...
Business Moves
Jun 18 2018 // Kemper, Infinity Kemper Corp. and Infinity Property and Casualty Corp. reported that the companies’ respective shareholders approved proposals related to the agreement announced in February under which Kemper will...
