Latest Iowa Headlines
All the headlines from our Iowa Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Young Takes on Role of President at Iowa’s Crop Pro Insurance
Aug 22 2017 // Crop Pro Insurance, a Johnston, Iowa-based managing general agent (MGA) specializing in crop insurance, announced that Joe Young, a co-founder of Crop Pro Insurance, has signed on to serve as the new company’s...
Activists Oppose Iowa’s $1M in Liability Insurance Requirement for Rallies
Aug 16 2017 // Some activists are pushing to change rules that require groups to obtain $1 million in liability insurance before holding a protest at the Iowa Capitol, claiming the rule threatens free speech. The Iowa Department of...
Pennsylvania’s IA&B Hires Ross as Marketing, Communications Senior Director
Aug 9 2017 // Insurance Agents & Brokers (IA&B), a Mechanicsburg, Penn.-based tri-state trade organization, has hired Jennifer Ross as marketing and communications senior director. In her role, Ross will oversee communications...
Hail Storm Brings Boom for Some Iowa Businesses, Insurance Agents
Aug 8 2017 // A severe June 30 hail storm that struck Sioux City, Iowa has become big business for certain sectors of the local economy and drawn interest from outside contractors. The Sioux City Journal reported that auto body shops,...
Iowa Man Awarded $4.5M in Age Bias Lawsuit Against Hospital
Jul 31 2017 // A jury has awarded $4.5 million to a former employee who sued an Iowa hospital for age bias and retaliation. The Des Moines Register reports that the jury’s July 24 decision came after a 10-day trial of Grinnell...
Ex-Iowa Seed Company Exec Files $80M Suit over Firing
Jul 20 2017 // An executive for a prominent Iowa seed company is alleging he was wrongly fired by Iowa’s richest man and deprived his right to acquire $80 million worth of corporate stock. Joseph Saluri filed a lawsuit against...
Iowa’s Holmes Murphy: Responsible Time Off Policy a Success
Jul 14 2017 // For the past year, Des Moines, Iowa-based Holmes Murphy team members across the nation have overwhelmingly embraced the independent insurance brokerage’s Responsible Time Off program. Holmes Murphy said it began a...
Downtown Fire in Central Iowa Town Causes Extensive Damage
Jul 7 2017 // A major blaze damaged several buildings in a central Iowa town on Independence Day, but fire officials don’t suspect fireworks as the cause. The Des Moines Register reports that the fire started late on July 4 in...
Court: Former Work Comp Commissioner Can Sue Iowa over Alleged GOP Reprisals
Jul 6 2017 // In a landmark decision making it easier for citizens to sue government officials who violate their rights, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that a Democratic appointee can seek damages for alleged political retaliation he...
Injuries, Property Damage Reported from Tornadoes in Iowa, Wisconsin
Jun 30 2017 // Thunderstorms that spun off tornadoes as they rumbled across Iowa injured at least two people, mowed down crops and damaged homes and farm buildings. In Wisconsin, at least one person was reported injured, as...
Appeals Spent, Iowa Egg Executives in Salmonella Case Ordered to Prison
Jun 29 2017 // A father and son whose Iowa-based egg production company caused a massive 2010 salmonella outbreak have exhausted their appeals and a federal judge has ordered them to begin serving prison sentences. The U.S. Supreme Court...
Iowa’s ManchesterStory Group Welcomes Aon Benfield’s O’Halleran
Jun 21 2017 // ManchesterStory Group (ManchesterStory), a Des Moines, Iowa-based venture capital firm focused on insurance-relevant fintech and healthcare companies, has added Michael O’Halleran as a special advisor and chair of...
Danielsen Joins TrueNorth as Producer in Iowa
Jun 20 2017 // Iowa-based insurance services firm, TrueNorth, has added Lane Danielsen as a producer within its risk management division. He is based in West Des Moines, Iowa. Danielsen has more than 12 years of experience in sales and...
Iowa May Be First State with No Health Insurers on Exchange
Jun 16 2017 // Iowa could be the first state in the nation with no health insurance company willing to offer policies on its Affordable Care Act exchange next year unless President Donald Trump’s administration approves a stopgap...
New Trial Ordered in Iowa High School Baseball Injury Case
Jun 9 2017 // The Iowa Supreme Court has ordered a new trial in the case of a Muscatine high school baseball player whose skull was fractured when he was struck by a foul ball during a game in Davenport in 2011. A jury initially sided...
Midwest Farmers Decry Trump Plans to Cut Ag Subsidies
Jun 5 2017 // Farm groups and some members of Congress from farm states are decrying proposed cuts to crop insurance and other safety net programs for farmers included in President Donald Trump’s budget. The proposed cuts come...
Why Having Cell Phone Conversations While Driving Is Risky
Jun 5 2017 // It’s generally acknowledged that talking on a cell phone impedes driving ability. But new research from the University of Iowa is showing how even a simple conversation can affect the brain’s ability to focus...
Iowa Agency, Two Rivers Insurance, to Repay Cities, Counties
May 24 2017 // State regulators say an Iowa insurance agency accused of a deceptive practice has agreed to repay more than $1.3 million to local governments. The Des Moines Register reports that Two Rivers Insurance Co., which is based...
Top Iowa Court Upholds $85K Award in Workplace Discrimination Case
May 23 2017 // The Iowa Supreme Court has upheld an $85,000 discrimination judgment against a company whose owner repeatedly called a black worker “chocolate” and other racial epithets. Justices upheld the Dubuque Human...
University of Iowa to Settle Sports Bias Lawsuits for $6.5M
May 23 2017 // The University of Iowa will pay $6.5 million to settle high-profile discrimination lawsuits filed by former athletic administrator Jane Meyer and her partner, former women’s field hockey coach Tracey Griesbaum,...
