Latest Iowa Headlines
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IA&B Service Group Announces New Officers in Del., Md., Penn.
Nov 11 2013 // The fall marks a new administrative year for Insurance Agents & Brokers Service Group and its partnership of agents’ associations in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania. The following directors have been...
Iowa City Work Prompts Lower Flood Insurance Rates
Nov 7 2013 // Property owners in Iowa City’s 100-year flood plain will get a 15 percent discount on their flood insurance premiums because of city efforts on a variety of flood-related projects. Property owners in the flood plain...
Baltimore Insurer to Relocate to Des Moines, Iowa
Nov 4 2013 // A Baltimore, Md.-based life insurance company is moving its corporate offices to Des Moines, Iowa, and it plans to employ 50 workers within the next three years, a company spokesman said. Fidelity & Guaranty Life...
Lost Pheasants, Disappearing Grasslands: Is Crop Insurance to Blame?
Nov 1 2013 // The hunters tramp through neck-high prairie grass with a pair of golden retrievers named Moe and Buck, flushing out birds in a freezing autumn drizzle. When one flutters from the South Dakota grassland, Dick Schmith, 58,...
Iowa State Troopers Target Out-of-State Drivers
Oct 23 2013 // Drivers with out-of-state plates are much more likely to be stopped by the Iowa State Patrol when they drive in the state. The Des Moines Register reviewed about 22,000 traffic warnings and tickets issued by the State...
As Many as 9 Tornadoes Reported in Nebraska, Iowa
Oct 21 2013 // As many as nine tornadoes – at least one rated a powerful EF3 – touched down across northeast Nebraska and northwest Iowa as a storm cell moved over the region in the evening on Oct. 4, causing structural damage and...
Dovetail Insurance Offering NetComp to Small Businesses in Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas
Oct 11 2013 // Dovetail Insurance announced it is now offering its NetComp workers’ compensation insurance to small businesses in Arkansas, Iowa and Kansas. The product is available through independent agents. Dovetail’s...
As Many as 9 Tornadoes Reported in Nebraska, Iowa
Oct 7 2013 // As many as nine tornadoes – at least one rated a powerful EF3 – touched down across northeast Nebraska and northwest Iowa as a storm cell moved over the region in the evening on Oct. 4, causing structural...
Ex-Iowa Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty in Mail Fraud Case
Oct 7 2013 // A Marshalltown, Iowa, insurance agent accused of selling customers fake insurance policies has pleaded guilty to a charge of wire fraud in a plea agreement reached with prosecutors. In exchange for the guilty plea four...
Ex-Iowa Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty in Mail Fraud Case
Sep 26 2013 // A Marshalltown, Iowa, insurance agent accused of selling customers fake insurance policies has pleaded guilty to a charge of wire fraud in a plea agreement reached with prosecutors. In exchange for the guilty plea four...
Data: Iowa insurance Exchange Will Offer Low Premiums
Sep 23 2013 // Newly released rate information on Iowa’s health care marketplace shows the state will offer some of the lowest premiums in the country. The Iowa Insurance Division released numbers on Sept. 20 that back up earlier...
Midwest Politicians Work as Insurance Advocates
Sep 23 2013 // Three individuals who have worked in the insurance industry and now practice politics in the Midwest — Indiana State Representative Matt Lehman, Michigan State Senator David Robertson and U.S. Congressman Tom Latham...
Iowa Division of Insurance Launching Fraud Fighters Program
Sep 12 2013 // The Iowa Insurance Division has launched a new anti-fraud program to help Iowans protect their money. The program is called Iowa Fraud Fighters – Shield Your Savings. It comes in response to a wave of new cons targeting...
Insurance Pros in Politics: Midwest Politicians Work as Insurance Advocates
Sep 10 2013 // Those who have worked in the insurance industry and now practice politics in the Midwest say they are able to provide valuable insight into policies and insurance laws that affect their state’s important industries...
Iowa Health Insurance Exchange Price Info Delayed
Sep 10 2013 // Iowa’s insurance commissioner says he needs a commitment from a national insurer before he can release pricing information on policies to be sold on the state’s new health insurance exchange. The prices were...
Crop Insurance: A Growing Problem in Time of Record Farm Profits
Sep 9 2013 // A Depression-era program intended to save the nation’s farmers from ruin has grown into a 21st- century crutch enabling affluent growers and financial institutions to thrive at U.S. taxpayer expense. Federal crop...
Iowa City Settles with Travelers Insurance over Landfill Fire
Sep 6 2013 // Iowa City, Iowa, has reached a $1.85 million insurance settlement over a costly landfill fire last year. The Iowa City Council said during a Sept. 3 meeting that it had come to an agreement with The Travelers Companies for...
Iowa City Negotiating With Insurer over Landfill Fire
Aug 23 2013 // Iowa City officials are negotiating with an insurer about a disputed claim arising from last year’s landfill fire. The Iowa City Press-Citizen says the city council has approved a confidentiality agreement with The...
Iowa Insurance Regulator Approves Aviva Acquisition
Aug 19 2013 // Iowa’s insurance regulator has approved the acquisition of West Des Moines-based AvivaUSA and subsidiaries by Athene Holding Ltd., a life insurance company owned primarily by private equity fund Apollo Global...
Obama OKs Disaster Declaration for 10 Iowa Counties
Aug 2 2013 // President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster exists in 10 eastern Iowa counties hit by storms and flooding in June. The White House says in a news release that Obama signed the declaration Wednesday evening for...
