Latest Iowa Headlines
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Suit Over Iowa Trooper’s Alleged Misconduct Settled for $225K
Apr 7 2021 // Iowa will pay $225,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who was injured when a state trooper knocked him over and put his knee on his neck during a 2017 traffic stop, according to documents. The payment to Bryce Yakish...
Iowa Insurance Agent Told to Stop Doing Business in the State
Apr 6 2021 // An Iowa insurance agent has had his license suspended and has been ordered to cease and desist conducting insurance business in the state, regulators say. The Iowa Insurance Division said in addition, Oscar Sanchez of West...
Trinity Healthshare to Stop Operating in Iowa After ‘Unauthorized Insurer’ Charges
Mar 19 2021 // Trinity Healthshare Inc. (now known as Sharity Ministries Inc.) has agreed cease operating in Iowa on June 30, 2021, the state insurance division reported. The Iowa Insurance Division says Trinity has agreed to cease...
Former Iowa Insurance Agent Faces Fraud Charges
Mar 4 2021 // A former Red Oak, Iowa, insurance agent is facing felony charges related to alleged insurance fraud. The Iowa Insurance Division said Dustin French has been charged with one count of Insurance Fraud – Presenting...
Flood Risk in Iowa, Nebraska Appears Low with Gradual Snow Melt
Feb 25 2021 // The risk of flooding generally remains low across most of Nebraska and Iowa because the snow across both states is expected to melt gradually in the coming days. But the amount of ice on some rivers, particularly the...
Iowa’s UFG, Topsail Re Agree on Program Management Sharing Plan
Feb 23 2021 // UFG Insurance, based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Topsail Re have agreed to share program management and risk for certain lines of business. According to UFG, the new agreement is a companion lines arrangement wherein UFG...
Former Iowa Insurance Agent Charged with Fraud, Money Laundering
Feb 22 2021 // A former Iowa insurance agent has been charged money laundering and fraud, among other charges, the Iowa Insurance Division reported. Michael J. Heiberger, age 52, of Epworth, has been charged with one count of money...
Officials in Small Iowa Town Charged with Embezzlement, Other Felonies
Feb 16 2021 // The mayor, police chief and current and former city clerk of a small Iowa town have been charged with a string of felonies and misdemeanors after a multi-year investigation uncovered embezzlement and other abuses,...
Improvements Bringing Down Flood Insurance Rates in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Feb 7 2021 // When Iowa’s Cedar River flooded over 10 square miles of the city in 2008, few property owners had flood insurance — slowing recovery for residents and business owners as they waited for resources from the federal...
Iowa Agent Again Charged with Insurance Fraud, Theft
Feb 3 2021 // A suburban Des Moines, Iowa, insurance agent has been charged with multiple felony counts after state officials say he collected thousands of dollars in premiums for nonexistent insurance policies after his license was...
Iowa’s CGA Insurance Services Launches Managing General Underwriter Program
Feb 3 2021 // West Des Moines, Iowa-based Career General Agency LLC (CGA Insurance Services), a subsidiary of GuideOne Insurance, has launched a managing general underwriter (MGU) program with its newly developed CGA Energy...
Iowa AG: Consumer Complaints UP 24.4% in 2020
Jan 27 2021 // The coronavirus pandemic and the derecho windstorm helped to boost the number of consumer complaints filed with the state attorney general’s office last year. Scammers took advantage of a confusing and chaotic 2020,...
Unions File OSHA Complaint Over No Mask Mandate at Iowa Capitol
Jan 25 2021 // A labor union representing state workers has filed a complaint with the state Occupational Safety and Health Administration, arguing that a lack of a mask mandate at the Iowa Capitol threatens the safety of everyone who...
First Mainstreet Acquires Nissen-Caven Insurance, Tyler Insurance in Iowa
Jan 14 2021 // First MainStreet Insurance (FMSI), an affiliate of TrueNorth Companies, has acquired two Iowa-based agencies: Nissen-Caven Insurance and Tyler Insurance Services. Nissen-Caven Insurance joined FMSI on Nov. 1, 2020. Since...
World Insurance Associates Acquires Two Rivers Insurance in Iowa
Jan 12 2021 // World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) has acquired Two Rivers Insurance Company Inc. (TRIC) of Burlington, Iowa. TRIC includes Two Rivers Insurance Services (TRIS) and Employee Benefits Systems (EBS). Terms of the Dec. 31,...
Repairs Planned for Iowa Train Depot Damaged in Derecho
Jan 8 2021 // Officials in Marion, Iowa are set to approve a plan to repair the city’s historic train depot that was heavily damaged in last summer’s devastating derecho. The Marion City Council received a motion this week...
Iowa Supreme Court Bars Punitive Damages in Excessive Force Cases
Jan 5 2021 // The Iowa Supreme Court on Dec. 31 severely limited the financial damages that can be awarded for injuries and deaths caused by state police officers who are found to have used excessive force. The court ruled 6-1 that...
Tyson not Shielded by Order Keeping Meatpackers Open, Iowa Judge Rules
Jan 4 2021 // A federal judge has rejected an argument by Tyson Foods that is not liable in the death of a worker in Iowa because it was following federal guidance when it kept meatpacking plants open during the coronavirus...
Outlooks Revised to Negative for Iowa’s United Fire Group, Property/Casualty Subs
Dec 21 2020 // AM 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 Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “a” of the property/casualty...
Iowa Police Chief Sues Law Enforcement Academy Over Toxic Gas Leak in 2018
Dec 17 2020 // A police chief is suing the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy for injuries he suffered from a 2018 carbon monoxide leak that exposed dozens of recruits to unsafe levels of the toxic gas. Justin Lyman, police chief in the...
