Latest Iowa Headlines
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$26.2M Flood Mitigation Grant Approved for Burlington, Iowa
Apr 16 2015 // City officials in Burlington, Iowa, announced it will be able to build flood walls and other barriers to keep the Mississippi River at bay during flood events. The city has been awarded a $26.2 million grant from the state...
Ratings of Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Co. of Iowa Downgraded
Apr 8 2015 // A.M. Best has downgraded the financial strength rating to A- (Excellent) from A (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating to “a-“from “a” of Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa (FMH),...
Feds Wants Egg Executives Punished for Salmonella Outbreak
Apr 8 2015 // A federal judge in Iowa should consider the “widespread harm” done by a major 2010 salmonella outbreak and the food safety lapses that preceded it in sentencing two egg industry executives whose company was...
Jaffray Named Chief Financial Officer at Iowa-Based United Fire Group
Apr 7 2015 // Insurer United Fire Group Inc., based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, appointed Dawn M. Jaffray as chief financial officer, effective April 27, 2015. Jaffray brings more than 27 years of experience to UFG, including extensive...
Leaders in Iowa City Consider Tougher Vehicle Impound Law
Apr 6 2015 // Motorists in Mason City, Iowa could soon have their vehicles impounded for any one of 10 violations, including some misdemeanors. The City Council will consider an impound ordinance at its meeting Tuesday night, the Mason...
Iowa Lawmakers Back Measure Protecting Cities from Sledding Claims
Apr 1 2015 // Lawmakers in the Iowa Senate and House have approved legislation that would protect cities from liability if people are injured while sledding in public parks. The bill passed 48-0 in the Iowa Senate. and had previously...
Iowa High Court: Insurer not on Hook for Leak at Shopping Center
Apr 1 2015 // The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that an insurance company is not on the hook for a 2010 leak at Waterloo shopping center that damaged a store. In a split decision on March 20, the high court sided with State Farm...
Iowa’s Farmers Mutual Hail, John Deere Insurance Close Acquisition
Apr 1 2015 // Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa (FMH) announced its acquisition of Illinois-based John Deere Insurance Company and John Deere Risk Protection Inc. is complete Headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa, FMH has...
Iowa Urged to Toughen Rules on Teen Driving
Apr 1 2015 // A safety research organization is urging Iowa to toughen its rules for teenager driver’s licenses. The Des Moines Register reports that a study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says Iowa could cut its...
Iowa Man: City Should Pay for Tear Gas Damage at Rental Home
Mar 26 2015 // A Marshalltown, Iowa, man says the city should pay for damage to his rental property caused by a police department SWAT team during its search for a murder suspect. Ron Iole told the Marshalltown City Council that he filed...
Iowa Lawmakers Back Measure Protecting Cities from Sledding Claims
Mar 25 2015 // Lawmakers in the Iowa Senate and House have approved legislation that would protect cities from liability if people are injured while sledding in public parks. The bill passed 48-0 in the Iowa Senate. It passed in the...
Iowa High Court: Insurer not on Hook for Leak at Shopping Center
Mar 23 2015 // The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that an insurance company is not on the hook for a 2010 leak at Waterloo shopping center that damaged a store. In a split decision on March 20, the high court sided with State Farm...
Top Donors to Iowa Governor Complained About Gay Ex-Workers’ Comp Official
Mar 20 2015 // The founders of a beef company who were major donors to Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad’s campaign were among the business leaders who raised concerns about a gay state official the governor later tried to force out,...
Iowa House Panel OKs Car Insurance Tracking Bill
Mar 18 2015 // People in Iowa with outdated car insurance would be monitored by a private company for compliance under a bill approved by a House panel. Members of a Ways and Means subcommittee approved the bill before sending it to a...
90% of Parents Waive Teen Driving Restriction in Iowa
Mar 16 2015 // An effort to improve some teen drivers’ road safety by limiting their number of passengers is having little impact in Iowa, because the majority of parents are signing waivers to opt their kids out of the...
Insurer Sues Owners of Iowa Building Ravaged by Fire
Mar 16 2015 // An insurance company that owns structures next to a downtown Younkers, Iowa, building ravaged by a massive fire last year has a filed a lawsuit against the building’s owners and the companies responsible for its...
Arnold Promoted in ACE Agriculture’s Iowa-Based Rain and Hail Division
Mar 11 2015 // ACE Group appointed Scott Arnold as deputy division president of Rain and Hail, a division of ACE Agriculture based in Johnston, Iowa. Arnold was previously executive vice president of Rain and Hail field operations, where...
Safety Concerns Block Effort to Raise Interstate Speed Limit in Iowa
Mar 9 2015 // Iowa drivers will stay out of the fast lane for now, after lawmakers did not advance a bill that would have boosted the speed limit on interstate highways, bringing it in line with many nearby states. The bill sought to...
Iowa Court Limits Damages to 2 Years in Wage Discrimination Lawsuit
Mar 9 2015 // Three women who worked for Muscatine, Iowa-based office furniture manufacturer Allsteel Inc. may proceed with a lawsuit that alleges wage discrimination, the Iowa Supreme Court said, but any damages will be limited to a...
Liquidation Looms for Midwest Insurance Cooperative
Mar 2 2015 // An insurance cooperative created to provide health care in Iowa and Nebraska will be formally liquidated this weekend. Iowa Insurance Commissioner Nick Gerhart said that a Polk County judge has agreed to approve the...
