Latest Iowa Headlines
All the headlines from our Iowa Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ohio Motorists Insurance Group Names Iowa Executive to Senior Post
Mar 8 2007 // Susan E. Haack, president of Iowa Mutual Insurance Co. in DeWitt, Iowa, has been chosen to succeed Thomas C. Ogg, as secretary of the companies of The Motorists Insurance Group headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Ogg...
Iowa Lawsuit Alleging Fatal Fire from Ford Pickup Settled
Mar 7 2007 // An eastern Iowa man whose wife died in a fire he said was caused by a Ford pickup truck has settled a lawsuit with the auto manufacturer. Earl Mohlis, 78, said Monday he still cries over the loss of his wife, Darletta...
GEICO Adds 100 Jobs in Iowa
Mar 6 2007 // GEICO Insurance plans to add 100 workers to its Coralville, Iowa office, the company announced this week. The new jobs will be entry-level sales and service jobs, said Dina Pon, manager of GEICO insurance in Coralville....
Iowa Winter Storm Damage Tops $65 Million; Governor Seeks Federal Aid
Mar 5 2007 // Iowa Gov. Chet Culver sent a letter to President Bush, requesting a presidential disaster declaration for 46 Iowa counties. Damage assessment for potential eligible expenses from winter storms that battered parts of Iowa...
Iowa Man Files Lawsuit Claiming Sexual Harassment at Work
Mar 1 2007 // An Iowa man has filed a discrimination lawsuit against his former employer, claiming he was harassed at work because he is gay. David Quick, 43, filed the lawsuit in Polk County District Court, against Emco Enterprises...
It Figures
Feb 26 2007 // 16.1 million Iowa is one of at least 14 states facing a federal shortfall for its state insurance program for children. The state faces a shortfall of $16.1 million in federal money by the end of June for health care...
Declarations
Feb 26 2007 // Antitrust laws “Federal oversight would provide confidence that the industry is not engaging in the most egregious forms of anticompetitive conduct — price fixing, agreements not to pay, and market allocations...
Declarations
Feb 25 2007 // Antitrust laws “Federal oversight would provide confidence that the industry is not engaging in the most egregious forms of anticompetitive conduct – price fixing, agreements not to pay, and market allocations...
Figures
Feb 25 2007 // 16.1 million Iowa is one of at least 14 states facing a federal shortfall for its state insurance program for children. The state faces a shortfall of $16.1 million in federal money by the end of June for health care...
Iowa Faces $16.1 Million Shortfall in Kid’s Insurance Programs
Feb 13 2007 // Iowa is one of at least 14 states facing a federal shortfall for its state insurance program for children. The state faces a shortfall of $16.1 million in federal money by the end of June for health care programs that...
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Iowa Wellmark Insurance Sues Hospitals to Stop Building Plan
Feb 9 2007 // Iowa’s largest health insurance company filed a lawsuit this week to stop three health care organizations from building hospitals without seeking state approval. Wellmark Inc., widely known as Wellmark Blue Cross and...
Study Shows Doubling of Insurance Industry Growth in Iowa
Feb 8 2007 // Employment in the state’s insurance industry doubled during a 15-year period ending in 2005, with workers in the industry making far more than other nonfarm employees, a new study found. The study, by Iowa State...
Washington Commissioner Issues Multiple Fines, Enforcement Actions
Jan 31 2007 // Washington’s Office of the Insurance Commissioner has ordered UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co. of Minneapolis to pay a $59,000 fine following an agency investigation into the company’s use of unapproved contracts...
Transamerica Occidental Life Moves Bulk of Operations to Iowa
Jan 15 2007 // Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Co. is moving the bulk of its Kansas City operations to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, costing 500 jobs and alarming city officials trying to bring businesses back downtown. The company’s...
E. Coli Outbreaks Have Industry, Government Increasing Safety
Jan 3 2007 // In light of food poisoning outbreaks involving spinach and lettuce, the government and the produce industry are scrambling to make leafy greens safer before the spring planting season. New guidelines from the industry are...
Government, Industry Push to Protect Food Chain
Jan 2 2007 // In light of food poisoning outbreaks involving spinach and lettuce, the government and the produce industry are scrambling to make leafy greens safer before the spring planting season. New guidelines from the industry are...
Minn. Taco John’s CEO Offers to Pay Medical Bills for E. Coli Victims
Dec 21 2006 // The head of Taco John’s International offered this week to pay medical bills for customers who got ill from E. coli bacteria at three of the chain’s Mexican restaurants. Some 76 people were sickened after...
Iowa Hawkeye-Security Insurance Expands Agent Network in Mo.
Dec 15 2006 // Hawkeye-Security Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, recently announced the recent appointment of six new agencies to its group of independent agents in Missouri. The following appointments broaden...
Regulator Study Shows Iowa Motorists Rank 50 Nationwide
Dec 15 2006 // Iowa motorists’ ability to avoid accidents has made the state one of the cheapest place to buy auto insurance, an industry report says. A survey by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, found that in...