Iowa Insurance Division News

Iowa Man Who Falsified Rolex Watch Claim Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

An Iowa man was sentenced last week to ten years in prison after pleading guilty to Insurance Fraud (Class D Felony) and Fraudulent Practice (Class D Felony), following an investigation conducted by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau. Bryce Douglas …

Iowa Insurance Division Joins $17M Settlement With Edward Jones

The Iowa Insurance Division, a member of the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), announced last week it has joined a $17 million settlement with Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. (Edward Jones) resulting from an investigation into the broker-dealer’s …

Iowa Contractor Agrees to Consent Order Over Unlicensed Public Adjusting

The Iowa Insurance Division last month entered into a consent order with a contractor who had made claims they were offering services that require a public adjuster license. Central Iowa Gutter and Donald Smart have agreed to make changes to …

Iowa Roofer Ordered to Cease Unlicensed Public Adjuster Services

An Iowa roofing company has agreed to a consent order to stop promoting itself as a public adjuster or providing any public adjuster services on its websites, social media pages and advertisements. Darren Reeves Roofing has also agreed to instruct …

Iowa Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraudulent Injury Scam at Casino

An Iowa woman pled guilty to one count of presenting false information to an insurer over an alleged fraudulent injury at a casino, following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau. Tonya Weber, age 35, of Marshalltown, pled …

Iowa Couple Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud

An Iowa couple pleaded guilty to insurance fraud, forgery and theft, the Iowa Insurance Division announced. Des Moines – Lance Seastrand, age 52, and his wife, Staci Seastrand, age 56, of Davenport, were sentenced on October 31, 2024, after pleading …

Cease and Desist Order Issued Against Iowa Contractor

The Iowa Insurance Division has issued a cease-and-desist orderagainst William Campbell and All or Nothing LLC, a Clive, Iowa limited liability company doing business as All or Nothing Roofing and Construction. The order claims that Campbell and his company have …

Iowa Hotel Worker Charged With Insurance Fraud

An Iowa hotel worker was charged with insurance fraud, the Iowa Insurance Division announced Sept. 10. Jose De Jesus Rodriguez Esparza, age 39, was charged with one count of Insurance Fraud – Presenting False Information (Class D Felony) and Identity …

Contractor Agrees to Iowa Consent Order Regarding Unlicensed Public Adjusting

The Iowa Insurance Division entered into a consent order with a Midwest roofing contractor on Sept. 5 following a June cease and desist order against contractors acting as unlicensed public adjusters. IID alleges that AmeriPro Roofing solicited business to Greenfield, …

Iowa Man Sentenced for Insurance Fraud

An Iowa man was sentenced in March after pleading guilty to one count of Theft 3rd Degree (Aggravated Misdemeanor) following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau. Khalil Justin Crawley, age 22, of Waterloo was sentenced on March …