All the headlines from our Iowa Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 19 2019 // Six insurance agencies from across the country have joined together to form a program specifically for investors and innovators behind technology innovations for insurance agencies and brokerages.The new entity, BrokerTech...
Sep 18 2019 // Board members of an Iowa government insurance program have frequently held public meetings at posh out-of-state resorts, costing tens of thousands of dollars while making it harder for the public to attend, a review by The...
Sep 17 2019 // The Global Insurance Accelerator (GIA), a Des Moines, Iowa-based InsurTech accelerator focused on innovation for the insurance industry, says 17 companies will participate in its fifth annual InsurTech Week, being held...
Sep 11 2019 // Liability concerns have been raised about the Hula Hoop Tree that sits alongside a county road in eastern Iowa. The Jones County Board of Supervisors was scheduled to discuss the concerns at the board meeting in Anamosa....
Sep 5 2019 // The state of Iowa and a group of doctors at University Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City will pay a Fairfield woman $2.5 million after she lost both legs to amputation and became paralyzed after what she claimed was a...
Sep 5 2019 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says BP North America must pay a fine of more than $71,000 for a diesel spill last year in northeast Iowa.The EPA said the fine is for violations of the Clean Water Act. BP owns a...
Sep 4 2019 // An August survey of business supply managers suggested slow or no economic growth over the next several months in nine Midwest and Plains states, in part because of trade skirmishes, according to a newly released...
Aug 29 2019 // After a year of devastating flooding, several Midwestern states are joining together to try to identify bottlenecks along the Missouri River that can cause waters to back up and worsen flooding in certain areas.Officials...
Aug 27 2019 // West Des Moines, Iowa-based GuideOne Insurance has formed an alliance with Strategos International, a Kansas City-based organization that will bring training and consulting to its customers in all niches – churches,...
Aug 26 2019 // An Iowa-based grocery chain says it’s aware of reports that hacked customer account information is being sold online.The Des Moines Register was the first to report that credit and debit card information of some...
Aug 23 2019 // The National Weather Service says the tornado that damaged or destroyed several buildings in rural Warren County was rated at EF3, with peak winds of 150 mph. It touched down near Lacona a little before 6 a.m. Tuesday and...
Aug 21 2019 // An Iowa-based grocery store chain is warning customers about what it says is a security incident involving payment card systems.Hy-Vee said in a news release that it launched an investigation after it detected unauthorized...
Aug 19 2019 // After devastating flooding this year, Iowa put $15 million into a special fund to help local governments recover and guard against future floods. Missouri allotted more money to fight rising waters, including $2 million to...
Aug 19 2019 // After devastating flooding this year, Iowa put $15 million into a special fund to help local governments recover and guard against future floods. Missouri allotted more money to fight rising waters, including $2 million to...
Aug 6 2019 // LMC Insurance and Risk Management (LMC Insurance) in West Des Moines, Iowa, has partnered with Ohio-based Nationwide on a new renters insurance program.Called BluCanopy, the program is powered by Nationwide.com and makes...
Jul 31 2019 // Iowa safety regulators are proposing fines for two companies involved in the fire and explosion at a Clinton grain silo that killed a firefighter and injured another.Clinton fire Lt. Eric Hosette was killed in the Jan. 5...
Jul 30 2019 // A third bout of flooding and cleanup is taking a toll on people who operate some small businesses along Iowa Highway 2 in southwestern Iowa.They heavily rely on north-south traffic from nearby Interstate 29 and on...
Jul 29 2019 // Hundreds of communities line the Mississippi River on its 2,348-mile journey to the Gulf of Mexico, but Davenport, Iowa, stands out for the simple reason that people there can actually dip their toes in the river without...
Jul 26 2019 // The Iowa Insurance Division reported that insurance agent Christine Wilson, age 43, of Moravia, has been charged with two counts of Fraudulent Submissions (Class D Felony).The charges against Wilson stem from an...
Jul 26 2019 // Waukee, Iowa-based Holmes Murphy has added Lori McCarty as chief strategy officer (CSO).McCarty brings more than 25 years of financial services experience at both small and Fortune 500 and 100 companies. McCarty joins...