All the headlines from our Iowa Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 24 2019 // Some Nebraska and Iowa businesses are still struggling to recover from flooding that damaged their properties or otherwise kept customers away from their doors.The Federal Emergency Management Agency estimated that in...
Jul 18 2019 // Dubuque, Iowa-headquartered insurance broker, Cottingham & Butler, is opening a new office in Dyersville, Iowa, and is looking to hire account managers and customer service representatives. The firm provides...
Jul 8 2019 // A new Iowa law will set aside part of the state’s lottery revenues to help the families of firefighters and law enforcement officers keep insurance after their deaths.The Des Moines Register reports the law that took...
Jul 1 2019 // American International Group said Kathleen Zortman will join the company as president and CEO of Private Client Group, General Insurance. In this new role, Zortman will lead AIG’s global high net worth portfolio,...
Jun 27 2019 // Three workers have sued an Iowa pork processor they said fired them in retaliation for filing complaints about working conditions and talking with state health officials.Luis Aceves, Jose Moreno and Jose Magana filed three...
Jun 19 2019 // Tougher standards for school bus drivers and a fire suppression system could have prevented the deaths in a 2017 school bus fire in western Iowa, federal safety investigators say.National Transportation Safety Board...
Jun 18 2019 // Like farmers throughout the Midwest, this spring’s torrential rains turned Andrew Dunham’s land into sticky muck that set him back nearly a month in planting his crops.Unlike other farmers, though, Dunham...
Jun 14 2019 // A southeastern Iowa woman has been sentenced to two years’ probation and ordered to pay more than $14,000 in restitution and penalties for insurance fraud. The Iowa Insurance Division said in a news release that...
Jun 4 2019 // A current insurance agent in Iowa and a former one have been charged in connection with a fraud investigation in which another agent was previously charged.Insurance agent Cursta Lena Williams of Davenport, and former...
May 31 2019 // Iowa insurance agent Jonathan Adam Schlue, age 35, of Davenport, faces four counts of Fraudulent Sales Practices (Class D Felony), two counts of Fraudulent Submissions (Class D Felony), two counts of Conspiracy to Commit a...
May 29 2019 // Global tax software provider Sovos is acquiring Iowa-based Eagle Technology Management (ETM), which provides statutory financial reporting and insurance premium tax software to insurers, and unclaimed property reporting...
May 24 2019 // West Des Moines, Iowa-based GuideOne Insurance has appointed Doug Pearson senior vice president and chief underwriting officer.In this role, Pearson is responsible for niche product management, home office underwriting,...
May 20 2019 // Grinnell Mutual in Iowa has named Andrea Brunk vice president of strategic experience and Lauren Augustin vice president of product transformation and delivery. Brunk was assistant vice president of the PMO. She joined...
May 14 2019 // Federal safety officials have proposed nearly $185,000 in penalties against the U.S. Postal Service, alleging exits were blocked at the Ankeny, Iowa, post office. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says the...
May 8 2019 // Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based UFG Insurance has hired Scott Bailey as surety underwriting manager.He will succeed current surety underwriting manager, Art Fearn, who is retiring after a successful 15-year career with the...
May 8 2019 // Iowa’s high court has ruled in favor of a workers’ compensation insurer in a case in which a group of employees and former employees of a manufacturing plant alleged that the insurer failed to protect workers...
May 7 2019 // An Iowa egg farm that killed millions of chickens because of a 2015 bird flu outbreak is suing companies hired by the federal government to disinfect barns.Sunrise Farms says the chlorine dioxide gas and heat treatments...
May 2 2019 // Communities in several states along the Mississippi River are watching the skies this week as rainfall will likely determine whether the river reaches record crests and how much it will raise floodwaters.The National...
May 2 2019 // A Newton, Iowa, company that builds wind turbine blades has settled with state regulators following an investigation into workplace safety violations.TPI Composites agreed last month to pay the Iowa Occupational Safety and...
May 1 2019 // Integrity Insurance, a property/casualty carrier headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin, has added Steve Genck as territory sales manager for Iowa.Based in Iowa, Genck will develop and implement sales action plans with...