All the headlines from our Iowa Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 16 2001 // Requiring property/casualty insurers to have medical treatment claims reviewed by third party examiners is unnecessary, counterproductive and could raise the cost of insurance for Iowa consumers, according to the...
Sep 6 2001 // Iowa’s hail, wind and ice storms over the past few years are driving up homeowners’ insurance rates as much as 20 percent, according to the Des Moines Register. Like many other states, Iowa homeowners are...
Aug 31 2001 // Inclusion of health information in a proposed state regulation in Iowa on consumer privacy could cause confusion and frustration for consumers and force agents to comply with two different privacy standards plus add to...
Apr 25 2001 // Flood waters were expected to roll down the Mississippi River and reach Davenport, Iowa, late Tuesday. The peak crest may be between 22 and 22.5 feet, which will be just short of the 1993 record of 22.6 feet. Davenport is...
Apr 21 2001 // {According to insurance agents in Iowa, residents of the state buy less insurance against water damage than people living in surrounding states. The Des Moines Register reports that Iowans may be under the mistaken...
Mar 22 2001 // The Kansas and Iowa Houses have both passed insurance licensing bills that appear to meet the reciprocity provisions of the federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley act but do not contain exemptions for customer service...
Dec 5 2000 // Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners have elected regulators from Kansas, Iowa and Arkansas as the organization’s officers for 2001 during its Winter National Meeting in Boston.“We are...
Dec 4 2000 // The Iowa Insurance Division has filed charges against two GuideOne insurance companies for failing to comply with a request for information. GuideOne Mutual Insurance Co. and GuideOne Specialty Mutual Insurance Co. face...
Aug 2 2000 // American Mutual Holding Company, the majority shareholder of AmerUs Life Holdings, Inc. has received an order from the Iowa Insurance Commissioner approving its plan of conversion. This completes the approvals needed for...
Jul 6 2000 // American Agrisurance Inc has agreed to a $3.7 million settlement with rice farmers from around the country who accused the company of reneging on a price agreement. Previously, the company, based in Council Bluffs, Iowa,...