Latest Iowa Headlines
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Auto Premiums Lower in Iowa, N.D. and S.D.
Feb 6 2012 // Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota have the least expensive auto insurance premiums in the United States. Iowa has the lowest average rate — $631 — and North Dakota comes in second at $650, according to data from the...
Iroquois Group Adds Members in Nebraska and Iowa
Jan 26 2012 // The Iroquois Group has expanded its presence in the Midwest to include Iowa and Nebraska. The insurance agency network has added seven agencies in those states and is expecting rapid growth in membership. The group now has...
Iowa Work Comp Commissioner Lawsuit
Jan 23 2012 // Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Chris Godfrey filed a lawsuit accusing Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad of discrimination because the governor cut his salary by more than $30,000 after Godfrey declined to resign. He...
Workers’ Comp Official Claims Iowa Governor Illegally Cut His Pay
Jan 13 2012 // A state workers’ compensation commissioner has filed a lawsuit accusing Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad of discrimination because the governor cut his salary by more than $30,000 after he declined to resign. Iowa...
Nebraska, Iowa Towns Among Safest in U.S.
Dec 28 2011 // Several cities in Nebraska and Iowa made Farmers Insurance’s lists of the safer and most secure places to live in the country. The insurer ranked cities of different sizes based on crime rates, natural disaster...
Privacy Claims Against Iowa Insurance Agent Over Hidden Cameras Proceed
Dec 27 2011 // A video camera hidden in a workplace bathroom doesn’t have to produce any images for someone to believe their privacy was violated, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled last Friday. The court’s decision allows two...
Iowa Agent Pays $835K to End Crop Insurance Case
Dec 12 2011 // After five years of litigation, an Iowa insurance agent will pay $835,000 to settle allegations that he filed false federal crop insurance claims. The Justice Department announced the settlement with Russell Hawley of...
New Study Pushes Tougher Iowa Teen Driving Rules
Dec 7 2011 // A new study says tougher restrictions on Iowa’s teenage drivers could have saved the lives of 32 young drivers in 2009. The Des Moines Register reports that the study report includes suggested standards: requiring...
AIPSO Central Region Closing East Wacker Drive Office in Chicago
Dec 5 2011 // AIPSO, a management organization and service provider for various insurance industry groups responsible for administering the residual market, announced that the central region is closing its East Wacker Drive office in...
Iowa Man Won’t Get $10.6M Malpractice Award
Dec 5 2011 // An Iowa man who had been awarded $10.6 million in malpractice case won’t see any of that money. The Des Moines Register reports that court precedent set while the case was awaiting its second trial prevents Dennis...
Corps: SW Iowa Levee to Remain Vulnerable in 2012
Nov 17 2011 // Officials say the levee near Percival, Iowa, that failed in last summer’s Missouri River flooding will undergo temporary repairs but will remain vulnerable to severe flooding next year. KETV-TV reported damage to the...
Federal Ag Secretary: Farm Bill Must Improve Disaster Aid
Oct 26 2011 // Lawmakers working on the next Farm Bill need to find an effective way to provide aid to farmers affected by natural disasters, increase funding for agricultural research and continue important conservation programs,...
Citing Reform, Small Health Insurer Lays off Workers in Iowa, Nebraska
Oct 24 2011 // The parent company of American Republic has told employees in Des Moines, Iowa, and Omaha, Neb., it is getting out of the individual major medical insurance business. The Des Moines Register reported 110 positions will be...
Iowa Council of Insurance Professionals Elects New Officers
Oct 13 2011 // The Iowa Council of NAIW dba International Association of Insurance Professionals (IAIP) has elected its representatives for the next term. They are as follows: Iowa Council Director-elect Michele Sparks of...
Board Approves Univ. of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Malpractice Settlements
Oct 7 2011 // State officials have agreed to pay nearly $400,000 to settle two medical malpractice lawsuits stemming from treatments at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in 2004. The State Appeals Board approved a $300,000...
Iowa Won’t File Criminal Charges Against Texas Firm
Sep 27 2011 // Iowa won’t pursue criminal charges against a Texas company that’s accused of exploiting developmentally disabled workers at a turkey plant in eastern Iowa. According to the Des Moines Register, the Iowa...
Receding Missouri River Reveals Badly Damaged Land
Sep 26 2011 // As the Missouri River slowly recedes, farmers seeing their fields for the first time since June are encountering sand dunes, strange debris and deep gouges the floodwaters carved into their once-fertile land. The soil...
Des Moines, Iowa, Executive Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud
Sep 26 2011 // The president of a Des Moines, Iowa, firm that provides companies with temporary employees has pleaded guilty to a scheme to reduce the cost of his workers compensation insurance. Under a plea agreement reached with...
Corps Backs Missouri River Study
Sep 19 2011 // After months of sustained, historic Midwest flooding and criticism that the government bungled its management of the Missouri River, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it has commissioned a study of its handling of the...
Chronic Flooding in Iowa Town Forcing Residents Out
Sep 2 2011 // The southwest Iowa town of Hamburg may lose many of its roughly 1,100 residents after the summer-long flood along the Missouri River. Floodwaters have limited access to the town since June, and earlier this month ConAgra...
