Latest Iowa Headlines
All the headlines from our Iowa Topic Page, ordered by recency.
OSHA: Iowa Railroad Wrongly Censured Train Conductor
Jun 17 2010 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered the Iowa Interstate Railroad, headquartered in Cedar Rapids, to make amends for censuring a train conductor who was disciplined...
Hastings Mutual Insurance Begins Writing New Business in Iowa
Jun 11 2010 // Hastings Mutual Insurance Co., a 125-year-old regional property/casualty insurance organization headquartered in Hastings, Mich., has added Iowa as its sixth state for writing farm, commercial and personal insurance...
Iowa Insurance Division to Contractors: Stop Acting as Public Adjusters
Jun 7 2010 // The Iowa Insurance Division (IID) has issued summary cease and desist orders against two contractors, directing them to stop acting as public adjusters. The division alleges the firms have been soliciting storm repair...
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Jun 7 2010 // Craig A. Payan has been elected to serve as chairman of the board of directors for Itasca, Ill.-based Associated Risk Managers International Inc. Payan is president of PA&T Insurance and Financial Services, an...
Mid-America Business Conditions Index at Highest Level in Four Years
Jun 1 2010 // The May Business Conditions Index for the Mid-America region advanced for a sixth straight month, pointing to a growing economy in the months ahead, according to the May Business Conditions survey of supply managers in the...
Iowa Supreme Court Rules Property Owners Can Sue State Over Floods
May 24 2010 // Residents and businesses in a northeast Iowa town can sue the state for flood damage caused by a highway project, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled last Friday. The court overturned district court and appeals court decisions...
Declarations
May 17 2010 // No Bogus Charges Allowed “Some repair shops have abused consumers by refusing to return a vehicle until the consumer pays bogus charges.” —Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller. A new law took effect May 1 in Iowa...
Iowa Workers’ Comp Division Adds 2 Deputy Commissioners
May 11 2010 // The Iowa Division of Workers’ Compensation has named Jennifer Gerrish-Lampe and Erica Elliott as new Deputy Workers’ Compensation Commissioners. Gerrish-Lampe will be joining the division from her current...
Correction: Iowa Insurance Bill and Notice of Renewal, Cancellation
Apr 14 2010 // Editor’s note: The following corrects a previous story posted on Insurance Journal regarding insurer notice of rate hikes in an omnibus insurance bill signed recently by Iowa Gov. Chet Culver. The original story has...
Iowa to Receive $30M Federal Grant for Flood Recovery
Apr 12 2010 // U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced $30 million in federal aid on April 9 to help Iowa recover from the devastating floods of 2008, pushing the total amount given to the state to $4 billion. The grants will used...
Congress Approves Final Healthcare Bill Changes
Mar 26 2010 // The U.S. Congress approved a package of final changes to President Barack Obama’s landmark healthcare overhaul Thursday, and Obama dared Republicans to try to repeal the new law. The House put the finishing touches...
Iowa Legislature Approves Compromise Texting Ban
Mar 25 2010 // The Iowa Legislature has approved a compromise package that puts new limits on sending or reading text messages while driving, including tough restrictions on young drivers. Lawmakers have argued about the issue for most...
Iowa Lawmakers Working on Compromise Texting Ban
Mar 19 2010 // Iowa lawmakers worked March 17 to hammer out differences in two bills restricting drivers from sending or reading text messages. The legislation also would ban all cell phone use by drivers under 18 years old. The House...
Letter from Iowa Governor Prompts Wellmark to Delay Rate Hike
Mar 10 2010 // Iowa’s largest health insurance provider will delay a planned premium increase after Gov. Chet Culver raised questions about the higher rates to the state insurance commissioner. Culver sent a letter to Insurance...
Golden State Mutual Policies To Be Transferred to IA American Life Insurance
Feb 26 2010 // To protect policyholders, Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Co. has entered into a letter of intent with IA American Life Insurance Co. to negotiate a reinsurance agreement to transfer all in-force insurance policies of...
Iowa House Approves Ban on Texting While Driving
Feb 25 2010 // The Iowa House has approved a measure which would ban drivers from writing and sending text messages while driving. The House approved the measure Feb. 23 on an 64-31 vote, sending it to the Senate for more...
Iowa House Panel Backs Ban on Texting While Driving
Feb 11 2010 // An Iowa House of Representatives committee has approved a limited ban on motorists using their cell phones to send text messages while motoring down the highway. Republican Rep. Dave Tjepkes, a retired Iowa State Patrol...
Midwest Cities Say New FEMA Flood Maps Are Full of Errors
Jan 25 2010 // More than a year and a half after a massive flood left a huge swath of eastern Iowa underwater, the tiny farming community of Oakville is clinging to survival. Many of the town’s 400-or-so residents moved on after...
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Jan 24 2010 // Steve Crawford has been named president and chief executive officer at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co., located in Grinnell, Iowa. For the past two years, Crawford has served as the company’s chief operating...
Grinnell Mutual Names Crawford President and CEO
Jan 14 2010 // Steve Crawford has been named president and chief executive officer at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company located in Grinnell, Iowa. For the past two years, Crawford has served as the company’s chief operating...
