Latest Iowa Headlines
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Adjusters Call Iowa Tornado Damage ‘Equal to Andrew’
Nov 15 2005 // Insurance adjustors surveying damage from Saturday’s tornadoes in central Iowa say the devastation equals that of Hurricane Andrew that hit Florida in 1992, according to Associated Press. State Farm Insurance had 30...
Iowa Tornadoes Leave 1 Dead; Dozens of Homes Damaged
Nov 13 2005 // Nearly one week after killer tornadoes left more than 20 dead in Indiana, weekend tornadoes in Iowa killed at least one woman on Saturday and forced the evacuation of people from a college football game. The twisters hit...
Mich. Insurer Expands to Ohio and Iowa
Nov 2 2005 // American Community Mutual Insurance Co. has expanded availability of its small group health care plan for companies with two to 50 employees to Ohio and Iowa. The health care plan offers insured members access to their own...
N.D., S.D., Iowa Drivers Enjoy Lowest Auto Premiums: NAIC Report
Oct 17 2005 // Drivers in most of the 12 states that comprise the Midwest region enjoy lower average auto insurance premiums than their counterparts in other regions of the country, according to the most recent study produced by the...
As Insured Acres Increase, Are Farmers Subsidizing High-Risk States?
Oct 17 2005 // As a direct result of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (ARPA), more farmers are insuring their cropland. Nationwide, insured acres have increased by 14.6 million acres, and coverage has increased by $12.2...
As Insured Acres Increase, Are Farmers Subsidizing High-Risk States?
Oct 17 2005 // With Katrina’s impact yet to be felt, farmers in low loss-ratio states may have to pick up the slack for the hard-hit Gulf Coast farmers in months and years to come. If anything, the aftermath of Katrina underlines...
N.D., S.D., Iowa Drivers Enjoy Lowest Auto Premiums: NAIC Report
Oct 17 2005 // Drivers in most of the 12 states that comprise the Midwest region enjoy lower average auto insurance premiums than their counterparts in other regions of the country, according to the most recent study produced by the...
As Insured Acres Increase Are Farmers Subsidizing High-Risk States?
Oct 17 2005 // As a direct result of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (ARPA), more farmers are insuring their cropland. Nationwide, insured acres have increased by 14.6 million acres and coverage increased by $12.2 billion...
As Insured Acres Increase, Are Farmers Subsidizing High-Risk States?
Oct 17 2005 // As a direct result of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 more farmers are insuring their cropland. Nationwide, insured acres have increased by 14.6 million acres and coverage increased by $12.2 billion over the...
As Insured Acres Increase, Are Farmers Subsidizing High-Risk States?
Oct 17 2005 // The hurricane [Katrina] produced catastrophic Broward and Miami- Dade counties in Florida. As a direct result of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (ARPA), more farmers are insuring their cropland. Nationwide,...
N.D., S.D., Iowa Drivers Enjoy Lowest Auto Rates: NAIC Report
Sep 23 2005 // According to the NAIC’s “State Average Expenditures & Premiums for Personal Auto Insurance in 2003,” North Dakota drivers enjoy the lowest average auto insurance premiums in the nation. North...
Iowa Golfer’s $10,000 Hole-in-One by Mulligan Case Set for Trial
Sep 14 2005 // Trial started this week for a man who said he should have been paid $10,000 after he hit a hole-in-one during a golf tournament. Adam Fisher, who was 18 when he made the shot in 2003, filed a lawsuit against event’s...
Midwest Surplus Lines: A Market Unto Itself
Sep 5 2005 // Gone are the days when the Midwest’s surplus lines market saw all sorts of business, from high-liability risks to garden variety commercial property coverage. For the region’s surplus lines business, the...
Midwest Surplus Lines: A Market Unto Itself
Sep 5 2005 // Gone are the days when the Midwest’s surplus lines market saw all sorts of business, from high-liability risks to garden variety commercial property coverage. For the region’s surplus lines business, the...
IMSA Lauds Iowa, N.D. for Market Oversight Activities
Aug 22 2005 // The Insurance Marketplace Standards Association (IMSA) today commended both the Iowa and the North Dakota Insurance Departments for issuing a bulletin and letter respectively affirming their use of a company’s IMSA...
Increase in Midwestern Insured Crop Acres Eases Drought Threat
Aug 22 2005 // Farmers in Midwestern states like Kansas have more than doubled the acres they insure and tripled their dollar amount of coverage since 1989, according to recent statistics. It’s a trend that could mitigate financial...
Endurance Specialty Holdings Names Vaughan to Board
Aug 3 2005 // Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., a provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, announced the appointment of Therese Vaughan to its Board of Directors. Dr. Vaughan became the Robb B. Kelley...
With No Major Surprises, Iowa Legislature Ends on Positive Note
May 25 2005 // Pleased with no last minute surprises to insurers, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) has commended the Iowa Legislature and Gov. Thomas Vilsack for taking positive and progressive steps on this...
Iowa Authorities Look to Boost Seat Belt Usage, Reduce Injuries
May 17 2005 // Beginning May 23, and extending through June 5, law enforcement officers throughout Iowa will join police agencies across the country in the Buckle Up America Campaign designed to promote the use of seat belts. This...
People & Places
May 9 2005 // Alex Soto The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s national board has nominated Alex Soto as the association’s president-elect and has elected Robert Fulwider as the next vice president....
