Latest Iowa Headlines
All the headlines from our Iowa Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Gallagher Acquires Iowa’s Grandy Pratt Co.
Nov 19 2002 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that it has acquired the Grandy Pratt Company, headquartered in Sioux City, Iowa, and their affiliate Grandy Pratt McCoy, Rosenberg and Associates of Des Moines, Iowa. Terms of the...
Iowa, Utah Adopt Consumer Privacy Regulations
Nov 7 2002 // Iowa and Utah have adopted consumer privacy regulations that closely follow a National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) model. National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) Counsel Ann Weber...
Iowa Ins. Division Publishes 2001 Complaint Ratios
Oct 16 2002 // The Iowa Insurance Division (IID) has published a list of the complaints lodged by consumers against insurance companies in the year 2001. The list breaks down the complaints into six categories: Private Passenger...
Iowa Insurance Agent Ordered to Pay $332,000 in Investment Fraud Case
Sep 13 2002 // Iowa insurance agent Edwin Pace was ordered to reimburse $302,000 to investors, and $30,000 in commissions to the state, plus costs and attorney’s fees, following a court ruling that he had sold fraudulent...
NAII Urges No Change In Iowa’s Unfair Trade Practices Regulation
Sep 2 2002 // The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) urged the Iowa Insurance Division to abandon several proposed changes in its unfair trade practices regulation, as it sees no need and no benefits from the...
NAII Says Iowa Privacy Regulations Would Penalize Single Infractions
Aug 14 2002 // Under Iowa’s proposed regulation on consumer privacy, an insurer could be penalized for a single instance of failing to comply with its requirements, according to the National Association of Independent Insurers...
NAII Urging Iowa to Refrain from More Involvement in Hail-Damage Claims
Jun 3 2002 // The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) is urging the Iowa Division of Insurance to refrain from issuing new directives on claims involving hail damage to buildings and diminished value of vehicles damaged...
Iowa Gov. Vetoes Bill That Would Have Spared Insurers From Paying Twice for Injury
May 14 2002 // Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack has vetoed a bill that would have remedied a court ruling that requires insurers to pay again for a first injury when a worker suffers a second injury. “Senate File 2190 would have corrected a...
Iowa Gov. Signs Premium Tax Reduction Bill
May 13 2002 // Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack signed Senate File 2318, which will cut the premium tax for P/C insurers from 2 percent to 1 percent over a four-year period, beginning in 2004. National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII)...
State National Specialty Approved for Business in W.Va., Iowa
May 2 2002 // State National Specialty Insurance Company, a Fort Worth, Texas-based unit of State National Companies, has received authorization to write multiple lines of insurance in West Virginia and Iowa. The West Virginia...
Iowa Legislature Passes Premium Tax Reduction
Apr 18 2002 // In the closing days of the Legislative session, Iowa lawmakers passed two bills that will cut the premium tax for property/casualty insurers and rectify a court decision that adversely impacted workers’ compensation...
Cattle Loom Large on the Farm & Ranch Scene
Apr 15 2002 // Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies It’s your misfortune, and none of my own. Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies, For you know Wyoming will be your new home. That trail song, used by historian Walter...
Cattle Loom Large on the Farm & Ranch Scene
Apr 15 2002 // Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies It’s your misfortune, and none of my own. Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies, For you know Wyoming will be your new home. That trail song, used by historian Walter...
Iowa Senate Passes Premium Tax Reduction Bill
Apr 1 2002 // The state Senate passed March 27 Senate File 2318, which would cut the premium tax for property/casualty insurers from 2 percent to 1 percent over a four-year period, beginning in 2004. National Association of Independent...
A.M. Best Removes Le Mars Mutual Insurance Co. of Iowa from Under Review
Mar 4 2002 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the “B+” (Very Good) financial strength rating of Le Mars Mutual Insurance Company of Iowa and removed it from under review with developing implications, as both parties have signed...
Iowa Fire Damage Exceeds Original Estimate
Dec 7 2001 // A new estimate of damages from a fire in Iowa’s Old Capitol building exceeds $5 million, about $2 million more than previously estimated by Iowa City fire department officials. The University of Iowa owns the old...
Nebraska, Iowa Residents See Rising Rates
Dec 3 2001 // Residents of Nebraska and Iowa are going to have to dig deeper into their wallets as home insurance companies are increasing rates for most Nebraskans and Iowans. According to the Omaha World-Herald, damage from three...
Iowa Fire Damage Will Be Partially Covered
Nov 28 2001 // Damage from a fire that recently toppled the gold dome and cupola of Iowa’s Old Capitol building, which was built 160 years ago and served as the state’s first capitol, will be at least partially covered by...
External Review of Medical Claims by P/C Insurers Could Raise Premiums
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...
Storms Drive Iowa Homeowner Rate Increases
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...
