EMC Insurance News

Iowa’s EMC Insurance Updates Brand, Logo

Des Moines, Iowa-based EMC Insurance is debuting an updated brand, including a new logo, effective April 9. The company’s website and social media channels have been refreshed with the new look and feel. EMC’s new logo features a distinctive letter …

Iowa High Court: Insurer Not on Hook for Electrical Damage Caused by Squirrel

The Iowa Supreme Court says an insurance company doesn’t have to pay for damages after a squirrel climbed onto an electrical transformer and triggered a high-voltage spark that damaged a city’s power substation. The court ruled Friday that the city …

Employers Mutual Looks to Acquire Outstanding Stock of EMC Group

Employers Mutual Casualty Co. has proposed to purchase all the outstanding common stock of its affiliate EMC Insurance Group Inc. As the parent company, Employers Mutual Casualty currently owns approximately 55 percent of the outstanding shares of EMC Insurance Group’s …

Nebraska County to Challenge Insurers Over Coverage for $28M Lawsuit

Nebraska’s Gage County will challenge its insurers’ decision not to cover it for a $28.1 million judgment awarded to six people who were wrongfully convicted of murder. KWBE reports that the county board approved hiring a law firm to fight …

Insurer Sues Owners of Iowa Building Ravaged by Fire

An insurance company that owns structures next to a downtown Younkers, Iowa, building ravaged by a massive fire last year has a filed a lawsuit against the building’s owners and the companies responsible for its renovation. In the lawsuit, EMC …

EMC Insurance Office to Replace Downtown Des Moines Buildings

An insurance company plans to begin demolishing three downtown Des Moines, Iowa, structures to make room for a new office building. EMC Insurance spokeswoman Lisa Hamilton tells The Des Moines Register that crews will begin tearing down the three brick …