A former claims representative in West Des Moines, Iowa, has pleaded guilty to defrauding an insurance company, the Iowa Insurance Division reported. Cora Harrington entered a guilty plea on June 25, 2018 to Fraudulent Practices in the 2nd Degree, a …
The Iowa Insurance Division reported that a Madrid, Iowa, insurance agent has been charged with fraud after an investigation by the division’s fraud bureau. The IID said Joy Marie Heldt, age 48, was charged with Fraudulent Submissions (Class D Felony). …
A former insurance agent and former claims representative have been charged with felonies following separate investigations by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau. Former insurance agent Nicholas Menough, 37, of Grimes, has been charged with fraudulent submissions, forgery and second-degree …
The Iowa Insurance Division reports that a proposed workers’ compensation rate filing would lower rates by 4.7 percent next year. The National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc. has made a rate filing that proposes an overall decrease in voluntary and …
Sufficient funds are not available to meet the liabilities of the Second Injury Fund in Iowa, the Iowa Insurance Division reported. As result, insurers and self-insured employers in Iowa are being assessed for $10 million. Notices were e-mailed from on …
The Iowa Insurance Division is considering a possible change in the crop insurance filing deadline and is inviting informal comments to assist the division in its deliberation. The IID said it is mulling the crop insurance filing deadline after being …
