The Iroquois Group has expanded its presence in the Midwest to include Iowa and Nebraska. The insurance agency network has added seven agencies in those states and is expecting rapid growth in membership. The group now has more than 350 …
A state workers’ compensation commissioner has filed a lawsuit accusing Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad of discrimination because the governor cut his salary by more than $30,000 after he declined to resign. Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Chris Godfrey filed the lawsuit …
Several cities in Nebraska and Iowa made Farmers Insurance’s lists of the safer and most secure places to live in the country. The insurer ranked cities of different sizes based on crime rates, natural disaster risks, environmental hazards, car accidents, …
A new study says tougher restrictions on Iowa’s teenage drivers could have saved the lives of 32 young drivers in 2009. The Des Moines Register reports that the study report includes suggested standards: requiring drivers to be 16 before earning …
An Iowa man who had been awarded $10.6 million in malpractice case won’t see any of that money. The Des Moines Register reports that court precedent set while the case was awaiting its second trial prevents Dennis Cawthorn from citing …
Officials say the levee near Percival, Iowa, that failed in last summer’s Missouri River flooding will undergo temporary repairs but will remain vulnerable to severe flooding next year. KETV-TV reported damage to the levee is about $120 million but only …
Work on a levee protecting a Des Moines, Iowa, neighborhood that flooded twice since 1993 is almost finished. A contract for reconstruction work on the Birdland levee on the Des Moines River was awarded in March 2010. The U.S. Army …
Cedar Rapids faces a $50 million shortfall in expected funding after the Federal Emergency Management Agency reassessed the 2008 flood damage to the city’s wastewater treatment plant. According to The Gazette, Mayor Ron Corbett says that the city has paid …
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Trissel Graham & Toole Inc., headquartered in Davenport, Iowa. With roots dating back to 1896, Trissel Graham & Toole (TGT) offers risk management, property/casualty and employee benefit insurance services for their commercial and …
The parent company of American Republic has told employees in Des Moines, Iowa, and Omaha, Neb., it is getting out of the individual major medical insurance business. The Des Moines Register reported 110 positions will be eliminated over the next …
