More than a year and a half after a massive flood left a huge swath of eastern Iowa underwater, the tiny farming community of Oakville is clinging to survival. Many of the town’s 400-or-so residents moved on after the June …
Steve Crawford has been named president and chief executive officer at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co., located in Grinnell, Iowa. For the past two years, Crawford has served as the company’s chief operating officer. During Crawford’s 34-year career at Grinnell Mutual …
The Market Is Huge, but Some Independents Say It’s Difficult In business, change brings opportunity. And when it comes to the rapid wave of states that have recently legalized gay marriage, some see a marketing opportunity in selling insurance products …
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Workers’ compensation total costs per claim in Michigan are among the lowest of 15 states, and the growth of these costs in Michigan over time has been more stable than in most other study states, according to a new study. …
Liberty Mutual Group is expanding its program offerings for Wisconsin schools available through its partnership with the Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB) Insurance Plan. Effective immediately, the WASB Insurance Plan will offer insurance coverage through Pewaukee-based Indiana Insurance, a …
A watchdog senator Friday asked the Obama administration pay czar to explain why a top AIG executive stands to get a multi-million dollar severance package. Sen. Chuck Grassley sent a letter to pay czar Kenneth Feinberg asking him to explain …
Steve Crawford has been named president and chief executive officer at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company located in Grinnell, Iowa. For the past two years, Crawford has served as the company’s chief operating officer. During Crawford’s 34-year career at Grinnell Mutual …
Grange Insurance, based in Columbus, Ohio, named Robert V. James, 55, as president and CEO effective Jan. 18. Retiring president and CEO Phil Urban will serve in an advisory capacity until Feb. 26 to ensure a seamless transition of responsibilities. …
Dhananjay Nayakankuppam, a professor of marketing in the Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa, is an expert in what is known as the contagion effect, an irrational belief that the qualities of something can somehow rub off …
