The Iowa Senate has sent Gov. Chet Culver a $56 million flood recovery package. Backers said the measure marked the first of a series of measures lawmakers will approve to respond to last summer’s natural disasters. The Senate rejected a …
A local option sales tax could go on the books as early as April 1 in flood-ravaged regions of Iowa under legislation moving quickly through the Legislature. Cedar Rapids Democratic Sen. Rob Hogg is a main backer of the effort, …
An Iowa woman who worked for Mutual of Omaha has been sentenced to two years in prison for processing false insurance claims on behalf of a Vermont woman. Rachel Lenagh of Neola was sentenced Friday in Omaha, Neb., for conspiracy …
Iowa lawmakers are again considering a bill to cut alcohol limits for boaters. The bill calls for lowering the blood-alcohol limit from .10 to .08, which is the limit for drivers on the road. The bill was approved by the …
Change is coming to Washington and to the NAIC but hopefully it’s change that will largely protect the status quo when it comes to insurance regulation. Last spring, we took it upon ourselves to urge the National Association of Insurance …
Name Change “While this name change reflects our vision for today and the future, it also brings into focus our long and rich history in this state.” —The Springfield-based Professional Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois announcing that it has changed …
Change is coming to Washington and to the NAIC but hopefully it’s change that will largely protect the status quo when it comes to insurance regulation. Last spring, we took it upon ourselves to urge the National Association of Insurance …
North Dakota lawmakers strongly support toughening state laws that govern teenage drivers, and many favor raising the state’s 14-year-old minimum driving age, an Associated Press survey shows. Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm, state Rep. Ed Gruchalla, D-Fargo, and a group that …
10 The age of a girl who died in a 2006 tornado in Rogers, Minnesota and whose family is blaming the homebuilder, not the tornado. In a wrongful death suit, the family of Jaymi Wendt claims Jaymi’s death might have …
Political Citizens “We probably would have hoped they would have gone further than they did but these are very substantive recommendations and given the politics, these are tough issues.” —Sam Miller, chief executive for the Florida Insurance Council, responding to …
