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 …
A $56 million Iowa flood relief package has easily cleared its first legislative hurdle, and backers promise to quickly deliver the measure to Gov. Chet Culver. Some Republicans complained that the measure was too vague in spots, but a House …
Iowa authorities said that Robert K. Miell was tried and convicted on Jan. 9 on income tax fraud in United States District Court in Des Moines. Last week, Miell had pled guilty to 18 counts of mail fraud relating to …
Nebraska has fallen out of the mainstream when it comes to smoking-related laws, but that could change. Thirty-seven states have passed laws requiring that all cigarettes sold in their states be fire-safe. Nebraska is not among them, but the state …
Former Iowa Insurance Commissioner Therese M. Vaughan, Ph.D., has been named chief executive officer of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), effective Feb. 18, 2009. Vaughan replaces Catherine J. Weatherford, who left the NAIC in July 2008. Andrew Beal, …
Two Des Moines area insurance companies have signed a letter of intent to merge. West Des Moines-based Homesteaders Life Co. and American Enterprise Mutual Holding Co. of Des Moines will merge under the plan, with Homesteaders’ seven board members joining …
A new report finds Louisiana is among 15 states to have made progress in enacting key highway safety laws. Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas did not fare so well. The 55-page study was done by Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, …
The Iowa Board of Regents plans to meet Friday to consider issuing $30 million in bonds to help with flood-recovery at the University of Iowa. The school suffered more than $230 million in damage during widespread June flooding. Officials say …
750 A St. Louis company has recalled 750 pounds of sausage products that may be contaminated with a bacteria that can cause a potentially fatal illness. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said the sausage products were produced on Dec. 18 …
