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Safeco Insurance and Indiana Insurance, both Liberty Mutual Agency Markets companies, recently announced key management appointments to lead their respective personal and commercial lines operations in their Midwest territory. Christopher T. Allen was named vice president, Safeco Insurance, and Midwest …
A national consumer group says state insurance departments vary in the quality of the information they provide consumers online, with only six states doing an excellent job. State insurance department websites in 6 states were found to be “excellent” in …
The number of people killed on the job in Iowa is up. According to a preliminary report by the U.S. Department of Labor, 88 people died in work-related accidents in 2007. That’s an increase of 17 over 2006. The report, …
Despite the risk that the Iowa River could overflow its banks again, the University of Iowa says it will restore a flood-damaged art building. Officials say that’s because the need for space outweighs the risk that the Art Building West …
Voters on Tuesday left their mark on the state political landscape, shifting the partisan control of state government in a dozen states. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, Democrats gained control of both houses in four state legislatures–Delaware, …
Federal Emergency Management Agency officials in Iowa say flood victims concerned about the safety of their manufactured homes may relocate to hotels as contractors retest air quality. Once the formaldehyde levels are in, officials say flood victims may choose to …
$23 Million Iowa is set to receive another $23 million in federal money to repair flood damaged roads and bridges. The funds are part of $690 million being divided up among 28 states by the U.S. Department of Transportation for …
Formaldehyde Concerns “Only mobile homes and only park models that fell below (the state’s formaldehyde threshold) and validated through that testing were provided to the state of Iowa.” —Assistant Administrator David Garratt responds to criticism from the governor and some …
Iowa communities are getting help recovering from a series of natural disasters this year with nearly $395 million in state and federal funding. The money will go to at least 3,200 projects. The biggest chunk of it, about $254 million, …
