Archive for May 2011
Santorum set to announce candidacy
Rick Santorum is preparing to formally announce his candidacy for president in the next couple of weeks, CNN reported.
Santorum will make a major announcement regarding his plans for the Republican presidential nomination during the …
Read MoreABWA to meet on June 2
The American Business Women’s Association Greater Des Moines Noon chapter will hold a meeting on June 2. Sara Krouch will speak on “How to Make Networking Work for You.”
The meeting will start at 11:30 …
Read MoreVIDEO: DigitaLink – Kim Austen
Kim Austen, president of Allied Insurance in Des Moines, knew from early on he wanted to be in insurance, rather than follow his family’s railroading career track.…
Read MoreInsurance companies could face record losses due to disasters
Tornadoes, floods, earthquakes overseas and a busier-than-usual hurricane season have U.S. insurance companies bracing for record losses in 2011, Reuters reported.
Insurers could experience as much as $10 billion in weather-related losses in the United …
Read MoreStudy: Engineering, business majors poised for high salaries
As recent college graduates prepare to enter the job market, those who graduated with an engineering-related degree should be in good shape to earn a high salary over their lifetime, with business majors not far …
Read MorePlanned Parenthood affiliates merge
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland and Planned Parenthood of Southeast Iowa have signed a letter of intent to merge into one affiliate by the end of June.
The expanded organization will be named Planned Parenthood …
Read MoreWingert named Grinnell Mutual CFO
Dave Wingert has been named chief financial officer, vice president of the finance division and treasurer at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co. in Grinnell.
Wingert most recently served as the senior vice president and controller at …
Read MoreReport: Fewer small business owners plan to take summer vacation
Fewer than half of small business owners plan to take a vacation this summer, according to the American Express OPEN Small Business Vacation Monitor.
Only 46 percent surveyed plan to take a vacation, down from …
Read MoreLeadership Network announces 2011-2012 board
Iowa Realty agent Randy Knudtson will be the president of the 2011-2012 Des Moines Leadership Network board of directors, the network announced yesterday.
Jill Boyle, assistant branch manager at Freedom Financial Bank, will be the …
Read MoreAllied pays $50,000 fine for overcharging Iowa policyholders
(NOTE: Updated at 2:25 p.m. with comments from Allied spokeswoman Elizabeth Giannetti.)
Allied Property and Casualty Insurance Co. has been assessed a civil penalty of $50,000 by the Iowa Insurance Division for overcharging policyholders who …
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