Archive for January 2021
Limited additional ACA enrollment period to open Feb. 15
Iowans will have a new window to enroll for health insurance for 2021 on HealthCare.gov, but only for a limited time. On Thursday President Joe Biden signed an executive order for the U.S. Department of …
Read MorePrincipal reports higher fourth-quarter, full-year earnings
Principal Financial Group posted solid fourth-quarter and full-year earnings on Thursday, with fourth-quarter net income of $472.6 million, compared with $300.9 million in the previous fourth quarter. For the 12 months ending Dec. 31, 2020, …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – Six takeaways: Business Record’s 2021 Economic Forecast
COVID-19 recovery highlighted the Business Record’s 2021 Economic Forecast panel on Thursday.
For the first time in its nearly two-decade history, the Business Record’s annual Economic Forecast event was held virtually on Zoom. For …
VIDEO: 2021 Economic Forecast – First Question
COVID-19 recovery highlighted the Business Record’s 2021 Economic Forecast panel on Thursday.
For the first time in its nearly two-decade history, the Business Record’s annual Economic Forecast event was held virtually on Zoom. For …
OnDemand: 2021 Economic Forecast
COVID-19 recovery highlighted the Business Record’s 2021 Economic Forecast panel on Thursday.
For the first time in its nearly two-decade history, the Business Record’s annual Economic Forecast event was held virtually on Zoom. For those …
NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Some research insights from the next SEC chair
Somewhere along the way in my quest to keep up with the banking and financial services industry, I got on the MIT Sloan School of Management’s Thinking Forward email list. This week, they sent me …
Read MoreEPA reaches settlement with Des Moines Cold Storage for alleged Clean Air Act violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement with Des Moines Cold Storage Co. Inc. to resolve alleged violations of federal Clean Air Act Risk Management Program regulations at the company’s three refrigeration storage …
Read MoreCollege Savings Iowa to reduce fees for an eighth time
State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald announced that the College Savings Iowa 529 plan is reducing its fees by 5% effective Feb. 1, the eighth fee reduction in 15 years. “As the program continues to grow, we’ve been able …
Read MoreAmerican Financial Group sells annuity business to MassMutual for $3.5B
American Financial Group Inc. on Wednesday announced it had agreed to sell its annuity business to Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. in a $3.5 billion cash deal. The acquisition will deliver new ways for MassMutual, one of …
Read MoreLittle change in weekly unemployment claims filed in Iowa
The number of Iowans who filed unemployment claims in the week that ended on Saturday changed little from the previous week, data released today by Iowa Workforce Development shows.
Overall, 52,664 people filed unemployment claims …