Insurance

The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index for May rose slightly from April’s weak reading, according to the monthly survey of bank CEOs in rural areas of a 10-state region that includes Iowa.

The overall …

May was a good month for the majority of public companies that are based in Iowa or have significant operations here, with 22 of the 36 posting gains in stock prices.

That’s the good …

Nearly 100 insurance companies are now using Workiva’s Wdesk cloud-based productivity platform, the Ames-based company said Wednesday. “Wdesk is optimized for the insurance industry, which faces many risks and increasing regulation,” said Matt Rizai, chairman …

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. on Wednesday unveiled a giant American flag mural mounted on the exterior of its West Des Moines headquarters. The mural, which measures nearly 600 square feet on the south …

Many Iowans buying federally subsidized health insurance could be in for a big price increase next year, The Des Moines Register reported. Coventry Health Care of Iowa, which is the main insurance carrier selling plans on the …

U.S. annuity sales in the first quarter were up 5 percent from the first quarter of 2014, according to a quarterly sales report by Moore Market Intelligence. Total first-quarter 2015 sales were $11.3 billion. Those …

Farm equipment maker Deere & Co posted a sharply lower quarterly net profit on Friday as a weak global agriculture sector hurt sales, but the earnings topped market expectations, Reuters reported. The Moline, Ill.-based company reported a …

Iowa Insurance Commissioner Nick Gerhart announced today that a total of seven companies have applied to offer Iowans health insurance through the federal health insurance marketplace in 2016. Just two of the companies will offer …