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United Fire Group names Leidwinger president and CEO

United Fire Group Inc. has named Kevin Leidwinger as its new president and CEO. Leidwinger, an insurance executive with more than 30 years in the industry, most recently was president and chief operating officer of CNA Commercial …
By BPC Staff | Jul 8, 2022
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Study: Consistent 401(k) participation yields 6-figure balances for majority

A new study from the Investment Company Institute and the Employee Benefit Research Institute released Friday finds that participants who consistently participated between 2010 and 2019 accumulated sizable 401(k) plan account balances. The trend in …
By BPC Staff | Jul 6, 2022
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Dempsey leaves Transamerica Financial to head sales for Integrity Marketing

Integrity Marketing Group LLC, a Dallas-based distributor of life and health insurance and provider of wealth management and retirement planning services, announced that Tom Dempsey will join its executive team as chief distribution officer. Dempsey has more …
By BPC Staff | Jul 1, 2022
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Principal Retirement Security Survey indicates ‘reset’ in priorities

American workers are hitting the reset button on their retirement priorities, replacing dreams of a lavish retirement with simpler goals of maintaining the current standard of living amid ongoing market volatility and inflationary pressures, according …
By BPC Staff | Jun 24, 2022
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Report: Number of investment advisory firms increased 6.7% in 2021

Registered investment advisers continue to thrive, with more of them managing more assets than ever, according to a report released Thursday, Investment News reported. The study, Investment Adviser Industry Snapshot 2022, shows there were a total of …
By BPC Staff | Jun 24, 2022
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Wealth Enhancement Group to acquire North Liberty-based advisory firm

Minneapolis-based Wealth Enhancement Group, an independent wealth management firm that operates a West Des Moines office, this week announced plans to acquire Hawkins Wealth Management, an independent registered investment advisory firm with offices in North Liberty, Iowa, …
By BPC Staff | Jun 24, 2022
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Workiva study finds companies feel underprepared to navigate ESG reporting

Workiva Inc. has released results of a new global survey that examined 1,300 organizations’ current processes, collaboration and confidence in their environmental, social and governance reporting. Nearly two-thirds of senior decision-makers reported feeling underprepared to meet their …
By BPC Staff | Jun 24, 2022
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With drop in demand, Winnebago will scale back production despite record earnings

Des Moines Register: In a sign of a looming economic downturn, Winnebago Industries’ top executive said Wednesday that the company will slow production for the rest of the year — even as it reported record quarterly …
By BPC Staff | Jun 23, 2022
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Scherf to lead underwriting, sales and service for Grinnell Mutual

Grinnell Mutual announced it has promoted Steve Scherf to vice president of the company’s Underwriting, Sales and Service division, effective June 21. Scherf replaces Kurt Eaves, who will retire from that role on June 20. …
By BPC Staff | Jun 17, 2022
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ZipBonds hires Van Heukelom as chief technology officer

West Des Moines-based insurance broker ZipBonds has named Josh Van Heukelom as its new chief technology officer. Van Heukelom has held roles at Des Moines-area companies since 2004. He was director of IT at Foster Group Inc., …
By BPC Staff | Jun 16, 2022