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Global Insurance Accelerator: LifeDB LLC

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LifeDB’s goal is to bridge the gap between a life insurance policy and the intended beneficiary. Its software makes it easier and faster to facilitate the payment of a life insurance claim.…

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FBL announces quarterly dividend, special dividend payment and board appointment

FBL Financial Group Inc. said today it will pay a quarterly cash dividend of 40 cents per share, a 14 percent increase, and a special cash dividend of $2 per share. The regular quarterly cash …

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Guaranty funds to pay more than $80 million in CoOportunity claims

Iowa Insurance Commissioner Nick Gerhart announced that beginning tomorrow, March 7, the Iowa and Nebraska Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Associations will begin paying health care providers more than $80 million in outstanding eligible claims …

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Nationwide named a ‘Best Company to Work For’ by Fortune magazine

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. has been named one of Fortune magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2015. The company was ranked No. 95. According to a news release, Nationwide attributes the recognition to …

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Global Insurance Accelerator: Pablow

IN A NUTSHELL:

Pablow is a next-generation global insurance platform that connects targeted travel insurance to small travel retailers.

 

ABOUT THE BUSINESS:

During his 17 years in the travel insurance business, Steve Sherlock has …

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ING completes sale of remaining Voya shares

ING Groep NV, the biggest Dutch bank, said it will sell its remaining 19 percent stake in Voya Financial Inc., completing its slow-motion exit from its former U.S. insurance unit, Bloomberg reported. Voya will repurchase $600 million …

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GuideOne Insurance reports year-end results

GuideOne Mutual Insurance Co., a national niche market insurer based in West Des Moines, today announced its 2014 year-end results. The company, which insures churches, senior living communities, schools and colleges, autos and homes, had …

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Home-based businesses can access insurance primer

More than half of the 28 million small businesses in the United States are home-based. But without proper insurance planning, even the most promising home-based business dream can quickly turn into a nightmare, according to …

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CoOportunity liquidation order finalized

The Iowa Insurance Division on Monday issued a liquidation notice for CoOportunity Health that outlines the procedures that will be used for liquidating the failed health insurer’s assets and processing claims to creditors. In an order signed …

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Meta Payment Systems partners with Store Financial

MetaBank’s payment solutions division, Meta Payment Systems, announced it has recently signed an agreement to partner with Store Financial,  a Kansas-based company that provides electronic-card-payment innovations, prepaid programs, mobile solutions and commercial payments. Located in Overland …

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