Insurance

Bank of America Corp., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Wells Fargo & Co. were among 13 banks and mortgage lenders accused in a so-called whistleblower lawsuit of charging military veterans illegal fees to refinance home …

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. announced that it will release third-quarter 2011 earnings after market close on Nov. 2.

Results will be posted on the company’s website, www.american-equity.com, at that time. A conference call …

Mark Schmidt, managing director of Promontory Financial Group LLC, will be the fall 2011 speaker for the Robert Stafford Lecture Series on Banking in Iowa State University’s College of Business on Oct. 14. Schmidt, an …

The National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) has launched a new online financial resource tool for consumers, MyMoneyCheckUp. This free tool, available on the NFCC website, www.NFCC.org, or at www.MyMoneyCheckUp.org, is designed to provide an assessment …

Vicki Signor will serve as the new senior vice president of operations for Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Signor, a 33-year company veteran, will have responsibility over the claims and customer service areas. Signor …

CDS Global Inc. said it has acquired Council Bluffs-based PayDQ, a provider of electronic bill presentment and payment sservices. PayDQ serves clients in the utility, insurance, cable/telecommunications, finance and retail industries. CDS Global has its …

Muscatine-based HNI Corp. will host its quarterly conference call for investors to discuss third-quarter results at 10 a.m. Iowa time Oct. 20. To participate, call (877) 512-9166. The conference ID is 14313640. A live webcast …

Aetna Inc. said today it was teaming up with retail pharmacy CVS Caremark Corp. to offer a Medicare prescription drug plan, Bloomberg reported. The co-branded plan, which the elderly and disabled can begin signing up …

The rout that erased $2.9 trillion from U.S. equities has pushed valuations in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index 25 percent below the average level from the last nine recessions, Bloomberg reported.

Companies in the …