Insurance

Former Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating pledged Tuesday to take a bipartisan approach as the next head of the American Bankers Association (ABA), Insurance Networking News reported. Keating, who will succeed the ABA’s current president and …

DeWaay Financial Network announced today that Matthew Stahr has been named the company’s president.

Stahr comes to DeWaay after serving as the vice president and chief marketing officer for Sammons Securities Co. and serving as …

The new Basel III banking rules will leave the biggest U.S. banks short of between $100 billion and $150 billion in equity capital, with 90 per cent of the shortfall concentrated in the top six …

The board of directors of United Fire & Casualty Co. has declared a regular quarterly dividend on its common stock of 15 cents per share, payable on Jan. 3, 2011, to stockholders of record as …

A decade of bank acquisitions resulted in a $34.4 million lossfor First American Bank in the quarter that ended Sept. 30.

First American Bank, with headquarters in Fort Dodge and branches in Greater Des Moines, …

Corporate Woods LLC, a property management company controlled by Daniel Stanbrough, has filed to reorganize its finances under federal bankruptcy law. The company is the second Stanbrough firm to file for protection under Chapter 11 …

On Nov. 17, the board of directors of West Bancorporation Inc. declared a special cash dividend of 5 cents per common share payable Dec. 20 to shareholders of record on Nov. 29. David Milligan, board …

Lifespace Communities Inc., a nonprofit organization headquartered in Des Moines, has received an “A” rating from Fitch Ratings for a tax-exempt bond offering totaling more than $30 million. The proceeds from the bond offering, which …