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Apollo Global increases ownership, alignment with Athene

Athene Holding Ltd., the parent company of West Des Moines-based Athene USA, has signed an agreement with Apollo Global Management aimed at reinforcing the existing alignment of interests between the two companies. The transaction includes …

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Mercer survey: Nearly two-thirds of Midwest employers offer high-deductible plans

Health benefit costs among Midwest employers increased an average 3.6% this year, outpacing an average rise nationally of 3%, according to a new survey of employer-sponsored health plans conducted by Mercer. However, the per-employee cost …

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Grinnell Mutual ranks 7th nationally for internship program

Grinnell Mutual has been named one of Vault’s 2020 Best 100 Internship Programs in the country, ranking seventh overall with a score of 9.278. Vault, a career research company based in New York, surveyed over 400 companies …

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Winnebago revenues dip with ‘challenging RV market conditions’

Winnebago Industries Inc. reported a 7% increase in net income for its fiscal fourth quarter, to $31.9 million from $29.8 million in the same period last year. Revenue for the quarter ended Aug. 31 was …

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Breathe Easy Insurance opens Urbandale call center

Breathe Easy Insurance Solutions, an agency that specializes in providing insurance for individuals with drunken-driving offenses, has opened a national call center in Urbandale. The company, which also has two offices in California, works with up …

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Houston elected chairman of American Council of Life Insurers

The American Council of Life Insurers has elected Dan Houston as its chairman for 2020. Houston, chairman, president and CEO of Des Moines-based Principal Financial Group, succeeds JoAnn Martin, CEO of Ameritas Mutual Holding Co. “Dan is …

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Wells Fargo net income dips in third quarter

Wells Fargo & Co. today reported net income of $4.6 billion, or 92 cents per common share, for the third quarter, compared with $6 billion, or $1.13 per share, for the third quarter of 2018. The earnings …

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Iowa Workers Compensation rates to decrease 3% in 2020

Iowa Insurance Commissioner Doug Ommen announced today he has approved the workers’ compensation rate filing that was filed on Aug. 30 by the National Council on Compensation Insurance with an overall decrease of 3%. The …

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September overall a good month for Iowa stocks

Fourteen of 20 Iowa-based companies posted stock price gains for the month of September. Six companies posted losses. 

Five companies posted double-digit percentage gains. The top three were Renewable Energy Group Inc. with a 23.34%…
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BrokerTech Ventures adds four more investor partners

BrokerTech Ventures, a broker-led investor group and accelerator program co-founded by Holmes Murphy and M3 Insurance that will be based in Des Moines, announced it has added four new investor partners. The private insurance agencies that …

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