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Athene recognized as Military Friendly employer

Athene USA, a leading provider of retirement savings products based in West Des Moines, has earned the Military Friendly designation for a third consecutive year, and this year also was named a Military Friendly Spouse …

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EMC proposes taking company private

Des Moines-based Employers Mutual Casualty Co. announced Tuesday that it has proposed to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of EMC Insurance Group Inc. that EMCC does not already own for $30…
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West Des Moines adviser becomes first Chartered SRI Counselor

Stephan Kerby, a financial adviser with KMF Advisors in West Des Moines, has became the first adviser in the United States to earn the new Chartered SRI Counselor (CSRIC) designation through the College for Financial …

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Holmes Murphy among Best Places to Work in Insurance

Holmes Murphy has again been recognized by Business Insurance magazine as one of the Best Places to Work in Insurance. The Waukee-based insurance brokerage was ranked sixth in the Best Medium Employers category. In conjunction with Best …

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Non-variable annuity sales jump 46 percent in third quarter

Non-variable annuity sales chalked up a 46 percent year-over-year increase in the third quarter, according to preliminary data from Wink’s Sales & Market Report. The sales report includes data for the non-variable annuity categories of indexed annuity, …

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GuideOne adds small-business coverage, online portal

GuideOne Insurance announced it will add small-business coverage nationally and has launched an online quoting portal for agents. The West Des Moines-based insurer is introducing the business policy portal in six states — Illinois, Indiana, …

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Nationwide to lay off 80 in Des Moines

Nationwide insurance will lay off about 80 workers at its downtown Des Moines office, part of 1,100 layoffs nationally, the Des Moines Register reported. Nationwide spokesman Joe Case said workers were told today that they would …

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Rosburg named regional sales director for Boston Mutual Life

Boston Mutual Life Insurance Co. has appointed Doug Rosburg as regional sales director for the company’s Heartland region, which includes Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado. Rosburg, an Iowa State University alumnus, was most recently …

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Workiva reports smaller net loss, revenue up 16.9 percent

Workiva Inc. reported an uptick in revenue for the third quarter and a smaller year-over-year net loss. The Ames-based compliance software company posted total revenue of $60.9 million, an increase of 16.9 percent from $52.1 million in …

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Principal project seeks to drive innovation in youth financial security

Every year, more than 3 million U.S. college students drop out due to small but time-critical financial crises. A technology platform being developed by a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based company called Edquity seeks to help college students …