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EMC reports higher third-quarter net income

EMC Insurance Group Inc. today reported net income of $19.1 million, or 89 cents per share, for the third quarter, compared with $746,000, or 3 cents per share, for the third quarter of 2017. For …

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American Equity net income higher on sales of $1 billion

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. reported third-quarter net income of $169.3 million, or $1.85 per diluted common share, compared with net income of $57 million, or 63 cents per diluted common share, for third quarter 2017. …

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Insurtech investment firm builds up portfolio

In early 2017, Des Moines investment professionals David Miles and Matthew Kinley partnered to launch ManchesterStory Group. The new venture capital firm has established a foothold with initial investments in the insurance technology sector, along …

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Affordable Care Act open enrollment begins today

Open enrollment begins today for the roughly 11 million Americans who buy individual coverage through healthcare.gov or their state exchange, Money reported. Iowa, as most states, has an open enrollment deadline of Dec. 15 for coverage beginning …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Tech drove stocks skyward. Different story on the way down.

Need a refresher on what happened with the markets last month? This New York Times article will also give some analysis to explain the why behind the stock market’s volatility. “The world’s largest technology companies drove the …

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Athene reports record third-quarter earnings of $640 million

Athene Holding Ltd., parent company of Athene USA in West Des Moines, on Wednesday reported third-quarter net income of $640 million, or $3.23 per share, compared with $274 million, or $1.39 per diluted share, in last year’s …

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Health care cost survey: This is going to hurt a little bit

Health benefit cost growth continued to tick upward in 2018, with smaller employers feeling the most pressure, according to one of the nation’s largest surveys of company health plans. 

The average total health benefit cost …

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Health care cost survey: This is going to hurt a little bit

Health benefit cost growth continued to tick upward in 2018, with smaller employers feeling the most pressure, according to one of the nation’s largest surveys of company health plans. 

The average total health benefit cost …

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Camp Dodge added as insurance producer licensing site

Pearson VUE, the third-party contractor that conducts insurance producer licensing exams for the Iowa Insurance Division, has added Camp Dodge in Johnston as a test center. The additional test location will assist military service members …

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Insurance sign-up starts Nov. 1 with more options for Iowans

Iowa Public Radio: The six-week period to sign up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, starts Thursday, and Iowans who buy their own insurance have more choices this year. Iowa …