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Farmers Insurance rolls out comprehensive food truck coverage

Farmers Insurance this month launched an innovative all-in-one food truck insurance policy in Iowa, marking the company’s first foray into the growing food truck insurance marketplace. Through its new offering, Farmers has begun to offer…
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EMC reports lower third-quarter earnings

EMC Insurance Group Inc. today reported net income of $4.1 million, or 20 cents per share, for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, compared with net income of $11.2 million, or 54 cents per share for …

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FBL Financial operating earnings up 6 percent

FBL Financial Group Inc. reported third-quarter net income of $30 million, or $1.20 per share, compared with $26.7 million, or $1.06 per share, for the third quarter of 2015. Operating income, which excludes the impact of …

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American Equity reports third-quarter loss

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. reported a third-quarter net loss of $7.4 million, or 9 cents per share, compared with net income of $97.3 million, or $1.19 per share, for third quarter 2015. The company …

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Iowa’s business conditions improve slightly

Iowa’s Business Conditions Index from Creighton University rose slightly in October, to 48.9 from 48 in September.


Anything over 50 on the 100-point index is considered an indication of expansion. The monthly survey of supply…
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Voya Financial reports third-quarter loss

Voya Financial, which has operations in Des Moines, reported a third-quarter loss of $248 million, or $1.24 per share, compared with net income of $40 million, or 18 cents per share, in the year-ago quarter. …

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Index of Iowa stocks sagged in October

Maybe the boo factor hit Iowa stocks last month.


Six of the 23 Iowa-based public companies on the Business Record’s Iowa Index experienced gains in October. The remainder dropped, though it should be mentioned that…
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Global Insurance Symposium announces 2017 co-chairs

The Global Insurance Symposium has announced its co-chairs for the 2017 event. Laura Beebe, director of investment administration at Farm Bureau Financial Services, and Kay Fairchild Godfredsen, managing counsel at Nationwide, will co-chair the fourth …

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Heartland Financial reports increase in net income

Heartland Financial USA Inc., the Dubuque-based bank holding company that has operations in Iowa and 10 other states, reported profits of $20.2 million, or 81 cents per common share, for the quarter ended Sept. 30, …

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Wellmark debuts new ‘narrow network’ plans

As open enrollment for individual health coverage on the Iowa Marketplace for 2017 begins today, Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield is introducing new insurance options through separate joint ventures with two of the state’s…