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Insurance accelerator adds 2 investing insurers

Two additional insurance companies, one based in Des Moines and the other in Virginia, have invested in the Global Insurance Accelerator.


Des Moines-based EMC Insurance Cos. and Markel Corp. of Richmond, Va., today confirmed annual…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Oct 5, 2016
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New York-based insurance startup to beta-test home-share product in Iowa

Slice Labs Inc., a New York-based insurance technology startup that connected with Iowa through the Global Insurance Symposium, plans to beta-test its on-demand home-share insurance product in Des Moines and Iowa City beginning this month.…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Oct 5, 2016
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STOCK WATCH: Falling Iowa stock prices outnumber gainers in September

Temperatures and leaves may not have fallen much in Iowa in September, but some Iowa stock prices did.


Iowa stocks with declining share prices outnumbered gainers in September, with 22 companies ending the month with…
By JOE GARDYASZ | Oct 5, 2016
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Wellmark narrows individual policy choices in Iowa

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield announced Tuesday that it will narrow its choices for individual Affordable Care Act plans in Iowa and will eliminate ACA individual plans in South Dakota altogether in 2017.


The…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Sep 28, 2016
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Percentage of uninsured Iowans falls since Obamacare

Quad-City Times: Only 5 percent of Iowans did not have health insurance coverage last year, according to new government data, a marked improvement from the period before implementation of the major provisions of the Affordable Care …
By BPC Staff | Sep 14, 2016
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Lawsuit seeks to shine spotlight on Iowa’s ‘shadow insurance’

An Indiana university professor and insurance expert has filed a lawsuit against Iowa Insurance Commissioner Nick Gerhart and the Iowa Insurance Division, seeking access to financial records of Iowa insurance companies that are using “shadow…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Sep 13, 2016
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Lee Enterprises leads Iowa stocks out of August

Lee Enterprises Inc., the Davenport-based media company that has been slashing away at debt in recent years, led the August gainers among stocks tracked by the Business Record, closing the month at $2.79 per share,…
By KENT DARR | Sep 1, 2016
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NAIC launches life insurance policy locator app

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has developed a new tool to help consumers in finding lost or forgotten life insurance policies. At least $1 billion in benefits from life insurance policies are unclaimed, according …
By BPC Staff | Aug 30, 2016
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Wellmark, other insurers see earnings dips in spite of increasing premium costs

Iowa’s dominant health insurer is taking a hit this year on earnings for its health plans in Iowa, despite double-digit premium increases on individual health plans approved last year by state regulators.   Wellmark’s health…
By JOE GARDYASZ | Aug 29, 2016
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Costs for individual health policies jump steeply

Tens of thousands of Iowa policyholders who purchase their own health insurance policies will see steep increases in their premiums for 2017.


Iowa Insurance Commissioner Nick Gerhart this morning announced approval of rate increases requested…
By JOE GARDYASZ | Aug 29, 2016