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Crop Insurance Discount Program sign-up underway

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced Friday that the sign-up period for the Crop Insurance Discount Program will run until Jan. 26, 2024. Offered by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, the …

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Holmes Murphy Foundation contributes $100k in collective impact to local nonprofits

Holmes Murphy is providing $100,000 in philanthropic contributions to 25 nonprofit organizations across the United States, including six in Iowa, through the Holmes Murphy Foundation Community Footprints Program. The nonprofits in Iowa that will receive …

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Registration now open for 2024 Global Insurance Symposium

Participants can now register for the 2024 Global Insurance Symposium, which is scheduled for April 16 and 17 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. The symposium’s 10-year celebration theme is “Navigating a New …

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Transamerica eyes Des Moines talent pool as part of growth strategy

Insurance company Transamerica will expand its talent recruitment to the Des Moines area as part of the company’s growth strategy, Laura Wirth, the company’s vice president, head of corporate development, said recently.

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Principal Financial reports Q3 earnings

Associated Press: Principal Financial Group Inc. on Thursday reported third-quarter profit of $1.39 billion. On a per-share basis, the Des Moines-based company said it had profit of $5.50. Earnings, adjusted for investment gains, came to …

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First MainStreet Insurance expands to Minnesota through new partnership

Cedar Rapids-based First MainStreet Insurance, which partners with local insurance agencies in 37 rural Iowa communities, has announced its expansion into Minnesota through a partnership with United Prairie Insurance. The deal was effective Oct. 1, …

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Digging into responsible risk

The Federal Reserve’s 10 consecutive interest-rate hikes began 18 months ago. Investors’ valuations of startup companies have come down from the record highs of 2021, and funds have slowed dealmaking in response to economic uncertainty …

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Holmes Murphy hires industry veteran Tim Anders to lead MGA practice

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Holmes Murphy announced that insurance industry veteran Tim Anders will serve as the president of programs for the company. In the new role, Anders will be responsible for formalizing existing programs and generating …

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Casey’s General Stores’ stock climbs 11%

Shares of Casey’s General Stores Inc. were up 11% after the convenience store chain reported first-quarter results that beat Wall Street expectations.

Casey’s earnings grew 9.5% year over year to $4.52 per share, beating analysts’ …

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Jim Lewis named Tippie’s new insurance center director

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Jim Lewis, alumni director at the Global Insurance Accelerator, was named the new executive director of the Vaughan Institute of Risk Management and Insurance at the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business.…