The Iowa Insurance Division has revoked the insurance license of a Garnavillo woman. The Insurance Division says Brenda Murray misrepresented the benefits, terms, and disadvantages of certain insurance policies to elderly consumers. And she advised clients to make transactions that were not … [Read more...]
Derecho insurance claims pushing toward 2 billion dollars
An update from the Iowa Insurance Division puts the amount of claims paid out following the August 10th derecho is more than $1.6 billion. Insurance Commissioner Doug Ommen says that's the tally through November 2nd. He says the numbers are reflective of the significant damage that was done -- … [Read more...]
Man posed as dead brother to buy life insurance from Iowa firms
A Boston man has been sentenced to 15 months in prison after an Iowa-based company raised suspicions about a life insurance policy. The investigation began nearly two years ago after a man who sometimes went by the name Kellerman Jason Zheng made a claim on a $1 million life insurance policy. … [Read more...]
Insurance agents trying to handle massive amount of claims
Agents with Iowa's largest home insurer are working plenty of overtime this week, trying to prioritize and process claims from clients who had damage to their homes, cars and other property in this week's derecho. Mark Doyle, a State Farm agent in Ames, says he's had 450 claims filed since … [Read more...]
Sand survey finds dissatisfaction with privatized Iowa Medicaid
State Auditor Rob Sand has released a survey showing two-thirds of health care providers consider Medicaid privatization an impediment to their ability to provide services. "A great number of providers felt that the process had become more complex," Sand said this morning during a news conference … [Read more...]
Iowa Insurance Division holding webinars for older Iowans
The Iowa Insurance Division is beginning a series of Fraud Fighting webinars Wednesday featuring at topics to help older Iowans. Insurance Commissioner Doug Ommen says his office has held informational sessions for several years. "To talk to people, to educate them on how they can go about … [Read more...]
Iowa Senate approves work requirements for some Medicaid, food stamp recipients
A bill passed in the Iowa Senate would require a portion of the state's Medicaid recipients to work or volunteer at least 20 hours a week to keep government benefits. Senator Jason Schultz, a Republican from Schleswig, said it fits with President Trump's "Make America Great Again" motto. "Part of … [Read more...]
Bill keeps pre-existing condition coverage on Iowa-regulated policies
If the U.S. Supreme Court rules the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional, a bill that's emerged in the Iowa Senate would keep a popular part of the law in force for some Iowans. Senator Brad Zaun, a Republican from Urbandale, is the bill's sponsor. "The pre-existing conditions that was part of … [Read more...]
Auditor decries ‘bad data’ on Iowa Medicaid home health care
State Auditor Rob Sand has released an audit of the data surrounding home health care services provided to Iowa Medicaid recipients. During a news conference in his statehouse office, Sand said the review that stretches back to May of 2018 repeatedly found "incomplete and incorrect" … [Read more...]
Iowa sees increase in uninsured kids, but still low among states
Iowa is seeing a slight upturn in the number of uninsured children but the Hawkeye State still has one of the lowest rates in the country. Joan Alker, executive director of the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, says there are many reasons more children are falling into the … [Read more...]