Thanks to our friends at Insurance Business America – Author: Caitlin Bronson | Dec 22, 2015 | CoverHound President Greg Isaacs has identified renters insurance as a [continuing hot topic] for 2016, as millennials continue to avoid the housing market. Yet despite the fact that young people are now renting in unprecedented numbers, fewer than… Read More »
Editorial [comments]: Bob Walton | December 18, 2015 | So, after you filed an insurance claim, your homeowner’s policy was non-renewed, and you couldn’t find another company to insure you for a reasonable premium. Or, perhaps, your automobile insurance premium was raised because you filed for bankruptcy. Is this possible? Yes, it is quite possible, say the writers at… Read More »
The court judgment in Iowa’s Stark Construction vs. Lauterwasser litigation is certainly having an impact on Iowa Workers’ Compensation (WC) premium audit procedures. This company’s pre-audit notification letter only surrounds the correct Iowa audit practices with confusion. Though it cannot be used by the reader as a template for Iowa WC premium audits, it can be… Read More »
Important Upcoming Dates • December 10th; End of the Insurance Period • December 15th: Last day to report a revenue loss • December 18th: Rain and Hail will release incomplete Express Claims • December 23rd: last day Rain and Hail will print in the 2015 calendar year (See attached December Update for details) Production Reporting… Read More »
Thanks to our friends at Insurance Business America – Author: Caitlin Bronson – October 20, 2015 | Any insurance agent worth their salt knows a number of ways to tap into discounts that bring down a client’s auto insurance premium, but sometimes, the problem is simply the car itself. According to a new… Read More »
Thanks to our friends at Insurance Business America – Author: Caitlin Bronson – October 20, 2015 | A decade ago, telematics devices revolutionized a significant portion of the auto insurance industry. Today, the usage-based insurance model is coming to homeowners policies, and raising serious questions about privacy along the way. In the past year,… Read More »
Many of you know Karen Binns, who is returning to Walton Insurance after a long career at Mahaska State Bank, now MidwestOne. Karen will be working part time, as did Carol Porter who recently moved away from Oskaloosa. So, please stop in and say hello.
If you are looking for Iowa workers compensation class codes and rates, here is a good site. Iowa Workers’ Compensation is governed by the National Council on Compensation Insurance, NCCI, the governing authority for workers compensation classifications in most states. Iowa Workers’ Compensation Class Codes
The Iowa Insurance Division has approved a 2.7% overall increase in the voluntary and the assigned risk workers’ compensation rates for Iowa effective January 1, 2016. Iowa 2016 Workers’ Compensation 2.7% Rate Increase Approved
Stark Construction vs John Lauterwasser