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New laws take effect Wednesday

By Jason Hancock 6/29/09

An expansion of the state’s children health insurance program, changes to sex offender registry and tougher restrictions on pseudoephedrine sales are just a few of the new laws set to go into effect on Wednesday.
Most legislation that was passed during the 2009 General Assembly takes effect July 1, at the start of the 2010 fiscal [...]

Culver signs consumer protection bill

By Jason Hancock 5/27/09

Iowa has joined every other state in allowing consumers to sue companies for fraud under the state consumer protection law thanks to a bill signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Chet Culver.
State Attorney General Tom Miller has pushed for passage of the legislation for nearly a decade. The bill, House File 712, passed 95-1 in [...]

State acts to protect consumers from unexpected insurance invoices

By Lynda Waddington 12/10/08

Conseco Life Insurance Company is the focus of an administrative action by the Iowa Insurance Division after the company demanded customers pay previously unbilled invoices in bulk.
The state agency has issued a cease and desist order to the insurance company after receiving complaints from many of the company’s customers that hold universal life policies.

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