Des Moines – Iowans currently enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan have options to switch through the Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment period that continues through March 31.
“During this open enrollment period Iowans can switch to a different Medicare Advantage Plan with or without drug coverage. They can even go back to Original Medicare and, if needed, join a Medicare Prescription...
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Monday, January 4, 2021
Des Moines, Iowa – William Michael Velky, age 58, of Cedar Rapids was recently charged with one count of Insurance Fraud – Application Submission (Class D Felony) following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau.
The charge against Velky stems from an investigation which began in December of 2020. According to a criminal complaint filed by the Iowa Insurance Division’s...
Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Des Moines, Iowa - Andrew Warren Joyce, age 46, of Emmetsburg, was charged with one count of Ongoing Criminal Conduct (B Felony), one count of Theft 1st Degree (Class C Felony), one count of Theft 2nd Degree (Class D Felony), and one count of Failure to Trust Preneed Funeral Services (Class D Felony) following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau.
The charges against...
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Des Moines - Steven Hoeppner, age 50, of Waterloo, Iowa, pled guilty to one count of Insurance Fraud - Presenting False Information (Class D Felony) and one count of Tampering with Records (Aggravated Misdemeanor) following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau.
“Insurance fraud is not a victimless crime. We all pay for insurance fraud in the form of higher...
Monday, December 28, 2020
Des Moines - Luke Mathew McDermott, age 38, of Delmar, Iowa was recently charged with one count of Insurance Fraud - Presenting False Information (Class D Felony) following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau.
The charges against McDermott stem from an investigation which began in February 2020. According to a criminal complaint filed by the Insurance Fraud Bureau,...
Monday, December 28, 2020
A Georgia marketing operation must stop sending mailers targeting older Iowans after actions by the Attorney General’s Office and the Iowa Insurance Division. The operation also agreed to pay the state of Iowa $40,000 and change its practices.
Miller’s office reached a consent judgment in December ...
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Des Moines, Iowa - Mujtaba Ali, age 38, of Des Moines, Iowa, pled guilty to one count of Insurance Fraud - Presenting False Information (Class D Felony) and one count of Theft 2nd Degree (Class D Felony) following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau.
“Insurance fraud is not a victimless crime. We all pay for insurance fraud in the form of higher insurance costs...
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Des Moines – The Iowa Insurance Division recently ordered the revocation of the insurance producer license of Brenda Murray of Garnavillo, Iowa. Murrary is also ordered to pay $18,000 in civil penalties for fraudulent and dishonest practices, incompetency, recommending unsuitable products, and committing twisting.
In various instances, Murray either misrepresented the benefits, terms,...
Monday, December 7, 2020
Des Moines, Iowa – There is just over a week left of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) open enrollment period which ends December 15, 2020 for Iowans purchasing or changing their ACA individual health coverage to become effective January 1, 2021.
“While the ACA continues to be expensive for many Iowans, rates have come down as a result of new options within the individual market,” Iowa Insurance...
Friday, December 4, 2020
Des Moines - Joseph Scott Waigand, age 48, of Thayer, Iowa was recently charged with one count of Insurance Fraud - Presenting False Information (Class D Felony) following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau.
The charges against Waigand stem from an investigation which began in August 2020. According to a criminal complaint filed by the Insurance Fraud Bureau,...