Contests on ballot in area school elections Sep 10, 2006
" Emily Schieltz, 37, was appointed to the Madrid board earlier this year and is running for the first time. A 12-year resident of the district, she is a native of Dike. An Iowa State University graduate, Schieltz is an accounting manager for Continental Labs, Madrid, and has four children attending Madrid schools. A fifth child attends preschool. "My concerns include increasing parental involvement with the schools, lowering class size in the early elementary grades and working to retain our... (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
Iowa woman's parents are in Superdome - she hopes Sep 2, 2005
This is the Courtney Maxwell of St. Charles , the securities assistant for the FBL Financial Group in West Des Moines. Contact us. (Des Moines Register)
FBL Financial Group to Present at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods 2005 Insurance Conference Aug 30, 2005
FBL Financial Group to Present at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods 2005 Insurance Conference ... Source: FBL Financial Group, Inc. ... FBL Financial Group to Present at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods 2005 Insurance ConferenceMonday August 29, 9:14 am ET. (Yahoo Finance -- Insurance (Life))
FBL Financial Group Declares Quarterly Dividend Aug 26, 2005
Source: FBL Financial Group, Inc. ... 25, 2005--FBL Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: - ) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0 ... FBL Financial Group () is a holding company whose primary operating subsidiaries are Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company and EquiTrust Life Insurance Company. (Yahoo Finance -- Insurance (Life))
Plumtree Software Announces Second Quarter 2005 Results Aug 9, 2005
Customer Success: Plumtree signed 66 total license deals this quarter, adding 20 new customers, including Osiptel, Tyco Electronics Corporation, Organismo Supervisor de la Inversion en Energia, Conservation International, Defense Advanced Research Products Agency (DARPA), NHS 24 Scotland, State of Wisconsin, King & Spalding LLP, Columbia University, FBL Financial Group, TEPPCO GP, Inc., Independent Electricity System Operator, Integro Ltd., Cast Iron Systems Inc., Pennsylvania Department of... (Yahoo Finance -- Software & Programming)
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29 08 Aug FBL Financial Group Inc Q2 0. 51 3 0. (Netscape News)
Iowa Telecom Announces New Members to Company's Board of Directors Aug 4, 2005
In addition, he also serves as chairman of the board of FBL Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: - ) and as president of Farm Bureau Life Insurance. Source: Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc.. (Yahoo Finance -- Communications Services)
FBL Financial Group Schedules Second Quarter 2005 Earnings Date, Conference Call and Webcast Jul 22, 2005
Source: FBL Financial Group, Inc. ... WEST DES MOINES, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 21, 2005--FBL Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: - ) will announce its second quarter 2005 earnings after the close of market on Monday, August 8, 2005 ... The second quarter earnings release and financial supplement will be posted on the FBL Financial Group web site () at that time. (Yahoo Finance -- Insurance (Life))
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company and EquiTrust Life Insurance Jun 15, 2005
A.M. Best has also affirmed the "bbb" debt ratings on FBL Financial Group Inc.'s (FFG) (NYSE: - ; West Des Moines, IA) $75 million 10-year senior unsecured notes, due 2014. The outlook for this rating is stable. (Yahoo Finance -- Insurance (Life))
See how much Iowa CEOs are paid May 26, 2005
FBL Financial Group Inc. of West Des Moines said it has set up several performance criteria in its award of $374,989 worth of shares in 2004 to CEO William Oddy. "It is subject to forfeiture," if Oddy doesn't hit marks set for him by directors, said spokeswoman Kathleen Till Stange. (Des Moines Register)
FBL Financial Group Reports First Quarter 2005 Results May 10, 2005
Source: FBL Financial Group, Inc. ... FBL Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: - ) today announced that diluted net income per common share increased 31 percent to $0 ... These forward-looking statements are based on assumptions which FBL Financial Group believe to be reasonable. (Yahoo Finance -- Insurance (Life))
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Cox moves office to Swan Lake Boulevard Aug 4, 2004
According to a spokesperson, for than 60 years, FBL Financial Group affiliates like Farm Bureau Financial Services have conducted business with a focus on honesty, integrity and fair dealing. That's been our way since the beginning. (Independence Bulletin-Journal, IO)
FBL Financial Group Holds Annual Meeting, Restructures Board and ... May 15, 2004
FBL Financial Group Holds Annual Meeting, Restructures Board and Declares Dividend ... FBL Financial Group Holds Annual Meeting, Restructures Board and Declares Dividend ... WEST DES MOINES, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 2004--FBL Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:FFG) today held its annual meeting at which a restructured board was elected. (Business Wire)
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"Maybe there are too many people who call themselves IT professionals," says Joe Horton, systems engineer at FBL Financial Group Inc., a West Des Moines, Iowa, financial-services company with annual revenue of $647. 4 million. (InformationWeek)
FBL Financial Group Schedules Fourth Quarter 2003 Earnings Date, ... Jan 7, 2004
FBL Financial Group Schedules Fourth Quarter 2003 Earnings Date, Conference Call and Webcast. 7, 2004--FBL Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:FFG) will announce its fourth quarter 2003 earnings after the close of market on Tuesday, February 3, 2004 (Business Wire (press release)
FBL Financial Group Finalizes Coinsurance Agreement with American ... Jan 5, 2004
FBL Financial Group Finalizes Coinsurance Agreement with American Equity. 5, 2004--FBL Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:FFG) today announced the renewal of its coinsurance agreement with American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company, the partial redemption of its Series C preferred stock and $40 million funding agreement with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (Business Wire (press release)
FBL Financial Group Announces 2004 Earnings Guidance and Proposed ... Dec 18, 2003
FBL Financial Group Announces 2004 Earnings Guidance and Proposed Board Restructuring. 18, 2003--FBL Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:FFG) today announced its earnings guidance for 2004, two new Class B directors, a proposed board restructuring and the finalization of a line of credit (Business Wire (press release)
Fund probe steers clear of Iowa firms Nov 26, 2003
Officials at Principal Financial Group Inc., the state's largest fund operator, said Tuesday that that they have not received any subpoenas or other legal inquiries. Other companies reporting a clean bill of health include Pearl Mutual Funds of Muscatine and FBL Financial Group and Investors Management Group, both of West Des Moines (Des Moines Register, IA)
FBL Financial Group Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend Nov 5, 2003
5, 2003--FBL Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:FFG) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0. FBL Financial Group (www (Business Wire (press release)
Longevity's payoff? Cheaper insurance Oct 30, 2003
But at FBL Financial Group Inc., in West Des Moines, Vice President Chris Daniels said he could envision rates falling perhaps 10 percent for term life policies that the company sells. New tables also will give FBL an opportunity to update term policies so that they can be sold to older consumers, and carry level-payment plans for longer periods, Daniels said (Des Moines Register, IA)
FBL Financial Group Reports Third Quarter 2003 Results Oct 29, 2003
29, 2003--FBL Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:FFG). Financial Highlights (Dollars in thousands, except per share data) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Three Months Ended September 30, 2003 2002 ----------------------- Net income applicable to common stock $14,704 $16,334 Operating income applicable to common stock 14,798 15,603 Earnings per common share (assuming dilution): Net income 0 (Business Wire (press release)
Principal considers raising its stock dividend Oct 18, 2003
A year ago, directors of Principal Financial Group Inc. declared the young public company's first-ever stock dividend. The Des Moines-based financial services company has not said if its directors will debate raising the annual dividend (Des Moines Register, IA)
Poulson to Retire as Wisconsin Farm Bureau Chief Oct 16, 2003
After serving 12 years as the president of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation, and another 22 years on its board, Dan Poulson has announced that he will not be seeking another term on the farm group's board of directors. He has also served on the American Farm Bureau Federation board of directors since 1999, and currently serves on the Farm Bureau BanCorp Board of Directors, Farm Bureau Life Board of Directors and FBL Financial Group of which he is Vice-President (Wisconsin Ag Connection, WI)
Super metal's success refined Oct 5, 2003
The effort was part financial, part altruism. The super metal's properties were based on magnetic energy, and few people in industry understood what it was or how it worked, said Morain, who is general counsel for FBL Financial Group, one of the original investors in Edge Technologies (Des Moines Register, IA)
AmerUs, FBL post double-digit gains Oct 3, 2003
Rising interest rates helped to give Wall Street a rosier outlook toward two Des Moines-area financial services companies during the just completed third quarter of 2003, and their share prices posted double-digit gains during the three-month span. In a Des Moines Register review of publicly held Iowa-based companies and their stock performance during the quarter that ended Sept. 30, AmerUs Group Co. and FBL Financial Group Inc. rose 20 (Des Moines Register, IA)
Ethics award for 2 Iowa firms is first-time win Sep 30, 2003
FBL Financial Group Inc. and Bea Day Plumbers won the Better Business Bureau's International Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics. FBL received the award in the largest employment category of 1,000 or more workers (Des Moines Register, IA)
