American Equity Investment Life

  • After only 60 days, insurance accelerator plans begin to take shape

    Lately startup accelerators—whether industry focused or not—have cropped up all over the Midwest. From Lincoln to Kansas City to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a bevy of accelerators across the region have begun to attract both local and out-of-town startups to their doors.

  • Des Moines insurance companies create industry-focused accelerator

    Three Des Moines-based insurance companies—Delta Dental, Principal Financial Group and American Equity Investment Life—have come together to create an insurance-focused accelerator in Iowa’s capital city. Mike Colwell of the Greater Des Moines Partnership is one of the accelerator’s organizers and says the goal is to raise $1.2 million each year for the program. According to…