Senate Resolution 5

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  1  1                SENATE RESOLUTION NO. ___
  1  2                BY  IVERSON and GRONSTAL
  1  3 A Resolution designating January 29, 2003, as Iowa
  1  4    Insurance Day.
  1  5    WHEREAS, the Iowa insurance industry, through its
  1  6 employees and agents, has made a historic contribution
  1  7 to the economic growth and strength of our state and
  1  8 nation; and
  1  9    WHEREAS, all Iowans benefit from the financial
  1 10 protections offered by the Iowa insurance industry
  1 11 through the provision of mechanisms to insure the
  1 12 health, life, property, and retirement income of
  1 13 Iowans; and
  1 14    WHEREAS, two hundred fifty=seven insurance
  1 15 companies are headquartered in Iowa; and
  1 16    WHEREAS, more than 40,000 Iowans work in Iowa's
  1 17 insurance industry, with over 27,000 agents and
  1 18 brokers representing the insurance industry in every
  1 19 county in the state; and
  1 20    WHEREAS, the yearly insurance industry payroll for
  1 21 its Iowa employees exceeds $1.5 billion, 5 percent of
  1 22 the total payroll for all Iowa employees; and
  1 23    WHEREAS, Iowa's insurance industry currently
  1 24 accounts for 4 percent of the gross state product, at
  1 25 over $3.1 billion; NOW THEREFORE,
  1 26    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Iowa Senate
  1 27 designates the day of January 29, 2003, as Iowa
  1 28 Insurance Day and invites the citizens of Iowa to
  1 29 discover and honor the important economic
  1 30 contributions made by the Iowa insurance industry.
  2  1 LSB 2057SS 80
  2  2 rj/sh/8