State of Iowa

Claims Against the State of Iowa

General and tort claims filed against the State of Iowa or state employees, received by the State Appeal Board since July 2015. Each record identifies the claimant, claim type, and disposition.

Example records
NamepersonAlternate NameroleCityaddressStateaddressZIP CodeaddressFull NamepersonClaim NumberidentifierClaim TypeclassificationDate ReceivedtemporalClaim DescriptionclassificationIncident DatetemporalClaim Amountfinancial
MICHAEL LEE GORDONCORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF (FORT MADISON)FORT MADISONIA52627MICHAEL LEE GORDONT250604TORT12/26/2025PROPERTY DAMAGE06/14/202130
K & J TRUCKING INCTRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF (VEHICLE CLAIMS)SIOUX FALLSSD57104K & J TRUCKING INCT260107TORT08/28/2028PROPERTY DAMAGE08/04/2025491.4
SIMMONS PERRINE MOYER BERGMAN PLCREVENUE, DEPARTMENT OFCEDAR RAPIDSIA52401SIMMONS PERRINE MOYER BERGMAN PLCG260026GENERAL07/28/2025REFUND FOR OVERPAID FEES REQUESTED 1509.581509.58
Use cases

Carrier Underwriting for State Contractor Liability

A commercial insurance underwriter evaluating a business that contracts with Iowa state agencies pulls this dataset to assess how often that entity or similar contractors have filed tort claims against the state, what types of incidents occurred, and what amounts were paid out, informing premium pricing for general liability coverage.

NameClaim TypeClaim DescriptionClaim AmountTotal Paid

Vendor Due Diligence for State Agency Procurement

A procurement compliance team at a company bidding on Iowa state contracts screens the dataset to determine whether their prospective subcontractors have a history of disputes or unresolved tort claims against state agencies, flagging vendors with pending or denied claims as elevated counterparty risk.

NameAlternate NameActionClaim AmountClaim Number

Fraud Pattern Detection Across Repeat Claimants

A special investigations unit at an insurer cross-references claimants in this dataset against their own claims database to identify individuals or businesses that have filed multiple government tort claims alongside private insurance claims for similar incident types, surfacing potential opportunistic or coordinated fraud patterns.

NameFull NameClaim DescriptionIncident DateClaim Amount
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