Phillips Stafford Insures Stunt For 20th Century Fox Film

By |2026-08-10T21:25:45-05:00February 8th, 2016|Umbrella Insurance|

We always say that we can insure almost anything, this is proof. In June of 2015 we were approached by G3 Quad Freestyle, a company that host ATV freestyle shows and provides stunts for major films.  They had just gotten the call from 20th Century Fox to fly to Hawaii and perform a stunt for [...]

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Tips for keeping ice off your roof

By |2026-08-10T19:26:49-05:00January 7th, 2016|Home Insurance|

Winter is in full swing in Iowa.  Lately, we have been getting a good mix of snow, rain, and freezing rain.  This has caused ice build-ups and insurance claims caused by ice build-ups on roofs.  Below are some great tips to keep ice from accumulating on your roof.  These tips can help avoid an insurance [...]

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Fry a Turkey Without Burning Your House Down

By |2026-08-10T21:25:59-05:00November 12th, 2015|Home Insurance|

Each year tens of millions of people fry a turkey for Thanksgiving and fire de­part­ments re­spond to more than 1,000 fires re­lated to deep fry­ers. These blazes cause more than $15 mil­lion in prop­erty dam­age an­nu­ally, not to men­tion ser­i­ous burn in­jur­ies. Follow some simple safety steps when you fry a turkey this [...]

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Why your classic car needs classic car insurance

By |2026-08-10T21:26:10-05:00September 21st, 2015|Auto insurance, Car Insurance, Toy Insurance|

Many people with classic cars tend to have them insured on a standard auto insurance policy instead of a purpose-built classic car insurance policy.  It's a common and defensible mistake.  After all, it is just a 'car', right? While a standard personal auto insurance policy will adequately cover the driver from a liability stand point, [...]

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Sima Nayeri Joins Phillips Stafford Insurance Group

By |2026-08-10T21:26:23-05:00September 14th, 2015|Disability Income, General Liability, Group Benefits, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Long Term Care, Personal insurance|

  Sima Nayeri has joined Phillips Stafford Insurance Group as an Agent.  Sima will focus on providing insurance solutions to individuals and businesses in central Iowa. Sima joined Phillips Stafford Insurance Group after honing her insurance knowledge as a Sales Associate at a local captive agency.  She made the move to Phillips Stafford Insurance Group, an independent agency, [...]

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Phillips Stafford Insurance Group is expanding into Altoona!

By |2026-08-10T21:26:35-05:00June 19th, 2015|Commercial Auto Insurance, Disability Income, Estate Planning, Farm Insurance, Group Benefits, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Long Term Care, Personal insurance|

Phillips Stafford Insurance Group has opened a second office in the under-served community of Altoona, IA! We have expanded so fast that we have run out of room at our West Des Moines office.  Rather than just knock a wall down at our current office we decided to expand our reach and bring the people of [...]

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Josh Stafford Joins Phillips Stafford Insurance Group

By |2026-08-10T21:26:55-05:00June 12th, 2015|General Liability, Group Benefits, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Long Term Care, Personal insurance|

We are excited to announce that Josh Stafford has joined Phillips Stafford Insurance Group as a Managing Partner.  Josh will oversee the training and development of new agents as well as be responsible for new client acquisition. Josh brings an impressive set of skills to the company.  Both in his ability to work with clients to protect their business, [...]

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BPW Insurance Group is now Phillips Stafford Insurance Group

By |2026-08-10T21:27:14-05:00June 12th, 2015|Annuities, Commercial Auto Insurance, Disability Income, Estate Planning, Farm Insurance, Group Benefits, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Long Term Care, Personal insurance|

    We are excited to announce that our agency has changed it's name to Phillips Stafford Insurance Group.  The new name is part of a majority ownership change from the original three founders. Brad Phillips originally formed BPW Insurance Group with two partners in 2012.  Those two partners, Justin Betazza and Gerald Willis, exited the [...]

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City of Des Moines proposes new Taxi/Uber ordinance

By |2026-08-10T21:27:44-05:00February 9th, 2015|Auto insurance, Car Insurance, Commercial Auto Insurance|

As we wrote in a previous blog post, the new ride-sharing service, Uber, has created concerns for regulators and insurance companies alike.  From a regulation stand point, local governments have struggled with finding fair rules that keep up with modern technology.  On the insurance side, carriers have struggled to accurately assess the risk of being an [...]

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How to Fry a Turkey Without Burning Your House Down

By |2026-08-10T21:27:55-05:00November 24th, 2014|Home Insurance, Personal insurance|

Over 2 million households will fry a turkey this week for Thanksgiving dinner, and according to Allstate 15 of those homes will catch on fire.  Here are a few tips to prevent your home from being one of those. STEP 1: A suitable location for the deep fryer is on concrete or asphalt in an open area [...]

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About Us

Phillips Stafford Insurance Group is an independent insurance agency with office locations around Iowa. We specialize in working with business owners to protect, grow, and transition their business. We are also well equipped to handle all personal insurance needs.

Contact Info

4566 114th St, Urbandale, IA 50322

Phone: (515) 978-9010

Phillips Stafford Agents are Independently contracted.

Licensed in IA, AZ, KS, MN, MO, NE, OH, SD

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