Pinnacol News

Slick Sidewalks, Protective Pets Among Injury Trends for Amazon Delivery Partners in Colorado

Coloradans like residents of other states have seen an increase in delivery vehicles as many households shifted to ordering more online amid the pandemice. Colorado workers’ compensation insurer Pinnacol Assurance analyzed its claims data to identify trends for this rapidly …

Colorado Workers’ Comp Privatization Gets Cool Reception

A proposal to privatize the only state-chartered workers’ compensation company is getting a cool reception from a special panel reviewing the plan. A straw poll of the task force on Tuesday showed more than half to be opposed or neutral. …

Pinnacol Stops Administering Colorado State Claims

A Colorado-chartered workers’ compensation insurer will no longer administer the claims of state employees following disagreements with state officials over lavish trips, compensation and golden parachutes for key executives. Pinnacol Assurance’s decision to bail forced Colorado to scramble to hire …

Pinnacol Audit Finds No Impropriety

An audit committee has found no evidence of impropriety in Pinnacol Assurance’s incentive, expense and pay policies, but nevertheless recommended the Colorado-based workers’ compensation insurer “maintain a heightened sensitivity that reflects Pinnacol’s unique public nature while operating in the private …

Colo. Court: Insurer Can’t Be Sued By Another Insurer for Failing to Cancel Policy

A Colorado Court of Appeal has ruled that an insurer cannot file suit against another insurer for its failure to cancel a policy. According to court documents in First Comp Insurance v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office of the State of …

Colorado’s Pinnacol Assurance CEO Stripped of 2010 Bonus

The board of insurance company Pinnacol Assurance has voted to strip CEO Kenneth Ross of his bonus for 2010. The Denver Post reports the board of the state-chartered workers’ compensation insurer made its decision Mar. 2 regarding the $163,115 bonus. …

Colo. Governor Recommends Three to Pinnacol’s Board

Colorado’s Senate Business, Labor and Technology Committee has unanimously recommended the confirmation of John Cevette, Blair Richardson and John Plotkin to Pinnacol Assurance’s board of directors. On Tuesday, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed executive orders to appoint John Plotkin and …