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State Farm Inks Naming Rights Deal for Arizona Cardinals Stadium
Sep 6 2018 // The Arizona Cardinals’ home field is changing its name to State Farm Stadium. The team announced this week that it has reached an 18-year naming rights deal with the insurance giant. The facility has been known as...
CopperPoint in Arizona Names Johnston Chief Marketing Officer
Aug 23 2018 // Phoenix, Ariz.-based CopperPoint Insurance Cos. has named Jennifer J. Johnston chief marketing officer and executive vice president of marketing and communications. Johnston has more than 25 years of experience in...
Kroger to Pilot Self-Driving Grocery Delivery in Arizona
Aug 16 2018 // Kroger Co. is bringing self-driving grocery delivery to Arizona. The largest grocery chain in the U.S. will start delivering groceries in autonomous-capable Toyota Prius cars starting Aug. 16 at a Fry’s Food Stores...
SECURA Insurance Adds Denny as Arizona Market Manager
Aug 15 2018 // Appleton, Wis.-based SECURA Insurance has added Page Denny as market manager for Arizona. Denny joins SECURA from RLI Insurance where she most recently held the position of senior underwriter. She brings a solid...
Norman-Spencer Acquires Arizona’s American Insurance Professionals
Aug 13 2018 // Norman-Spencer Agency Inc. (NSA) has acquired American Insurance Professionals (AIP), a nationwide insurance broker based in Phoenix, Arizona, specializing in title agents errors and omissions. AIP has more than 30 years...
Norman-Spencer Acquires American Insurance Professionals in Arizona
Aug 7 2018 // Norman-Spencer Agency Inc. has acquired the business assets of American Insurance Professionals, a nationwide insurance broker based in Phoenix, Ariz. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. AIP provides errors and omissions...
Data Shows Arizona Traffic Fatalities Continue to Rise
Aug 2 2018 // The Arizona Department of Transportation says 1,000 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes last year. A new statewide report released this week shows 2017 marked the third straight year of increases for traffic...
Monsoon Brings 100-Year Flooding Event to Arizona
Jul 18 2018 // The National Weather Service says the storm that swept across northern Arizona over the weekend amounted to a 100-year event. The Arizona Daily Sun reported that those types of storms have a 1 percent chance of happening...
On-Demand Insurance Agency Trōv Expands Into U.S., Launches in Arizona
Jul 5 2018 // Trōv, a global on-demand insurance agency, has expanded into the United States, starting with insurance for single items in the state of Arizona. Munich Re’s Digital Partners provides underwriting capital through...
Families of Pilots File Wrongful Death Suit in 2016 Arizona Helicopter Crash
Jun 27 2018 // The families of two pilots who died in a 2016 helicopter crash in western Arizona have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the California-based manufacturer of the aircraft. The suit filed last Friday in Los Angeles...
Police Say Uber Driver Was Streaming Hulu Before Self-Driving Car Crash in Arizona
Jun 22 2018 // Police in Tempe, Arizona said evidence showed the “safety” driver behind the wheel of a self-driving Uber was distracted and streaming a television show on her phone right up until about the time of a fatal...
Self-Driving Waymo Part of 5-Vehicle Crash in Arizona
Jun 19 2018 // Mesa police say a self-driving vehicle was among five cars involved in a collision, but no serious injuries were reported. The driver of the Waymo vehicle told authorities that the car wasn’t in autonomous mode at...
Arizona Launches Driver Safety Campaign for Monsoon Season
Jun 13 2018 // A new safety campaign will remind Arizona drivers stuck in dust storms to pull over, turn off all car lights and wait until visibility is back before hitting the road again. The “pull aside, stay alive”...
Uber Ends Self-Driving Program in Arizona Following Fatality
Jun 4 2018 // Uber has shut down its self-driving car operation in Arizona two months after a fatal crash involving one of its vehicles, the company said last month. Uber Technologies Inc. is not shuttering its entire autonomous vehicle...
RightSure Acquires ETNA Insurance Agency in Arizona
May 29 2018 // RightSure Insurance Group has acquired Tucson, Ariz.-based ETNA Insurance Agency. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The purchase is RightSure’s 11th book of business acquisition. Current ETNA executives and...
Uber Disabled Brake of Self-Driving Car in Arizona Fatal Crash
May 25 2018 // Uber had disabled an emergency braking system in a self-driving vehicle that struck and killed a woman in Arizona in March even though the car had identified the need to apply the brakes, the National Transportation Safety...
Uber Ends Self-Driving Program in Arizona Following Fatality
May 24 2018 // Uber has shut down its self-driving car operation in Arizona two months after a fatal crash involving one of its vehicles, the company said on Wednesday. Uber Technologies Inc is not shuttering its entire autonomous...
Car That Collided With Waymo Vehicle in Arizona Ran Red Light
May 21 2018 // A driver whose sedan collided with a self-driving vehicle owned by Waymo has been cited for running a red light, police in a Phoenix suburb said. Chandler Police Department spokesman Seth Tyler said that the Waymo-owned...
Arizona Governor Vetoes Auto Insurance Bill, Signs Others
May 18 2018 // Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has vetoed a bill requiring drivers to carry higher limits on their car insurance. Ducey closed out the state’s legislative session by signing 55 new laws and vetoing seven others. Wednesday...
Arizona City’s Online Payment System Finally up Following Cyber Attack
May 17 2018 // Officials in Goodyear, Ariz. say the city’s online payment system is functioning again after a cybersecurity attack affected the software. The city became aware of the situation on its online payment system May 7 and...
