Latest Arizona Headlines
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Mercury Begins Offering Ridesharing Insurance in Arizona
Feb 11 2016 // Mercury Insurance is offering ridesharing insurance to cover Uber, Lyft and other transportation network company drivers in Arizona. The new coverage will provide drivers with insurance that will bridge the gap between...
Hess Named Interim Director of Arizona Department of Insurance
Feb 9 2016 // Gov. Doug Ducey has appointed Leslie Hess as the interim director of the Arizona Department of Insurance. Hess has worked in the insurance and financial services industries, in both the private and public sectors, for over...
Farmers to Expand Operations in Arizona
Feb 4 2016 // Farmers Insurance plans to significantly expand its operations in Phoenix, Ariz., which the carrier said could eventually raise its employee base from roughly 500 full-time employees to more than 1,500 employees. Staffing...
Arizona House Leader Wants Another Cut on Insurance Company Taxes
Jan 29 2016 // An Arizona House panel has voted to advance a bill accelerating phased-in insurance company tax cuts included in a law passed last year. House Bill 2002 is sponsored by House Republican Majority Whip David Livingston. He...
Ascension Insurance Acquires Sundance in Arizona
Jan 14 2016 // Ascension Insurance Inc. has acquired Sundance Insurance Inc. in Yuma, Ariz. Don Werley and Debbie Blakesley, the previous co-owners of the Sundance, will join Ascension as senior vice president and senior account...
NFP Acquires Absolute Advantage in Arizona
Dec 29 2015 // NFP Property & Casualty has acquired Lake Havasu City, Ariz.-based Absolute Advantage Insurance Services LLC. The deal transaction closed on Dec. 4. Absolute will operate from the existing NFP office in Lake Havasu...
Provident and Eaton & Associates in Arizona to Merge
Dec 14 2015 // Scottsdale, Ariz.-based insurance firms Provident Insurance Group and Eaton & Associates have announced plans to merge, effective Jan. 1, 2016. The newly formed partnership will operate as Eaton-Provident Group, LLC...
Official Files $123K Claim Following Arizona University Mascot Pounce
Dec 7 2015 // A suburban Phoenix official filed a claim against Arizona State University, saying the school mascot seriously injured his back when the costumed character playfully leaped on him at a football game two months after...
Brown & Brown to Acquire Assets of MBA Insurance Agency of Arizona
Nov 30 2015 // MBA Insurance Agency of Arizona Inc. and Brown & Brown of Kentucky Inc., a subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc., have entered into an agreement for the acquisition by Brown & Brown of substantially all of the...
Arizona Lawmaker Wants Another Cut to Insurance Company Taxes
Nov 20 2015 // One of the top Republican leaders in the Arizona House wants to accelerate cuts to insurance company taxes that were included in a bill he sponsored. Majority Whip David Livingston of Peoria has filed a bill for the...
Paul Hanson Acquires Majority Interest in Universal Insurance in Arizona
Nov 19 2015 // Paul Hanson Partners has acquired a majority interest in Universal Insurance Facilities Ltd., a Phoenix, Ariz.-based provider of specialty insurance programs. The new corporation will be branded as Universal Insurance...
Official Files $123K Claim Following Arizona University Mascot Pounce
Nov 13 2015 // A suburban Phoenix official filed a claim against Arizona State University, saying the school mascot seriously injured his back when the costumed character playfully leaped on him at a football game two months after...
Tiepelman Named Senior Vice President of Western World in Arizona
Nov 10 2015 // Validus Holdings Ltd. has named Gary Tiepelman senior vice president of Western World Insurance Co. The appointment is effective Nov. 16. Tiepelman will open and manage Western World’s Scottsdale, Ariz. office,...
Burns & Wilcox Brokerage Names Parks Vice President in Arizona
Nov 9 2015 // Burns & Wilcox Brokerage has named Susie Parks vice president and senior broker in the firm’s Scottsdale, Ariz. office. Parks will focus on real estate, hospitality, products and product recall coverage. Parks...
3 Small Quakes Shake Central Arizona, Phoenix
Nov 3 2015 // Three small earthquakes rattled parts of central Arizona, jolting people in cities 160 miles apart, including parts of the Phoenix area. There were no immediate reports of injury or major damage. The U.S. Geological Survey...
Lovitt & Touché in Arizona Names Osborn Vice President
Oct 29 2015 // Arizona-based Lovitt & Touché has named Magdalena Osborn vice president and general counsel. Osborn will oversee the firm’s strategic and tactical legal activities, and assist with operational strategies and...
Distracted Driving Ban Takes Effect in Arizona City
Oct 26 2015 // A new ordinance banning the use of any mobile device while driving a vehicle in Tempe went into effect over the weekend. A distracted driving ordinance approved by Tempe City Council members last month began Saturday. The...
NORCAL Expands Medical Professional Liability Coverage to Arizona
Oct 21 2015 // NORCAL Mutual Insurance Company is now offering medical professional liability insurance to physicians and health care professionals in Arizona. This is the twelfth state to come under the parent company’s umbrella...
People – West
Oct 5 2015 // Der Manouel Insurance Group in California has named Jim Wood as director of marketing. Wood will work with the DMIG consultants and service staff in finding the carrier solutions for clients. He will also help to develop...
Tropical Rains a Mixed Bag for Southwest Drought Relief
Sep 24 2015 // The tropical Pacific is sending a big dollop of rain into the U.S. Southwest. While it won’t help much in drought-ridden California, it’s another step in the right direction for Arizona and New Mexico. The...
