Latest Arizona Headlines
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Arizona Wildfire Takes Lives of 19 Elite Firefighters
Jul 1 2013 // An elite team of 19 firemen were killed on Sunday in one of deadliest U.S. firefighting disasters in decades as flames raced through dry brush and grass in central Arizona, destroying scores of homes and forcing the...
Appeal Planned On Arizona Immigrant License Policy
Jun 20 2013 // Immigrant rights advocates plan to appeal a court ruling that declined to halt Gov. Jan Brewer’s order denying driver’s licenses for young immigrants who have gotten work permits and avoided deportation under...
Arizona Man Seeks $500,000 Over Dismissed DUI Case
Jun 12 2013 // A man is seeking $500,000 from an Arizona city for his arrest on a drunken driving charge even though a breath-alcohol test showed he hadn’t consumed any alcohol. Jessie Thornton was cited in a Dec. 7 traffic stop in...
Arizona Insurance Agency Chosen for Agency 2020
May 17 2013 // Hester, Heitel & Associates, an independent insurance agency in Phoenix, Ariz. was chosen to represent “the path to the future for all independent agencies,” announced Consumer Agent Portal LLC, also known...
Arizona Third State to Allow Posting Policies Online
May 1 2013 // Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed a bill that allows a property/casualty insurer to post policies online and send a link via email to policyholders in lieu of providing a hard copy. Brewer signed HB 2565, which allows an...
Butler-Leavitt Insurance Taps Mangum in Arizona
Apr 25 2013 // Cottonwood, Ariz.-based Butler-Leavitt Insurance Agency has tapped Rick Mangum for its operations. Mangum will focus on providing property and casualty insurance and life and health insurance to his clients. Prior to...
NFP Names Gleason Vice President in Arizona
Apr 16 2013 // NFP Property & Casualty Services Inc. named Pat Gleason commercial lines vice president in Mesa, Ariz. Gleason has 30 years of experience in risk management. He specializes is large wholesale distributors,...
Scottsdale in Arizona Names Davis Vice President
Apr 12 2013 // Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Scottsdale Insurance Co. named Karen Davis vice president of agency management and business development. Davis will oversee the product management, research and new business development areas,...
Lab Results in DUI Cases In Arizona City Challenged
Apr 8 2013 // The accuracy of blood-testing equipment used by Scottsdale, Ariz. police in drunken driving cases is being challenged. Hundreds of drunken driving cases from the past four years could be called into question if the legal...
Nautilus Names Markham SVP and Chief Underwriting Officer in Arizona
Apr 2 2013 // Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Nautilus Insurance Group named Wendy L. Markham senior vice president and chief underwriting officer. Markham joined Nautilus in 1986. Most recently served as vice president-underwriting general...
Bill Changes Arizona Pro Athletes Workers Comp
Mar 25 2013 // A House committee has approved a bill already passed by the Senate that would bar pro athletes in Arizona from filing for workers’ compensation in other states. Republican Sen. John McComish says professional teams...
Fewer DUI’s In Arizona Over St. Paddy’s Weekend
Mar 21 2013 // Arizona authorities say there were fewer DUI arrests made over the St. Patrick’s Day weekend compared to a year ago. According to statistics from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, there were 273 DUI...
University Of Arizona Develops App For Dust Storm Warnings
Mar 20 2013 // The University of Arizona has created a mobile application for iPhones that provides dust storm alerts and safety tips. Available for free download on iTunes, the app uses a person’s geographical location anywhere in...
Arizona Law On Medical Malpractice Suits Upheld
Mar 14 2013 // A new Arizona Supreme Court ruling upholds a state law that seeks to screen out flimsy medical-malpractice suits by requiring that plaintiffs have a testifying witness from the same medical specialty as the doctor being...
Bill Changes Arizona Pro Athletes Workers Comp
Mar 8 2013 // A House committee has approved a bill already passed by the Senate that would bar pro athletes in Arizona from filing for workers’ compensation in other states. Republican Sen. John McComish says professional teams...
Arizona House Approves Tax Credits For Three Insurers
Mar 6 2013 // The Arizona House gave final approval to a bill granting new tax breaks of $50 million over three years for insurance companies that invest in high technology companies. The bill being pushed by Republican House Speaker...
Lockton Adds Two Executives To Arizona Employee Benefits
Mar 5 2013 // Jacob Brown and Jim Stabilito will join Lockton as senior executives in the insurance broker’s Phoenix, Ariz. operation. Brown and Stabilito are veteran employee benefits advisors who work with corporate clients to...
Business Moves – West
Feb 25 2013 // Shea, Leavitt Shea Insurance in Las Vegas, Nev. has been acquired by the Leavitt Group. Terms of the deal were not made available. With the acquisition Scott Villamor, who owned Shea Insurance, joins Leavitt Group’s...
EPA Fines 6 Arizona School Districts For Asbestos
Feb 21 2013 // Six school districts in Arizona have done compliance work to avoid hefty federal fines for asbestos violations. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fined the school districts a combined total of nearly $95,000. More...
State Farm Plans to Expand Phoenix Metro Area
Feb 21 2013 // The State Farm insurance company is planning to grow its Arizona operations in the Phoenix metropolitan area. A State Farm spokesman confirmed Tuesday that the company will boost its established operations in metro Phoenix...
