Latest Arizona Headlines
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Immigrant Files $1M Claim Against Arizona Sheriff
Mar 7 2012 // A Mexican immigrant who had a romantic relationship with an Arizona sheriff has filed a $1 million notice of claim against the sheriff and the county. Pinal County Sheriff’s officials say the precursor to a lawsuit...
Another Bad Year For Arizona Wildfires Could Return
Mar 5 2012 // Conditions that pushed fire through a million acres of Arizona grassland and forest last year could return this spring to Southern Arizona. The warnings are out, and some early fires have already proved difficult to...
Business Moves
Mar 5 2012 // Veracity, Stratus Pleasant Grove, Utah-based Veracity Insurance Solutions LLC has acquired Stratus Insurance Services Inc. Of particular interest to Veracity was Stratus’s collective experience in program management....
Report: Arizona P/C Insurers See Premiums Written Fall and Losses Rise
Mar 1 2012 // A report on Arizona’s property/casualty insurers issued on Thursday shows a drop in written premiums to $7.4 billion, and a large increase in losses incurred to $6.4 billion for 2010. The report, from the Arizona...
Bankers and Their Insurers Escape Big Penalties in FDIC Prosecutions
Feb 24 2012 // Like many banks engulfed by the mortgage crisis, First National Bank of Nevada specialized in risky home loans that didn’t require borrowers to prove their incomes. When the housing bubble burst, First National got...
South Carolina’s Small Glass Shops Seek to Crack Giant Safelite’s Clout
Feb 23 2012 // How automotive glass repair companies are allowed to access glass claims has become a contentious issue in South Carolina where independent shops are trying to break a national company’s hold on the market. South...
Adjuster Sams & Associates Opens in Arizona
Feb 16 2012 // Sacramento, Calif.-based Donald K. Sams & Associates Inc., an independent claims adjuster has expanded into Arizona. The expansion into the southwest was essential to accommodate the needs of their clients throughout...
Arizona Senate Panel Votes to Bar ‘Wrongful Birth’ Lawsuits
Feb 9 2012 // A Senate panel voted 3-2 to overturn an Arizona Supreme Court to rule that set a precedent in “wrongful birth” lawsuits. The panel said doctors and medical professionals can be held liable only for the cost of...
USDA Giving Arizona $5.2 Million in Disaster Funds
Feb 6 2012 // Arizona is set to get $5.2 million in disaster aid from the Department of Agriculture. USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the award as part of more than $300 million in emergency assistance to 33 states and Puerto...
Family of Slain Border From Arizona Agent Files $25M Claim
Feb 3 2012 // The family of a slain U.S. Border Patrol agent filed a $25 million wrongful death claim against the federal government on Wednesday. The 65-page document that’s a precursor to a lawsuit was filed in Phoenix and...
MJ Insurance Launches Golf Program
Jan 31 2012 // MJ Insurance has created a product for the golf industry that includes both insurance coverage and risk management. The company’s “Golf Program” offers a variety of coverages, which is important for the...
Above Normal Fire Season in Southern Arizona
Jan 31 2012 // Forest Service officials in southern Arizona are bracing for another bad fire season. Forest Service spokesman Heidi Schewel told the Arizona Daily Star that the agency is looking at an above normal season with the...
Bill Targets Arizona Toll Road Evaders
Jan 31 2012 // Arizona does not have toll roads, but two state lawmakers have introduced legislation that would take the cars of suspected toll road evaders. The ability to crack down on toll evaders would help ensure revenue collection...
Opponents of Arizona Law Seek Class-Action Status
Jan 23 2012 // A judge set an April 9 hearing for considering a request by opponents of Arizona’s 2010 immigration enforcement law to grant class-action status in their lawsuit that seeks to declare the law unconstitutional. The...
USDA Giving Arizona $5.2 Million in Disaster Funds
Jan 20 2012 // Arizona is set to get $5.2 million in disaster aid from the Department of Agriculture. USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the award as part of more than $300 million in emergency assistance to 33 states and Puerto...
Health Insurers in Arizona Face Federal Scrutiny
Jan 18 2012 // Health insurance companies in Arizona are facing scrutiny from Washington as federal authorities have taken over reviews of rate increases of 10 percent or more from the state. The Arizona Republic reported that federal...
Report Suggests Arizona Wildfire Was Accident
Jan 17 2012 // A government report suggests that someone working for a proposed silver mine accidentally started a wildfire last year in the Patagonia Mountains. The Arizona Daily Star reports that the report by the U.S. Forest Service...
Opponents of Arizona Law Seek Class-Action Status
Jan 6 2012 // A judge set an April 9 hearing for considering a request by opponents of Arizona’s 2010 immigration enforcement law to grant class-action status in their lawsuit that seeks to declare the law unconstitutional. The...
Arizona Insurance Council Elects 2012 Officers
Dec 16 2011 // The Arizona Insurance Council (AIC) has elected new officers for 2012. AIC is a non-profit, trade association focused on consumer education and partnership building on behalf of property and casualty insurers in...
Winter Storm Scatters Rain, Snow Across Arizona
Dec 15 2011 // A storm that scattered rain and snow across Arizona moved out of the state Wednesday, giving residents a brief break before the chance of more precipitation this weekend. Some areas along the eastern Mogollon Rim already...
