Latest Arizona Headlines
All the headlines from our Arizona Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Arizona Senate Adds Banking/Insurance Committee
Nov 15 2010 // The Arizona Senate will add three more committees under a postelection reorganization by majority Republicans. Senate President-designee Russell Pearce announced appointments for chairmanships of 15 committees, up from 12...
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Nov 1 2010 // Juan Andrade stepped down as Commercial Markets president at The Hartford to join Ace as president of the insurers’ Global Personal Lines and Small Commercial Insurance division. He will assume the new position with...
Arizona Council of NAIW Elects New Officers
Oct 28 2010 // The Arizona Council of the National Association of Insurance Women has elected Betty Watson of Passey-Bond Co. in Mesa as Arizona Council Director. Other new officers are: Membership Chair Jessica John of Colorado Casualty...
Business Moves
Oct 18 2010 // Western National, Arizona Auto, Legacy Western National Insurance Group (WNIG) of Edina, Minn., signed an agreement for the purchase of 100 percent of the stock of Arizona Auto Insurance Co. and Legacy Insurance Services,...
Stuckey Insurance Receives AIA Arizona Award
Oct 8 2010 // The Arizona component of The American Institute of Architects (AIA Arizona) has awarded Stuckey Insurance as the 2010 recipient of the Affiliate Award. AIA Arizona promotes the architectural profession through the strength...
Western National Insurance to Purchase Arizona-Based Companies
Oct 7 2010 // Western National Insurance Group (WNIG) of Edina, Minn. has agreed to purchase 100 percent of the stock of Arizona Auto Insurance Co. and Legacy Insurance Services, both headquartered in Phoenix. The purchase has been...
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Oct 4 2010 // Salt Lake City-based The Buckner Co. named Mark A. Oligschlaeger executive vice president/chief operations officer. He joins the insurance firm after having spent the past 12 years working for Leucadia National Corp.,...
Ariz. Appeals Court: Vendor-Reviewed Bills Standard in Workers’ Comp Industry
Sep 21 2010 // The Arizona Court of Appeals has affirmed a 2008 Maricopa County Superior Court decision that SCF Arizona paid a “reasonable amount” to two ambulatory surgical centers, rejecting their argument that SCF...
SCF Arizona Promotes Two to VPs
Sep 8 2010 // SCF Arizona promoted directors Ginny Arnett Caro to vice president, Claims Services, and Dan Hernandez to vice president, Operations & Small Business Services. Arnett Caro oversees a division that brings together...
Monarch E&S Opens Hawaii, Arizona Offices
Sep 7 2010 // Monarch E&S Insurance Services has opened new offices in Hawaii and Arizona. The Hawaii office, located in Waikoloa, will be operated by company CEO Derek Borisoff. The Arizona office, located in Chandler, will be run...
AZ Court Decision Could Increase Agent E&O Premiums
Sep 6 2010 // The Arizona Supreme Court is weighing in on the state’s uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage selection form – a decision that could dramatically increase insurance agency’s errors and omissions...
Two Appointed to Arizona State Compensation Fund Board
Sep 3 2010 // Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has increased the size of the Arizona’s State Compensation Fund board of directors by appointing two new members to serve during the organization’s transition to becoming a private,...
AZ Court Decision Could Increase Agent E&O Premiums
Aug 13 2010 // The Arizona Supreme Court is weighing in on the state’s uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage selection form — a decision that could dramatically increase insurance agency’s errors and omissions...
Arizona Has More Plane Crashes Than Rest of U.S.
Aug 10 2010 // A fatal plane crash in north Phoenix was Arizona’s ninth of the year. Safety experts have no clear explanation why Arizona consistently records higher fatal-crash rates for light aircraft than the rest of the United...
MSW Establishes Operations in Arizona
Jul 27 2010 // Dallas-based MarketScout Wholesale (MSW) has expanded its operations by establishing a presence in Arizona. Toni Adame-Cavage has joined MSW in Arizona as a senior boker. Prior to joining MSW, Adame-Cavage was a casualty...
Arizona Can’t Tell Yet Whether Speed Enforcement Cameras Improve Safety
Jul 26 2010 // Arizona transportation officials say a lack of needed data forced cancellation of planned research on whether speed enforcement cameras deployed along Phoenix-area freeway cameras improved traffic safety. The state on July...
MJ Insurance Names Lynn Employee Benefits Consultant in Arizona
Jul 14 2010 // Indianapolis-based MJ Insurance has hired Lindsay Lynn as employee benefits consultant in the company’s Scottsdale, Ariz., office. She will specialize in plan design and analysis; administrations solutions; health...
State Auto Western Region Promotes Alvord, Adds Macier in Arizona
Jul 9 2010 // State Auto’s Western Region promoted Kathy Alvord and added Linnea Macier in Arizona. Alvord was promoted to business insurance underwriter reporting to Brad Timmerman, sales manager for the Arizona, Colorado and...
West Faces High Wildfire Potential
Jul 5 2010 // Arizona Wildfire Incurs $1.8 Million in Claims An Arizona wildfire that has burned 15,075 acres and incurred $6.9 million in claims to date might be the first example of the fire risks the Western United States are facing...
Arizona Wildfire Claims Up to $5 Million
Jun 25 2010 // The Schultz fire burning in Arizona near Flagstaff has incurred up to $5 million in claims to date, according to the latest National Interagency Coordination Center Incident Management Situation Report. To date, 14,800...
