Latest Arizona Headlines
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Insurers Say Vote No to Arizona Vehicle Repair Legislation
Apr 12 2006 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) is asking the Arizona Senate to vote no on House Bill 2063, a bill that it says would make it more difficult for insurers to provide consumers important...
Experts Predict Intense Fire Activity in Arizona and New Mexico
Apr 10 2006 // Fire and snowpack experts are predicting an intense fire season in May and June, with stream flows below average. According to a report released by the Southwest Coordination Center, the potential for large, intense fires...
Arizona Establishes New Penalties for Late Suplus Lines Tax Payments
Apr 6 2006 // The Arizona Department of Insurance has established new civil penalties if a surplus lines broker fails to remit the surplus lines tax provided for by state statute 20-416 based on the amount of tax overdue. According to...
Keys left in car? Arizona bill would allow insurance hit
Apr 3 2006 // The Arizona Senate wants to provide a financial incentive for motorists to think twice before leaving their keys in an unattended vehicle. The Senate has approved, 16-13, a bill (SB1059) sponsored by Republican Sen. Linda...
Keys left in car? Arizona bill would allow insurance hit
Apr 3 2006 // News Currents The Arizona Senate wants to provide a financial incentive for motorists to think twice before leaving their keys in an unattended vehicle. The Senate has approved, 16-13, a bill (SB1059) sponsored by...
Business Moves
Apr 3 2006 // Barger and Wolen Barger & Wolen LLP, a Los Angeles-based law firm specializing in insurance regulatory, general business and litigation matters, has opened an office in Phoenix to be managed by Charles Cohen, former...
Feds Probe Water Tritium Levels at Nuclear Power Plants
Mar 24 2006 // Federal monitors have formed a task force to investigate discharges of radioactive tritium-laced water at several power plants across the nation, including one at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station west of Phoenix,...
Abram Interstate Unveils Special Event Program in California, Arizona
Mar 23 2006 // Abram Interstate Insurance Services Inc. in Rocklin, Calif., is offering a new program providing coverage for various special events in Arizona and California. The program covers short-term events of one week or less, but...
Keys Left in Car? Arizona Bill Would Allow Insurance Hit
Mar 20 2006 // The Arizona Senate wants to provide a financial incentive for motorists to think twice before leaving keys in an unattended vehicle. The Senate has approved, 16-13, a bill (SB1059) sponsored by Republican Sen. Linda Gray...
Arrowhead General Offers Personal Motorcycle Program in Arizona
Mar 20 2006 // Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc., San Diego, is offering a personal motorcycle program in Arizona, with a similar program available in California. Endorsements include: accessories and nonstandard equipment...
Adams Appointed to Fill Arizona House Vacancy
Mar 20 2006 // Arizona’s Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has appointed Kirk Adams, already a candidate for a state House seat, to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Rep. Chuck Gray, a fellow Mesa Republican. Adams,...
Acordia Names Rudolph as Managing Director for Its Ariz. Operations
Mar 15 2006 // Acordia, the insurance brokerage subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Co., has promoted Cameron Rudolph to managing director for its Arizona operations. Rudolph has been in the insurance industry for 14 years. He joined...
Ariz. Senate Backs Higher Hurdle for Some Malpractice Suits
Mar 8 2006 // Arizona’s Senate voted to make it more difficult to win medical malpractice lawsuits over emergency health care, a step which supporters said is needed to prevent physicians from refusing to work in emergency...
Geo. F. Brown & Sons Extends Liquor Liability Program to Arizona
Feb 24 2006 // Geo. F. Brown & Sons Inc. is offering a liquor liability program in Arizona. Available on a non-admitted basis, the new program is for all classes serving alcoholic beverages including bars and taverns, restaurants,...
Barger and Wolen Open Ariz. Office
Feb 22 2006 // Barger & Wolen LLP, a Los Angeles-based law firm specializing in insurance regulatory, general business and litigation matters, has announced the opening of an office in Phoenix to be managed by Charles Cohen, former...
Experts predict devastating Arizona wildfire season ahead
Feb 20 2006 // Dry conditions this year and heavy moisture last year could combine to make Arizona’s imminent wildfire season the most devastating yet, experts told Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano at a roundtable discussion. Wildland...
Experts predict devastating Arizona wildfire season ahead
Feb 19 2006 // Dry conditions this year and heavy moisture last year could combine to make Arizona’s imminent wildfire season the most devastating yet, experts told Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano at a roundtable discussion. Wildland...
GEICO To Hire 100 in Tucson, Ariz.
Feb 16 2006 // GEICO has announced it will be hiring 100 people for positions in sales, service and claims in its Tucson, Ariz., operations center. The company plans to recruit entry-level associates, college graduates and experienced...
Ariz. Senate Considering Law to Protect Consumers’ Information
Feb 14 2006 // Members of the Arizona Senate are considering a bill designed to safeguard the personal information of Arizona residents. SB 1338, authored by Sen. John Huppenthal, R-HD 20, requires businesses to notify their customers if...
Ariz. Wants to Deny Workers’ Comp Benefits to Those Who Test Positive for Drugs, Alcohol
Feb 10 2006 // Arizona lawmakers have preliminary approved a bill and constitutional amendment that would deny workers’ compensation benefits to employees injured or killed on the job who test positive for alcohol or illegal...
