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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...

People & Places

Feb 6 2006 // Bob Amado, president of Colemont’s Northern California offices, has retired, effective Jan. 1, 2006. Doris Barnett has been named his successor. Amado joined Colemont in 1997 and was instrumental in growing the...

Feb 5 2006 // People Bob Amado, president of Colemont’s Northern California offices, has retired, effective Jan. 1, 2006. Doris Barnett has been named his successor. Amado joined Colemont in 1997 and was instrumental in growing...

Experts Predict Devastating Ariz. Wildfire Season

Feb 3 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. While...

Calif. Commissioner, Auto Club Warn Consumers of Flood-Damaged Cars

Jan 24 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi joined the Automobile Club of Southern California Tuesday to warn Southland used-car buyers who might be duped into purchasing a flood-damaged vehicle hauled from...

ARIZ. SENATOR WANTS TO DENY FUNDS TO DRIVERS WHO LEAVE KEYS IN CAR

Jan 23 2006 // Glendale, Ariz., Republican Sen. Linda Gray is pushing legislation that would allow insurers to refuse to reimburse drivers if companies can prove that the keys were left anywhere in the vehicle, and not just the ignition,...