Latest Arizona Headlines
All the headlines from our Arizona Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Ariz. Director to Attend AAA Meeting Jan. 20
Dec 30 2003 // Current and future American Agents Alliance members in Arizona wil be given the opportunity to meet and greet the new Director of Insurance Jan. 20 at the Phoenix area local meeting. Insurance Director Christina Urias has...
9 Programs That May Just Fit the Bill
Dec 1 2003 // The December 2002 Insurance Journal “program directory” issue highlighted eight programs that the editorial staff considered to be unique, interesting or tough to find. This year we’ve added one more to...
9 Programs That May Just Fit the Bill
Dec 1 2003 // The December 2002 Insurance Journal “program directory” issue highlighted eight programs that the editorial staff considered to be unique, interesting or tough to find. This year we’ve added one more to...
OKLA. INVESTIGATOR LAUDED:
Nov 17 2003 // Arizona officials credited an investigator from the Oklahoma Insurance Department with cracking a case involving the sales of fake bonds across the nation, according to Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher. The bonds were...
Ariz.-based International Insurance Launches Two New Products
Nov 5 2003 // Flagstaff, Ariz.-based International Insurance Group Inc., a managing general agent for Mexico Crossborder Transportation Insurance, announced the launch of two new online products available via its Web sites at...
AIA Welcomes New Ariz. Director of Insurance
Oct 28 2003 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) welcomed Christina Urias to the Arizona Department of Insurance. Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano (D) announced the appointment of the department’s new director on Oct....
Ariz. DOI Establishes Rate Limits for Credit Property and Credit Unemployment Insurance
Oct 23 2003 // On Oct. 15, 2003, Director of Insurance, Charles Cohen, issued an order that establishes loss ratio standards and rate limits for credit property and credit unemployment insurance products offered to Arizona...
How do you Spell Relief’ Surplus Lines
Sep 8 2003 // Premium growth continues unabated for surplus line carriers, the insurance industry’s relief pitchers. They find themselves the beneficiaries of a standard marketplace still skittish about placing risks in lines...
McClintock Sees Need for Dramatic Change in Calif. Policies
Sep 8 2003 // In a look at the race for Governor of California, Insurance Journal recently chatted with State Sen. Tom McClintock (R) who is running to succeed Gray Davis should the Recall Vote be successful on Oct. 7. McClintock was...
How Do You Spell Relief’ Surplus Lines
Sep 8 2003 // Premium growth continues unabated for surplus line carriers, the insurance industry’s relief pitchers. They find themselves the beneficiaries of a standard marketplace still skittish about placing risks in lines...
Ariz. Director of Insurance Resigns
Aug 8 2003 // Charles Cohen announced that he is resigning as Arizona state Director of Insurance, effective October 24, 2003. Cohen, an attorney, began representing the Department of Insurance as an Assistant Attorney General in 1987....
SCF OF ARIZONA FILES SUIT TO PROTECT ASSETS:
Jul 21 2003 // State Compensation Fund of Arizona (SCF) recently filed a lawsuit in Maricopa County Superior Court challenging a provision in the state’s 2003 fiscal budget that forces SCF to purchase Arizona government-owned...
SCF of Arizona Files Suit to Protect Assets
Jun 24 2003 // State Compensation Fund of Arizona (SCF) recently filed a lawsuit in Maricopa County Superior Court challenging a provision in the state’s 2003 fiscal budget that forces SCF to purchase Arizona government-owned...
Inside the Contractors Market
Jun 23 2003 // If you find placing contractors insurance these days almost as daunting as building the house, condo, apartment or other facility itself, you are not alone. A restrictive market, high minimum premiums and tighter...
Inside the Contractors Market
Jun 23 2003 // If you find placing contractors insurance these days almost as daunting as building the house, condo, apartment or other facility itself, you are not alone. A restrictive market, high minimum premiums and tighter...
OKLA. BOND SCAM ALERT:
Jun 9 2003 // Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher warned Oklahomans that Eastern Shores Casualty and Indemnity Co. and Continental Surety Company Ltd. are unlicensed to sell bonds in Oklahoma and are possibly shams. Allegedly, an...
Okla. Commissioner Issues Warning on Fake Bond Companies
May 30 2003 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher warned citizens of his state who may have done business with Eastern Shores Casualty and Indemnity Co. and Continental Surety Company Ltd. that the companies are unlicensed to...
New Ariz. Law Expedites Repair Process, Services to Towed Vehicles
May 14 2003 // Legislation that should speed up the repair process for insured vehicles by clarifying that insurance companies can retrieve automobiles from towing yards was signed into law last week, according to the National...
Ariz. Searches for Solution to Meet Deficit Needs
Apr 21 2003 // A billion-dollar shortfall in Arizona’s state economy has many lawmakers conjuring up solutions and desperately searching for ways to solve current and future deficits. One solution that they came up with reportedly...
Ariz. Man Indicted on Multiple Fraud Counts in Nev.
Apr 21 2003 // Nevada’s Clark County Grand Jury indicted Pavel Daniel Oprea, 37, on nine felony counts of insurance fraud including three counts each of the following: false application to insurer, false claim for insurance...
