Latest Arizona Headlines
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MJ Insurance Names Evans Employee Benefits Consultant in Arizona
Mar 5 2018 // MJ Insurance has named Sean Evans an employee benefits consultant in its Phoenix, Ariz. office. Evans previously was a franchise owner and operator of Jimmy Johns – Cali Subs LLC in Santa Barbara, Calif. Indianapolis,...
First Lawsuit Filed in Arizona Helicopter Tour Crash
Mar 5 2018 // The parents of a British tourist who died after the Grand Canyon sightseeing helicopter he was in crashed filed the first wrongful death lawsuit related to last month’s crash. The complaint filed in Clark County...
Owner of Arizona Car Rental Companies Hit with $1.8M Verdict
Feb 16 2018 // A judge has ruled that the owner of two rental car companies in Phoenix, Ariz. must pay $1.85 million for defrauding Arizona consumers. The verdict was announced this week by the Arizona Attorney General’s...
Vital Insurance Partners Names Matlach VP, Product Development in Arizona
Feb 12 2018 // Vital Insurance Partners, an insurance consultant and program intermediary, has named Meg Matlach vice president of Product Development. Based in Phoenix, Arizona, she is responsible for product development and program...
University of Arizona Gets $1.6M Mine Safety Grant
Feb 9 2018 // The University of Arizona’s public health college and its mineral resources institute will use a $1.6 million grant to help improve mine safety training. The federal grant announced this week will be used to develop...
Arizona Man Gets Jail Time for Selling Fake Insurance Policies to Businesses
Feb 8 2018 // An Arizona man has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison for selling fake insurance policies to commercial environmental businesses. Prosecutors say Brian McFarland must also pay full restitution of more than $450,000 to...
Atlantic Casualty Adds Tokuda as Vice President in Arizona
Feb 7 2018 // Atlantic Casualty Insurance Co. has named Tim Tokuda assistant vice president in business development and marketing. Tokuda will work to develop marketing strategies and distribution channels for multiple states within the...
Provost of Arizona University Dealing with Gender Lawsuit
Jan 30 2018 // University of Arizona Provost Andrew Comrie is facing scrutiny following a $2 million federal lawsuit filed by former Dean Patricia MacCorquodale over gender discrimination. The Arizona Daily Star reports the lawsuit made...
Seeman Holtz Acquires Arizona-based Xponent Employer Solutions
Jan 29 2018 // Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty Inc. has acquired Xponent Employer Solutions in Scottsdale, Ariz. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Xponent helps clients reduce the costs associated with payroll, employee...
Arizona Regents Slapped with $2M Gender Discrimination Suit
Jan 25 2018 // A $2 million collective action lawsuit has been filed against the Arizona Board of Regents for alleged gender discrimination. The suit was filed in federal court in Tucson on behalf of a former dean of the University of...
Alliant Adds Aon’s Cafferelli in Arizona
Jan 22 2018 // Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has named Joe Cafferelli executive vice president. Cafferelli will be based in Phoenix, Ariz., and he will provide insurance and risk management solutions to clients throughout the...
GEO in Arizona to Pay $550K to Settle Sex Harassment and Retaliation Suit
Jan 22 2018 // The GEO Group Inc., operator of the Central Arizona Correctional Facility and Arizona State Prison-Florence West Facility in Florence, will pay $550,000 and furnish other relief to settle lawsuits for sexual harassment and...
MJ Insurance Adds Rarick as Risk Management Consultant in Arizona
Jan 16 2018 // MJ Insurance has added Justin Rarick as a risk management consultant in its Phoenix, Ariz. office. Rarick is responsible for driving sales and service to new and existing clients. Rarick previously was a commercial claims...
VanDenBosch Named President of Nationwide Private Client in Arizona
Jan 10 2018 // Paul VanDenBosch has been named president of Nationwide Private Client. Nationwide Private Client business operations are based in Scottsdale, Arizona. VanDenBosch has more than 25 years of experience in the insurance...
GEO in Arizona to Pay $550K to Settle Sex Harassment and Retaliation Suit
Jan 8 2018 // The GEO Group Inc., operator of the Central Arizona Correctional Facility and Arizona State Prison-Florence West Facility in Florence, will pay $550,000 and furnish other relief to settle lawsuits for sexual harassment and...
Westcap Insurance Services Ups Limits for Contractors Program, Expands into Arizona
Dec 15 2017 // Solvang, Calif.-based Westcap Insurance Services, LLC has expanded its admitted program for contractors to now include Arizona domiciled risks. Westcap also announced increased limits and other product enhancements to the...
Agribusiness Contributes $23B to Arizona’s Economy, Report Shows
Nov 20 2017 // Researchers with the University of Arizona say agricultural businesses contribute more than $23 billion in sales to the state’s economy. A report released in early November by the university’s Cooperative...
Agribusiness Contributes $23B to Arizona’s Economy, Report Shows
Nov 13 2017 // Researchers with the University of Arizona say agricultural businesses contribute more than $23 billion in sales to the state’s economy. A report released this week by the university’s Cooperative...
Arizona Woman Awarded $12M for Alleged Hospital Error
Nov 8 2017 // A jury has awarded $12 million to a Tucson, Ariz. woman who was severely incapacitated by an alleged hospital medical error. Pima County Superior Court jurors ruled in favor of Esmeralda Tripp and against the University of...
Waymo Testing Driverless Ride-Hailing Service on Public Roads
Nov 8 2017 // Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo will launch a ride-hailing service with no human behind the steering wheel and has been testing the fully self-driving cars on public roads in Arizona, Chief Executive John Krafcik said on...
