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People – West
Jul 24 2017 // Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. has named Stephen Glazier vice president and casualty loss control specialist. Glazier is based at Woodruff-Sawyer’s Denver, Colo., office. He will serve as a casualty loss control...
Verisk: Texas 2nd in Number of Households at Risk for Wildfire
Jul 20 2017 // The 2017 Verisk Wildfire Risk Analysis shows that Texas is ranked second behind California for the number of households at high or extreme risk from wildfire. The analysis determined the number and percentage of households...
Small Tornado Confirmed in Southeastern Arizona
Jul 17 2017 // The National Weather Service confirmed a small tornado has touched down in southeastern Arizona. Meteorologists confirmed the sighting through images on social media after issuing a tornado warning for the Picacho Peak and...
Zenefits to Pay $3.4M for Fair Labor Act Violations in California, Arizona
Jul 10 2017 // Zenefits is in trouble with another government regulator. San Francisco, Calif.-based Zenefits FTW Insurance Services violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by misclassifying 743 account executives and sales development...
Former Arizona Department of Insurance Director Low Joins Kutak Rock
Jul 6 2017 // The law firm of Kutak Rock LLP has added J. Michael Low, former director of the Arizona Department of Insurance, to the firm’s insurance, regulatory and government affairs group. Low, who will represent insurers,...
Arizona Prepping for Floods in Wake of Massive Wildfire
Jul 6 2017 // A northern Arizona wildfire is nearing full containment and officials say it’s time to take precautions against possible post-fire flooding. Officials say there’s a high risk of flooding during the monsoon, and...
Homes Near Northern Arizona Wildfire Have Evacuations Lifted
Jul 5 2017 // Homeowners in northern Arizona were given the green light to return days after being displaced by a fast-moving wildfire, while residents more than 200 miles away fled their homes after a blaze forced an evacuation of a...
Bus Rollover on Arizona Freeway Kills 1, Injures 8
Jul 5 2017 // A bus driver was killed and eight passengers injured when a tire failed and the driver lost control of the bus carrying support staff from an Illinois drum corps. The bus drove over the median before tumbling onto its left...
Arizona Residents Evacuated as Wildfires Sweep Western U.S.
Jun 30 2017 // An Arizona wildfire that forced thousands from their homes and came dangerously close to consuming a town was 43 percent contained by Thursday evening, authorities said. Roughly 1,400 evacuated residents of the community...
NFP Acquires International Insurance Group in Arizona
Jun 28 2017 // NFP Corp. has acquired Flagstaff, Ariz.-based International Insurance Group Inc. Nate Watson, chief operating officer of IIG, will join as managing director of NFP’s property/casualty business and report directly to...
Zenefits to Pay $3.4M for Fair Labor Act Violations in California and Arizona
Jun 23 2017 // Zenefits is in trouble with another government regulator. San Francisco, Calif.-based Zenefits FTW Insurance Services violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by misclassifying 743 account executives and sales development...
Confie Acquires Valetta and EZ in Arizona
Jun 21 2017 // Confie has acquired Arizona agencies Valletta Insurance in Phoenix and EZ Insurance in Tucson. Both Valletta and EZ are providers of non-standard auto insurance. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Huntington Beach,...
Arizona City Receives $1M for Flood Control Project
Jun 19 2017 // Flagstaff, Ariz., officials say $1 million provided by the federal government will be used for design work and related preparations for the Rio de Flag flood control project. Officials say the funding from the Army Corps...
GuideOne’s Joos Joins CopperPoint in Arizona as Chief Financial Officer
Jun 13 2017 // Phoenix, Ariz.-based CopperPoint Insurance Cos. has named Mark L. Joos its chief financial officer. Joos will be responsible for overseeing the finance division, including finance, accounting and investments for...
The Hartford Launches Nationally Registered Apprenticeship Program
Jun 8 2017 // The Hartford is working to educate college students about opportunities in the insurance industry while helping to make the transition from college to an insurance career an easier one. This initiative comes through its...
Arizona City Receives $1M for Flood Control Project
Jun 5 2017 // Flagstaff, Ariz. officials say $1 million provided by the federal government will be used for design work and related preparations for the Rio de Flag flood control project. Officials say the funding from the Army Corps of...
12 States Have Advanced Tougher Distracted Driving Bills This Year
Jun 1 2017 // As auto accidents and fatalities increase on America’s roads, a dozen states have taken legislative action this year to further combat distracted driving. According to an analysis by the Property Casualty Insurers...
Feds Warn Arizona Commission that Lowering Workplace Injury Fines is Risky
May 19 2017 // Federal officials warned a commission overseeing Arizona’s workplace safety agency that its practice of lowering fines on companies for worker injuries and deaths violates the state’s laws and could jeopardize...
Republican Governors Have Own Ideas for Healthcare Reforms
May 18 2017 // A group of about a dozen Republican governors is pushing for its own set of national healthcare reforms, flexing its considerable muscle in the national debate over the future of Obamacare as the U.S. Senate begins writing...
LP Insurance Services Names Deacon to Commercial Sales Team in Arizona
May 1 2017 // LP Insurance Services Inc. has named David Deacon to its Arizona commercial insurance sales team. Deacon is responsible for developing new business relationships as well as retaining and servicing existing clients. Deacon...
