Latest Arizona Headlines
All the headlines from our Arizona Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Backers Drop Arizona Legislation on Workers’ Comp Benefits
Apr 7 2014 // Business-backed legislation to prohibit workers from filing lawsuits alleging they were unfairly denied workers’ compensation benefits for on-the-job injuries is going nowhere in the Arizona Legislature. Supporters...
Mississippi Governor to Sign Religious Practices Bill Opposed by Civil Rights, Gay Groups
Apr 3 2014 // Mississippi lawmakers on Tuesday passed the final version of a bill that says state and local governments cannot put a substantial burden on religious practices, a measure that sparked debate about possible discrimination...
Arizona Joins Fray Over Ridesharing Services
Mar 31 2014 // Arizona has joined a number of states debating how to regulate so-called ridesharing programs that have popped up around the country and riled traditional taxi and limousine establishments. An amendment to an unrelated...
Backers Drop Arizona Legislation On Workers’ Comp Benefits
Mar 27 2014 // Business-backed legislation to prohibit workers from filing lawsuits alleging they were unfairly denied workers’ compensation benefits for on-the-job injuries is going nowhere at the Arizona Legislature. According to...
JPMorgan Snub, Lloyd’s Insurance Threat Spurred Change at SAE Fraternity
Mar 27 2014 // Early this month, JPMorgan Chase & Co. stopped managing an investment account for a prominent client: the charitable foundation of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, one of the nation’s largest fraternities. The bank was...
Tesla Could Skip Dealers Under Arizona bill
Mar 21 2014 // Electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors would be allowed to sell cars in Arizona without establishing a dealer network under a bill approved by a state Senate committee this week. House Bill 2123 is strongly opposed by...
Lockton Adds Risk Management Advisor Bradley in Arizona
Mar 3 2014 // Scott Bradley has joined Lockton Cos.’ Phoenix office. Bradley will serve as a business advisor on risk management and commercial insurance for corporate clients. He is experienced in developing and managing complex...
People – West
Feb 24 2014 // Arizona workers’ compensation insurance provider CopperPoint Mutual Insurance Co. named Rick Jones executive vice president and chief operating officer. CopperPoint is formerly SCF Arizona. Jones will be responsible...
Transportation Network Companies, Uber Liability Gap Worry Insurers
Feb 10 2014 // There’s a growing concern over a gap between personal and commercial insurance where ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft are concerned – and slowly states and cities across the country are taking a look at how...
Arizona’s CopperPoint Names Jones Chief Operating Officer
Feb 4 2014 // Arizona workers’ compensation insurance provider CopperPoint Mutual Insurance Co. named Rick Jones executive vice president and chief operating officer. CopperPoint is formerly SCF Arizona. Jones will be responsible...
People – South Central
Jan 27 2014 // Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Cos. added John Brooks as a senior field representative for Arkansas, Louisiana and eastern Texas. A graduate of Louisiana State University, Brooks has been part of the insurance industry...
Claims From Yarnell Hill Fire Denied by Arizona City
Jan 23 2014 // The city of Prescott has denied more than 100 damage claims seeking a total of $662 million for property owners and relatives of firefighters who died in the Yarnell Hill fire in Arizona. Ninety-one property owners filed...
Arizona School District Gets $23M Claim Over Boy’s Injury
Jan 13 2014 // The mother of a boy who suffered a brain injury after falling at a Tucson, Ariz. elementary school has filed a $23 million claim against the school district. The Arizona Daily Star reported Saturday that the claim for...
People – West
Jan 13 2014 // Equity Risk Partners named four insurance industry executives to its team in California, while also establishing the firm’s physical presence in Southern California. Equity’s new executive hires are Doug...
Arizona DUIs Dropped In 2013
Jan 8 2014 // For the first time in a decade, the total number of DUIs in Arizona has dropped. That’s according to statistics from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, which coordinates a statewide task force targeting...
University of Arizona Grant To Study Mine Risk Management
Jan 8 2014 // The University of Arizona will conduct two research studies on ways to improve mine safety using $1.3 million in grants from a mine safety foundation. The two grants announced Monday will pay for a risk management study by...
State Auto, Western Region, Makes Executive Changes
Jan 2 2014 // State Auto’s Western Region unit, based in Austin, Texas, has made new assignments and promotions effective Jan. 1, 2014, the company announced. Lyndell Haigood, previously regional vice president – personal...
Arizona’s Yarnell Hill Fire Claims Seek $662 Million
Jan 2 2014 // More than 100 damage claims seeking a total of $662 million have been filed by property owners and relatives of firefighters who died in the Yarnell Hill fire in Arizona. The Daily Courier reported that 91 property owners...
Farmer Woods Group Names Ginzl in Arizona
Dec 27 2013 // Farmer Woods Group hired agent Mike Ginzl in the Phoneix, Ariz. Office. Ginzl specializes in commercial insurance for the technology, landscape and manufacturing industries. Ginzl has worked in insurance for more than 15...
Arizona Insurance Council Elects 2014 Officers
Dec 23 2013 // The membership of the Arizona Insurance Council has elected its officers for 2014. AIC’s 2014 elected officers and the companies they represent are: President: Rick Jones, executive vice president of insurance...
