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West Insurance Employment: California Job Market to Stay Soft
Apr 17 2012 // The phrase “Go west young man,” may not apply so well to the insurance industry in the nation’s most populous state. An examination of Bureau of Labor Statistics and Economic Development Department data...
Idaho, Arizona Governors Sign Electronic Proof of Coverage Law
Apr 16 2012 // Idaho became the first state in the nation in late March to enact legislation to allow motorists to use a smart phone to demonstrate proof of insurance coverage. Not to be outdone, Arizona enacted similar legislation a few...
Ariz. Bill to Tow Vehicles Without Liability Defeated
Apr 16 2012 // A bill in Arizona that would have changed the current mandatory auto insurance laws to empower law enforcement to tow and impound vehicles if they are driving without liability insurance was defeated in the House...
Arizona Oks Paperless Option on Insurance Proof
Mar 31 2012 // Arizona motorists will be able to use their smart phones to prove to a police officer that they have insurance for their vehicles. Gov. Jan Brewer has signed into law a bill to have Arizona join Idaho in permitting...
Idaho Governor Signs Electronic Proof of Coverage Law
Mar 28 2012 // Idaho became the first state in the nation on Wednesday to enact legislation to allow motorists to use a smart phone to demonstrate proof of insurance coverage. Gov. Butch Otter signed Senate Bill 1319, which enables Idaho...
Arizona Bill to Tow Vehicles of Drivers Without Liability Defeated
Mar 23 2012 // A bill in Arizona that would have changed the current mandatory auto insurance laws to empower law enforcement to tow and impound vehicles if they are driving without liability insurance was defeated in the House...
Arizona Insurance Group Worried Bill May Lead to Towing Innocents’ Vehicles
Mar 20 2012 // A bill to change Arizona’s mandatory auto insurance laws to allow law enforcement officials to tow and impound vehicles without liability insurance is raising concerns that it could lead to the towing of a small...
Triwest in Arizona Loses Military Health Benefits Contract
Mar 20 2012 // Phoenix, Ariz.-based TriWest Healthcare Alliance has lost a $20.5 billion contract to manage health benefits for U.S. military families, and company officials say 1,000 jobs in Arizona are now at risk. The U.S. Department...
Report: Arizona P/C Insurers See Premiums Written Fall, Losses Rise
Mar 19 2012 // A report on Arizona’s property/casualty insurers issued recently shows a drop in written premiums to $7.4 billion, and a large increase in losses incurred to $6.4 billion for 2010. The report, from the Arizona...
Immigrant Files $1M Claim Against Arizona Sheriff
Mar 19 2012 // A Mexican immigrant who had a romantic relationship with an Arizona sheriff has filed a $1 million notice of claim against the sheriff and the county. Pinal County Sheriff’s officials say the precursor to a lawsuit...
Arizona Homebuilder Hit With Stiff Damage Award
Mar 7 2012 // Several hundred Sun City Grand homeowners in Surprise have been awarded nearly $14 million in one of the largest construction-defect cases in Arizona history. The Arizona Republic reports the money was awarded by an...
Immigrant Files $1M Claim Against Arizona Sheriff
Mar 7 2012 // A Mexican immigrant who had a romantic relationship with an Arizona sheriff has filed a $1 million notice of claim against the sheriff and the county. Pinal County Sheriff’s officials say the precursor to a lawsuit...
Another Bad Year For Arizona Wildfires Could Return
Mar 5 2012 // Conditions that pushed fire through a million acres of Arizona grassland and forest last year could return this spring to Southern Arizona. The warnings are out, and some early fires have already proved difficult to...
Business Moves
Mar 5 2012 // Veracity, Stratus Pleasant Grove, Utah-based Veracity Insurance Solutions LLC has acquired Stratus Insurance Services Inc. Of particular interest to Veracity was Stratus’s collective experience in program management....
Report: Arizona P/C Insurers See Premiums Written Fall and Losses Rise
Mar 1 2012 // A report on Arizona’s property/casualty insurers issued on Thursday shows a drop in written premiums to $7.4 billion, and a large increase in losses incurred to $6.4 billion for 2010. The report, from the Arizona...
Bankers and Their Insurers Escape Big Penalties in FDIC Prosecutions
Feb 24 2012 // Like many banks engulfed by the mortgage crisis, First National Bank of Nevada specialized in risky home loans that didn’t require borrowers to prove their incomes. When the housing bubble burst, First National got...
South Carolina’s Small Glass Shops Seek to Crack Giant Safelite’s Clout
Feb 23 2012 // How automotive glass repair companies are allowed to access glass claims has become a contentious issue in South Carolina where independent shops are trying to break a national company’s hold on the market. South...
Adjuster Sams & Associates Opens in Arizona
Feb 16 2012 // Sacramento, Calif.-based Donald K. Sams & Associates Inc., an independent claims adjuster has expanded into Arizona. The expansion into the southwest was essential to accommodate the needs of their clients throughout...
Arizona Senate Panel Votes to Bar ‘Wrongful Birth’ Lawsuits
Feb 9 2012 // A Senate panel voted 3-2 to overturn an Arizona Supreme Court to rule that set a precedent in “wrongful birth” lawsuits. The panel said doctors and medical professionals can be held liable only for the cost of...
USDA Giving Arizona $5.2 Million in Disaster Funds
Feb 6 2012 // Arizona is set to get $5.2 million in disaster aid from the Department of Agriculture. USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the award as part of more than $300 million in emergency assistance to 33 states and Puerto...
