Latest Arizona Headlines
All the headlines from our Arizona Topic Page, ordered by recency.
USDA Giving Arizona $5.2 Million in Disaster Funds
Jan 20 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...
Health Insurers in Arizona Face Federal Scrutiny
Jan 18 2012 // Health insurance companies in Arizona are facing scrutiny from Washington as federal authorities have taken over reviews of rate increases of 10 percent or more from the state. The Arizona Republic reported that federal...
Report Suggests Arizona Wildfire Was Accident
Jan 17 2012 // A government report suggests that someone working for a proposed silver mine accidentally started a wildfire last year in the Patagonia Mountains. The Arizona Daily Star reports that the report by the U.S. Forest Service...
Opponents of Arizona Law Seek Class-Action Status
Jan 6 2012 // A judge set an April 9 hearing for considering a request by opponents of Arizona’s 2010 immigration enforcement law to grant class-action status in their lawsuit that seeks to declare the law unconstitutional. The...
Arizona Insurance Council Elects 2012 Officers
Dec 16 2011 // The Arizona Insurance Council (AIC) has elected new officers for 2012. AIC is a non-profit, trade association focused on consumer education and partnership building on behalf of property and casualty insurers in...
Winter Storm Scatters Rain, Snow Across Arizona
Dec 15 2011 // A storm that scattered rain and snow across Arizona moved out of the state Wednesday, giving residents a brief break before the chance of more precipitation this weekend. Some areas along the eastern Mogollon Rim already...
Drivers Urged To Use Caution In Northern Arizona
Dec 14 2011 // The Arizona Department of Transportation says a stretch of State Route 260 east of Payson is closed between Star Valley and Heber due to snow-packed and icy conditions. Elsewhere, Interstate 17 is open between the Sedona...
Leading By Creating
Dec 5 2011 // Top 100 Agency Profile Agency Name: Confie Seguros, trading under Freeway Insurance Headquarters: New York, N.Y. Year Founded: 2008 Additional Locations: California, Arizona, Washington, Oregon, Texas, New York, New...
Report Links Wildfires to Immigrants in Arizona
Dec 5 2011 // A study by Congress’ investigative arm issued in late November shows investigators have linked 30 fires that erupted in a five-year period in Arizona’s border region to people who crossed into the United States...
Arizona Gets $30 Million Grant for Health Exchange
Dec 1 2011 // Arizona is getting a $30 million federal grant to implement part of the federal health care overhaul. The Arizona grant is among 13 state grants awarded Tuesday totaling nearly $220 million awarded for setting up health...
PMI in Arizona Files Chapter 11
Nov 28 2011 // Arizona-based mortgage insurer The PMI Group Inc. (NYSE: PMI) has filed for voluntary relief under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The filing is a...
Report Links Wildfires to Immigrants in Arizona
Nov 23 2011 // A study by Congress’ investigative arm shows investigators have linked 30 fires that erupted in a five-year period in Arizona’s border region to people who crossed into the United States illegally — a...
Arizona AG Sues Telemarketing Companies for Fraud
Nov 18 2011 // Arizona’s Attorney General has sued 11 people and several related telemarketing companies for allegedly defrauding customers who signed up for a home-based business opportunity promising high returns. Attorney...
Arizona County To Pay $1 million in Inmate’s Death
Nov 17 2011 // Maricopa County in Arizona is set to pay out $1 million to the family of a man who died while in custody of the Sheriff’s Office. The Arizona Republic reports Juan Farias Mendoza died in 2008 after a physical...
Bull Market: Insurance Revives Arizona’s Running Event
Oct 17 2011 // Phil Immordino was literally looking for a bull market to bring back a controversial event that will likely to draw hundreds of weekend daredevils to the tiny city of Cave Creek, Ariz. In what could be considered by some...
Analysis: Health Care Tops 2012 Debate in Arkansas
Oct 11 2011 // Democrats in Arkansas next year can’t escape the debate over the health care overhaul. They can at least try to change the conversation in their favor. The dispute between Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe’s...
Arizona’s Running of Bulls Revival Credited to Lower Insurance Cost
Oct 6 2011 // Phil Immordino was literally looking for a bull market to bring back a controversial event that will likely to draw hundreds of weekend daredevils to the tiny city of Cave Creek, Ariz. In what could be considered by some...
USG Announces New Arizona Branch
Oct 6 2011 // USG Insurance Services Inc., a national wholesaler and MGA, has opened a new office in Tempe, Ariz. The office will be run by Chris Kops, who was the branch manager of the Tampa, Fla. USG office. Kops, who relocated to...
Foremost Upgrades Auto Program in Arizona
Sep 23 2011 // Foremost Insurance Group has upgraded their enhanced auto program which became available in Arizona in June. The Foremost program features new discounts, increased coverage options and improved online processing...
Driving Deaths Continue to Decline in Arizona
Sep 19 2011 // Arizona’s transportation department says that driving-related deaths continued to decline last year. The Department of Transportation’s “2010 Crash Facts” report shows that 762 people were killed in...
