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County In Arizona Moves $2.5 Million to Flood Projects
Sep 14 2011 // The Mohave County Board of Supervisors in Arizona is looking ahead to flash floods and the destruction they can cause. On Monday the board handed out $4.8 million for flood-control projects in communities throughout Mohave...
Power Restored to Most After Big California, Arizona Blackout
Sep 9 2011 // Power companies in Southern California restored electricity to most customers by early Friday after a massive blackout on Thursday left nearly 5 million people in parts of California, Arizona and Mexico in the...
Driving Deaths Continue to Decline in Arizona
Aug 31 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...
Mizrachi Joins Beecher Carlson in Arizona
Aug 17 2011 // Atlanta-based insurance broker Beecher Carlson has appointed Michael Mizrachi as senior vice president. He will work out of the Scottsdale, Arizona office. Prior to joining Beecher Carlson, Mizrachi worked for Wells Fargo...
$20 Million Claim Filed in Arizona SWAT Team Killing
Aug 17 2011 // The widow of an ex-Marine killed in a Pima County SWAT team raid has filed a $20 million claim. Attorneys for Vanessa Guerena said the county Sheriff’s Department and other law enforcement agencies have until Sept. 9...
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Aug 1 2011 // Joseph Waked was named CEO of Buena Park, Calif.-based Freeway Insurance, a subsidiary of New York-based Confie Seguros. He will have responsibility for California, Texas and Arizona. Waked replaces Freeway’s former...
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Jul 18 2011 // Novato, Calif.-based Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. named Bill Kenny vice president of tax. He will lead the tax function for Allianz of America in the United States, and will lead the teams responsible for tax...
Nonresident Workers in California Are Subject to California Overtime
Jul 11 2011 // California’s overtime requirements apply to work performed in California by non-residents, the state Supreme Court has decided, effectively expanding the use of the state’s Wage and Hour law. The Sullivan v....
With Wildfires Contained, Arizona Shifts to Thwarting Summer Floods
Jul 7 2011 // The biggest forest fire in Arizona history is all but contained, and authorities are shifting their focus to preventing massive flood damage as summer storms begin to hit. The specialized firefighting management teams that...
Arizona Insurance Agent Finds His Fun, and Second Business, in Guns
Jul 6 2011 // Some insurance agents pick up a golf club or tennis racket when they want to have fun and work off a little stress. Aaron Merchant of Ahwatukee, Arizona grabs his handgun. Merchant, a Farmers Insurance agent, says he only...
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Jul 4 2011 // Liberty Mutual Group’s Edmund F. Kelly retired from active management of the company on June 28. David H. Long is now president and CEO. Kelly will continue to serve as chairman of the board of Liberty Mutual Holding...
Wildfires Continue to Plague Arizona, New Mexico
Jun 22 2011 // Fourteen homes have been destroyed in Arizona yesterday, after the Monument Fire burning near Sierra Vista went south into neighborhoods. All told, there are six fires burning in Arizona, and five in New Mexico. As of June...
Digital Insurance Acquires Agencies in Illinois and Arizona
Jun 20 2011 // Digital Insurance Inc., an employee benefits agency specializing in insurance for small businesses and mid-sized companies, has acquired Employee Benefits by Design in Chicago and Strategic Benefits Consultants (SBC) in...
Some evacuees in AZ, NM Return Home From Wildfires
Jun 20 2011 // Some residents evacuated because of wildfires in Arizona and New Mexico were allowed to return to their homes as firefighters battled strong winds and hot weather to try to keep more houses, dry forests and stretches of...
Record Wildfire Season Affecting Arizona, Rest of U.S.
Jun 14 2011 // As Arizona continues to battle several wildfires, every state in the country now has the potential for a wildfire, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. The Center said nearly every state in the U.S. has...
Arizona Underwriters Society Names New Officers
Jun 7 2011 // The Arizona Chapter of the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society has named its new officers and directors for the 2011-12 term. They are: President Tom Gutierrez; Vice President Tim Goeller; Treasurer Lisa...
Eight Wildfires Burn in Arizona, Evacuations Ordered
Jun 3 2011 // Arizona is currently ablaze with eight wildfires burning thousands of acres of land and property and causing evacuations from some areas, according to the National Interagency Coordination Center. While most of the fires...
Ariz. Insurance Premiums Written Decline
May 31 2011 // Property/casualty insurance premiums written in Arizona have declined in 2009 to $7.6 billion, down from $8.1 billion in 2008, according to a recent economic impact report. According to the Arizona Insurance Council, which...
SCF Arizona’s DeGraw Receives Stellar Volunteer Award
May 16 2011 // Genesis City, a community-based organization that provides educational services to high-risk youth and their families in Arizona, announced it is presenting Rick DeGraw with the third annual Stellar Volunteer award. DeGraw...
American Family Mutual Insurance to Pay $1M to Arizona Homeowners
May 12 2011 // The Arizona Department of Insurance announced that American Family Mutual Insurance Co. will be paying approximately $1.1 million to more than 5,000 homeowner claimants. In the course of investigating a complaint, the ADOI...
