Latest Arizona Headlines

Experts Say Potential for Arizona Wildfires Extreme

Apr 30 2008 // Wildland fire officials are warning of a potential disaster in southeastern Arizona. Fire behavior analysts with the Eastern Arizona Incident Management Team say the potential for extreme wildfire conditions are the worst...

Arizona Officials Nab 15 Impaired Drivers at Tucson Checkpoint

Apr 30 2008 // Tucson, Ariz. police used a sobriety checkpoint to pull over 1,084 drivers while arresting 15 on suspicion of drunken driving, city police said in a statement about the operation. The checkpoint ran from early on April 25...

Faber Joins M.J. Hall in Arizona

Apr 25 2008 // M.J. Hall and Co. Inc. has announced that Christine Faber has joined the company’s Arizona branch to work on managing general agent and brokerage business. Faber comes to MJ Hall with seven years industry experience...

New Markets

Apr 21 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Liquor Liability Coverage Nuts &...

Hub International Arizona Names Hartley President, Milne Chairman

Apr 14 2008 // Chicago-based Hub International Ltd. annouced that Tom Hartley has joined Hub International Arizona (HUB Arizona) as president. Richard Milne, the former HUB Arizona president, has been named chairman of HUB Arizona and...

New Markets

Apr 7 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Liquor Liability with Assault and...

Arizona Court: Off-Duty Officer Injury Qualifies for Workers’ Compensation

Apr 7 2008 // Arizona’s Court of Appeals has ruled that an administrative law judge erred in finding that an off-duty police officer’s gunshot injury in the course of protecting a friend was not due workers’...

Arizona Insurance Council Elects Officers, Names Communications Manager

Apr 4 2008 // The Arizona Insurance Council (AIC) has elected new officers for 2008. AIC is a non-profit organization dedicated to consumer education and partnership building on behalf of property and casualty insurers in Arizona. The...

Chartwell Adds E&S Casualty Division to Arizona Office

Mar 27 2008 // Chartwell Independent Insurance Brokers LLC, a wholesale and specialty insurance broker focusing on high-risk, hard-to-place coverage, announced that it has added an Excess & Surplus (E&S) Casualty Division to...

Arizona Court: Off Duty Officer Injury Qualifies for Workers’ Comp

Mar 26 2008 // Arizona’s Court of Appeals has ruled that an administrative law judge erred in finding that an off-duty police officer’s gunshot injury in the course of protecting a friend was not due workers’...

Kentucky Woman Receives Prison Term for Insurance Fraud

Mar 26 2008 // Federal officials sentenced a Prospect, Ky. woman to 41 months imprisonment for one count of mail fraud, U.S. Attorney David L. Huber of the Western District of Kentucky announced. Chief Judge John G. Heyburn II, also...

Arizona OKs Insurance Mandate for Autism Coverage

Mar 24 2008 // A bill signed into law by Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano will impose new mandates for insurance coverage for diagnosis and treatment of the developmental disorder of autism. The bill signed by Napolitano had support from...

Arizona House Considers Workers’ Comp Bills

Mar 24 2008 // Arizona lawmakers are considering two workers’ compensation bills that would change how benefits are calculated and awarded, and allow more communication with the doctors of injured workers. House Bill 2828,...

Ariz. Legislature Backs Insurance Mandate for Autism Coverage

Mar 19 2008 // A bill approved by the Arizona Legislature would mandate insurance coverage for diagnosis and treatment of autism. A 23-6 Senate vote completed legislative action on the bill (HB2847) previously approved by the House. That...

Arizona Insurance Information Association Renamed Arizona Insurance Council

Mar 18 2008 // The Arizona Insurance Information Association has changed its name to the Arizona Insurance Council (AIC) to reflect a new direction for the insurance industry organization. AIC’s expanded scope includes education...

Arizona House Considers Workers’ Comp Bills

Mar 12 2008 // Arizona lawmakers are considering two workers’ compensation bills that would change how workers’ compensation benefits are calculated and awarded, and allow more communication with the doctors of injured...

Mar 10 2008 // People Ken Ross has been named commissioner of the Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services. Ross has been the acting commissioner since Linda Watters left the post in October. He has been with the state agency...

Arizona Settles $7M-Plus in Claims

Mar 10 2008 // The Arizona Department of Insurance (ADOI) is reporting that it responded to 5,020 complaints in 2007 and assisted thousands of Arizona consumers in settling insurance company disputes and helping them recover $7.5 million...

Old Insurance Maps Lead to Treasure

Mar 7 2008 // There was a big hole dug in back of Prestige Auto Body in Kingman, Ariz., las week. At the bottom, amid assorted dirt and detritus, stood a man named Scott Given: antique dealer, old bottle enthusiast and professional...

Arizona Congressman Renzi Pleads Not Guilty to Embezzling Premiums

Mar 6 2008 // Arizona Rep. Rick Renzi pleaded not guilty to all charges in a federal indictment accusing him of abusing his office for financial gain and for raising campaign funds by embezzling insurance premiums collected by his...