Latest Arizona Headlines
All the headlines from our Arizona Topic Page, ordered by recency.
It Figures
Feb 24 2008 // $79.5 Million The Oregon Supreme Court for a third time upheld a $79.5 million punitive-damages judgment against Philip Morris, an award twice struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court, which suggested it was excessive, the...
Business Moves
Feb 24 2008 // Chartwell Independent Insurance Brokers Chartwell Independent Insurance Brokers LLC, a Los Angeles-based wholesale and specialty insurance broker focusing on high-risk, hard-to-place coverage, has opened a new office in...
Arizona Cities Not Liable for Accidents on State-Controlled Streets
Feb 20 2008 // A new appellate court ruling says Arizona cities aren’t legally on the hook for accidents involving street intersections still under state control. The Court of Appeals ruling came in a lawsuit filed by a woman...
Ariz. Lawmakers Hope to Start State-Run Temporary Worker Plan
Feb 12 2008 // A group of Arizona lawmakers is proposing a state-run temporary worker plan that would let Mexicans come to the state to work in businesses hard-hit by labor shortages. Proponents say the package of proposals was needed...
Travis-Pedersen Opens Office in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Feb 12 2008 // Travis-Pedersen and Associates expanded by opening a new office in Scottsdale, Ariz. Matt Gervin, who worked in the Chicago office of Travis-Pedersen for three years, has relocated to Scottsdale. Gervin will be focusing on...
Republic Companies Acquires Ariz.-based General Agency
Feb 11 2008 // Dallas-based Republic Companies Inc. (Republic) announced the acquisition of Four Corners Insurance Services Inc. (Four Corners), a general agency based in Phoenix, Ariz. Republic reported that Four Corners specializes in...
New Markets
Feb 10 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. Health Club Nuts & Bolts: Sports...
Ariz. Speed Cameras Slow Down Drivers
Feb 10 2008 // Drivers slowed down an average of 7 mph in Scottsdale, Ariz., six weeks after the city launched its nine-month pilot photo-enforcement program in 2006, according to a new study. The study also showed that during the same...
Revells Joins Universal’s Arizona and Nevada Operations
Feb 8 2008 // Wanda Revells, CIC, has joined Universal North America Insurance Co. as assistant vice president of marketing and agency relations for Arizona and Nevada. She will oversee development and execution of market strategy to...
Universal North America Expands to Arizona and Nevada
Feb 1 2008 // Universal North America, a personal lines carrier based in Sarasota, Fla., will begin writing homeowner policies in Arizona and Nevada this month. Other personal lines products, such as auto and umbrella coverages, will...
Chartwell Expands with New Arizona Office
Jan 30 2008 // Chartwell Independent Insurance Brokers, LLC, a Los Angeles-based wholesale and specialty insurance broker focusing on high-risk, hard-to-place coverage, has opened a new office in Scottsdale, Ariz., to help meet the...
Ariz. Court Goes Against State Farm in Uninsured Motorist Case
Jan 27 2008 // A recent Arizona Supreme Court ruling blocks insurance companies from lowering underinsured motorist payments to injured people who have received workers’ compensation. Because the lawsuit was filed as a class...
Ariz. Court Goes Against State Farm in Uninsured Motorist Case
Jan 15 2008 // An Arizona Supreme Court ruling issued late last week blocks insurance companies from lowering underinsured motorist payments to injured people who have received workers’ compensation. The ruling against Bloomington,...
Ruling in Faulty Products Case Upholds Law Limiting Lawsuit Awards
Dec 7 2007 // The Arizona Supreme Court unanimously upheld the constitutionality of a state law that limits the responsibility for payment of damages in lawsuits, including those for faulty products. Deciding a case which drew interest...
Report: Las Vegas No. 1, Phoenix Area No. 4 in Nation’s Auto Thefts
Oct 24 2007 // The Phoenix area has the nation’s fourth highest auto-theft rate, according to a recent National Insurance Crime Bureau report. Of the 54,849 vehicles that were stolen in Arizona in 2006, nearly 40,000 of them were...
Arizona Moves Closer to Ban on Texting While Driving
Sep 20 2007 // Phoenix City Council members want both hands on the wheel instead of texting and driving. The council is moving closer to becoming the first city in Arizona and among the first in the nation to ban text-messaging while...
Ariz. Field Inspections on Taxi Cabs Show Violations
Aug 24 2007 // About 20 percent of taxis pulled over by Arizona inspectors in the past 12 months failed at least one part of an inspection that ensures honest meter readings, licensed drivers, and safe and insured cabs. Department of...
HDR Offering Contractors Coverage in Calif., Ariz.
Jul 10 2007 // HDR Insurance Services of Sacramento, Calif., has a new market for commercial and residential contractors in California and Arizona. Coverage is available for general liability, auto, propoerty, and insland marine...
Ariz. high court to review product liability case
Jul 2 2007 // The Arizona Supreme Court announced it will be reviewing a product liability case in which a lower court decided that all parties in a distribution chain could not be sued equally. At issue in State Farm Insurance v....
Arizona Supreme Court to Review Product Liability Case
Jun 27 2007 // The Arizona Supreme Court announced it will be reviewing a product liability case in which a lower court decided that all parties in a distribution chain could not be sued equally. At issue in the case, State Farm...
