Latest Arizona Headlines
All the headlines from our Arizona Topic Page, ordered by recency.
ADR, Fiserv FSC Announce Integrated Motor Vehicle Record Reports in California and Arizona
Nov 17 2004 // American Driving Records (ADR), a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Advantage Corporation and Fiserv FSC Inc. announced the launch of a new software interface that will allow California and Arizona insurance agents to order...
New Study Details Arizona's Workers' Compensation System
Nov 8 2004 // According to a new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI), notable features of Arizona’s workers’ compensation system included a lifetime entitlement to medical and indemnity...
Ariz. Insurance Director Reviews Alleged Broker and Insurer Bid-Rigging Practices
Oct 28 2004 // The Director of the Arizona Department of Insurance, Christina Urias, is joining insurance regulators in other states to review allegations of bid-rigging and price-fixing between insurance brokers and insurance companies....
New Study Details Arizona’s Work Comp System
Oct 15 2004 // According to a new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI), notable features of Arizona’s workers’ compensation system included a lifetime entitlement to medical and indemnity benefits...
AMC Buys Arizona Insurance Brokers Assets
Aug 30 2004 // American Management Corporation has recently purchased assets of two Scottsdale, Arizona wholesale insurance brokers, Cargill Sherman and Associates and the Embassy Insurance Group. These assets include insurance renewals...
Aspen Specialty to Open Ga., Ariz. Offices
Aug 18 2004 // Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. announced that Aspen Specialty Insurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary, will open offices in Atlanta, Georgia and Scottsdale, Arizona. Janet Lovell and Glen Plagmann will lead...
Mueller Wins Arizona Achievement Award
Aug 16 2004 // Robert L Mueller, president of Tucson, Ariz.-based Mueller & Associates Inc., will receive the Paul H. Jones Career Achievement Award at the Independent Agents and Brokers of Arizona’s 70th annual...
Skor Opens Heritage General Office in Phoenix
Aug 10 2004 // Emily Lomax, senior vice president, division director of Los Angeles-based Heritage General Agency recently announced that they will be expanding their reach into Arizona with a new office headed by Kathy Skor. As...
Arizona DOI Releases Regulatory Bulletin
Jul 28 2004 // The Arizona Department of Insurance recently released a regulatory bulletin that summarizes major pieces of newly enacted legislation. Among the topics included in the Bulletin is workers’ compensation, auto...
SCF Arizona Appoints New Executives
Jun 16 2004 // SCF of Arizona, the state’s largest supplier of workers’ compensation insurance, has named a chief operating officer, a new vice president of human resources and a director of investments. President and CEO...
Elderly Drivers Pose Growing Challenge for States and Auto Insurers
Jun 7 2004 // As the nation’s population ages, states are looking for ways to weed out people who shouldn’t drive. Half the states have passed some form of elderly driver restrictions, usually laws that require older...
SCF Returns $65 Million to State Businesses
Jun 1 2004 // More than 30,000 Arizona companies will be rewarded for maintaining safe workplaces within the next year, as SCF of Arizona, the state’s largest workers’ compensation insurance carrier, will pay out $65 million...
Elderly Drivers Pose Growing Challenge for States and Auto Insurers
May 17 2004 // As the nation’s population ages, states are looking for ways to weed out people who shouldn’t drive. Half the states have passed some form of elderly driver restrictions, usually laws that require older...
Farmers Ranked Top P/C Insurer in Arizona
May 11 2004 // In one of the largest business opinion polls ever taken in Arizona, “Ranking Arizona” named Farmers Insurance Group the best Property and Casualty Insurance Company for the third year in a row. This is the...
IVANS Updates Expansion with State DMV Offices
Apr 28 2004 // IVANS Inc. announced the expansion of its state department of motor vehicle reporting services to include the submission of SR22/26 filings in Arizona and support for South Carolina’s recently announced mandatory...
People and Places
Apr 19 2004 // Michael Mattoch Michael Mattoch and Peter Conlin were hired by the lobbying firm of Sacramento, Calif.-based Norwood & Associates. Mattoch will become a partner in the firm, which will change its name to Norwood...
Ariz. DOI Offers Licensing Service in Flagstaff
Mar 22 2004 // Beginning on March 25, 2004, the Arizona Department of Insurance opens its office in Flagstaff every Thursday for northern Arizona residents seeking licensing services and general insurance consumer assistance. Services...
Former Ariz. Director of Insurance Cohen Joins Law Firm
Mar 11 2004 // Former Arizona Director of Insurance, Charles R. Cohen, recently became “of counsel” to the Phoenix law firm of Ridenour, Hienton, Harper, Kelhoffer, Lewis & Garth. Cohen will provide legal, consulting and...
One-on-One with Arizona State Fund President Don Smith
Jan 26 2004 // In recent months, we’ve heard nothing but praise for Arizona’s workers’ compensation system, especially when compared to the trouble California system. Wondering what all the hoopla was all about, I...
More than the Grand Canyon and Copper
Jan 26 2004 // The United States Census Bureau’s Census 2000 estimated the population of the State of Arizona at 5,130,632. Approximately 80 percent of the adult residents had graduated from high school and about 24 percent had...
