Latest Arizona Headlines
All the headlines from our Arizona Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
New Ariz. Director to Attend AAA Meeting Jan. 20
Dec 30 2003 // Current and future American Agents Alliance members in Arizona wil be given the opportunity to meet and greet the new Director of Insurance Jan. 20 at the Phoenix area local meeting. Insurance Director Christina Urias has...
9 Programs That May Just Fit the Bill
Dec 1 2003 // The December 2002 Insurance Journal “program directory” issue highlighted eight programs that the editorial staff considered to be unique, interesting or tough to find. This year we’ve added one more to...
9 Programs That May Just Fit the Bill
Dec 1 2003 // The December 2002 Insurance Journal “program directory” issue highlighted eight programs that the editorial staff considered to be unique, interesting or tough to find. This year we’ve added one more to...
OKLA. INVESTIGATOR LAUDED:
Nov 17 2003 // Arizona officials credited an investigator from the Oklahoma Insurance Department with cracking a case involving the sales of fake bonds across the nation, according to Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher. The bonds were...
Ariz.-based International Insurance Launches Two New Products
Nov 5 2003 // Flagstaff, Ariz.-based International Insurance Group Inc., a managing general agent for Mexico Crossborder Transportation Insurance, announced the launch of two new online products available via its Web sites at...
