Latest Colorado Headlines
All the headlines from our Colorado Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Pinnacol Assurance Giving $15M Dividend to Colorado Businesses
Mar 28 2025 // Pinnacol Assurance announced its 2025 general dividend will return roughly $15 million to more than 47,000 workers’ compensation insurance policyholders across Colorado. Th dividend marks the 10th consecutive year...
PrestigePEO Acquires Concurrent HRO in Colorado
Mar 13 2025 // PrestigePEO acquired Concurrent HRO, a Colorado-based professional employer organization. Concurrent HRO’s team is remaining in place. The acquisition is PrestigePEO’s fifth, and it expands PrestigePEO’s...
Avalanches in West Claim More Lives, Including Weekend Death in Colorado
Feb 25 2025 // One person was killed in an avalanche in central Colorado on Saturday, marking just the latest fatality stemming from avalanches in the western U.S. this season. Authorities in Grand County responded Saturday to what they...
Trucordia Acquires Insurance Business of Boulder Insurance in Colorado
Jan 16 2025 // Trucordia acquired the insurance business of Boulder Insurance Solutions in Colorado. Boulder Insurance Solutions is full-service brokerage in serving small- to mid-sized businesses. Trucordia, formerly PCF Insurance...
Colorado Governor Wants to Privatize State’s Workers’ Comp Carrier
Jan 3 2025 // Colorado Gov. Jared Polis wants to spin off the state’s stake in Pinnacol Assurance, privatizing the workers’ compensation carrier of last resort to help it make more money and plug government budget holes. The...
Colorado Secures Record Insurance Coverage for Stars Playing in Bowl Game
Dec 27 2024 // Colorado secured what it said was record insurance coverage for quarterback Shedeur Sanders and Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter as the star duo opted to complete their college careers in the Alamo Bowl rather than sit...
Colorado Department of Transportation Report: Decline in Dangerous Driving Habits
Nov 22 2024 // Highway safety officials in Colorado are seeing a slight decline in a number of dangerous driving practices, such as driving while intoxicated, failing to use seat belts and speeding. A poll by the Colorado Department of...
McDonald’s Sued by Colorado Man Sickened in E. Coli Outbreak
Oct 24 2024 // A Colorado man has filed what appears to be the first lawsuit against McDonald’s over an E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounder burgers that has killed one person and sickened nearly 50 others. The lawsuit, filed...
Colorado Mine Where Guide Was Killed, Tourists Trapped Ordered Closed by Regulators
Oct 21 2024 // A former Colorado gold mine where a tour guide was killed and a group of tourists was trapped for hours after an elevator accident has been ordered to remain closed and not conduct tours while its operations are reviewed,...
Colorado Mine Elevator Door Was ‘Broken’ in Accident That Killed 1, Trapped 12
Oct 17 2024 // Investigators are trying to figure out what led to an elevator accident inside a former Colorado gold mine that killed a tour guide, injured four others and left a separate group of 12 people trapped for hours at the...
Crest Insurance Group Acquires Alliance Insurance Agency in Colorado
Oct 2 2024 // Crest Insurance Group acquired Alliance Insurance Agency LLC in Colorado. Crest’s Colorado operations center around its Denver hub and expand to Longmont and Fort Collins. The Alliance deal adds Arvada to the...
Colorado Battles Hotel, Restaurant Industry Trade Groups Over Climate Rules
Sep 27 2024 // When it comes to climate change, there are two Chipotles. One is the fast-casual burrito chain with a focus on sustainable ingredients, an app that lets customers track the carbon footprint of their orders and a goal to...
Man Charged With Arson in Colorado Wildfire That Destroyed 29 Homes
Sep 16 2024 // A Colorado man was charged with arson after an investigation into a wildfire this summer that destroyed 29 homes and caused more than $30 million in property damage, authorities said. Jason Alexander Hobby, 49, was...
Colorado Wildfire That Destroyed 27 Homes Was Human-Caused, Officials Say
Aug 12 2024 // The Colorado wildfire that tore through 15 square miles (39 square kilometers) and destroyed 48 buildings, over half of which were homes, was human-caused, investigators said. The Alexander Mountain Fire burning near...
Hub International Acquires Southern Colorado Insurance
Aug 9 2024 // Hub International Ltd. acquired the assets of SCIC LLC (Southern Colorado Insurance) in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Debbie Klisch, owner, and Andrew Klisch, president, and the Southern Colorado Insurance team will join Hub...
Families of Loved Ones Left Decaying in Colorado Funeral Home Owed $950M
Aug 8 2024 // The Colorado funeral home owners who allegedly stored 190 decaying bodies and sent grieving families fake ashes were ordered by a judge to pay $950 million to the victims’ relatives in a civil case, the attorney...
Environmental Groups Sue Suncor for Colorado Refinery Pollution
Aug 7 2024 // Environmental groups filed a lawsuit against Suncor Energy on Tuesday, alleging that pollution from the company’s Commerce City refinery in Colorado has resulted in long-lasting harm to surrounding communities. The...
Colorado Workers with Bird Flu Toiled in Heat, Without Effective Protective Gear
Aug 5 2024 // Colorado workers who contracted bird flu were working during extreme heat and under large fans, factors that made wearing protective equipment difficult and potentially contributed to their infections, the U.S. Centers for...
Colorado Man Sentenced for Role in $268K Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme
Aug 2 2024 // A Colorado man who aided a former insurance claims adjuster in an auto insurance claims scheme was sentenced this week. In 2020, Brassfield, 55, of Aurora, reportedly aided former Travelers Insurance employee Colette...
Colorado Workers with Bird Flu Toiled in Heat, Without Effective Protective Gear
Jul 17 2024 // Colorado workers who contracted bird flu were working during extreme heat and under large fans, factors that made wearing protective equipment difficult and potentially contributed to their infections, the U.S. Centers for...
