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Construction Lawsuit Liability Bill Defeated In Colorado House
Apr 29 2015 // A long-awaited bill to make it harder to sue Colorado homebuilders for defective construction has failed in the Colorado legislature. The bill was rejected Tuesday by a House committee controlled by Democrats. The measure...
IFG Cos. Names Kempen Senior Vice President in Colorado
Apr 23 2015 // IFG Cos. has named Andrew P. Kempen senior vice president and chief pricing actuary. Kempen has more than 14 years of insurance-related actuarial experience in pricing, modeling and reserving. He joins IFG’s...
School Shooting Liability Bill Advanced by Colorado Lawmakers
Apr 23 2015 // Colorado lawmakers choked back tears and recalled the state’s painful history of school violence Tuesday as they advanced a plan intended to reduce school shootings by making public schools legally liable for student...
Oil, Gas Driller Settles for $73 M in Colorado Pollution Case
Apr 23 2015 // Major oil and gas driller Noble Energy has agreed to pay more than $73 million in a settlement with state and federal regulators over Colorado Front Range air-pollution violations. The Denver Post reported that the...
Snow Tire Requirement on Colorado Highway Fails
Apr 22 2015 // Colorado drivers won’t need snow tires or chains to drive on Interstate 70 next winter. Negotiations at the state Capitol broke down Tuesday morning when lawmakers from the House and Senate tried to broker an...
Georgia Governor Signs Medical Marijuana Bill
Apr 20 2015 // An emotional Gov. Nathan Deal signed legislation April 16 that immediately legalizes the use of medical marijuana in Georgia to treat eight serious medical conditions. Sponsored by state Rep. Allen Peake, a Republican from...
Colorado Prosecutors Charge Uber Driver Accused of Attempted Break-In
Apr 20 2015 // Prosecutors have charged a Colorado Uber driver accused of trying to break into the home of a woman he drove to the airport. The Denver District Attorney’s Office announced in April that 51-year-old Gerald Montgomery...
Colorado School District Liability Bill Moving Through Legislature
Apr 15 2015 // A novel approach to make public schools liable for campus violence under a measure is advancing in Colorado, even as lawmakers from both parties wonder whether liability will prevent the next mass shooting. The bill that...
Debate Begins Over School Violence Liability In Colorado
Apr 14 2015 // A bill to make Colorado schools liable for shootings faces this week in the state Legislature. A Senate committee starts work on the measure inspired by the 2013 shooting death of Claire Davis at Arapahoe High School in...
Colorado Prosecutors Charge Uber Driver Accused Of Attempted Break-In
Apr 8 2015 // Prosecutors have charged a Colorado Uber driver accused of trying to break into the home of a woman he drove to the airport. The Denver District Attorney’s Office announced Monday that 51-year-old Gerald Montgomery...
Crestbrook Insurance Expands Into Colorado
Apr 6 2015 // Crestbrook Insurance Co., an affluent market personal lines carrier from Nationwide, has expanded into Colorado. Independent insurance agents and brokers appointed with Crestbrook are now able to offer its products and...
Jury Awards $17.8M Malpractice Verdict Against Colorado Hospital
Apr 6 2015 // An Arapahoe County, Colo. jury has handed down a $17.8 million malpractice judgment against Children’s Hospital Colorado after finding the hospital’s staff was responsible for giving the wrong dose of...
The West Not Yet Fully Won for Ridesharing
Apr 3 2015 // On the heels of last week’s cross-industry compromise on insurance requirements for ride-sharing drivers, and with some legislative sessions drawing to a close, it’s a good time to take a look at where...
ISO Introduces Endorsements to Address Ridesharing Policy Gaps
Apr 2 2015 // ISO has introduced two new personal auto coverage options for ridesharing drivers when they’re logged in but don’t have any passengers – an issue that has been the subject of controversy among insurance...
ICAT Launches Special Purpose Lloyd’s Syndicate for Mid-Sized U.S. Risks
Apr 1 2015 // Colorado-based natural disaster recovery specialist ICAT announced that Lloyd’s of London has granted approval of Special Purpose Syndicate 6123 to further expand ICAT’s per risk capacity. Subject to completion...
Lawsuit Lost by Parents Of Colorado Theater Shooting Victim
Mar 30 2015 // The parents of a woman who was killed in the Colorado movie theater shooting have lost their bid to hold ammunition sellers liable for the attack. Sandy and Lonnie Phillips, whose daughter, Jessica Ghawi, was one of 12...
Georgia State Agencies Preparing for Medical Marijuana Law
Mar 30 2015 // In an emotional ceremony in his Capitol office, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed an executive order Friday ordering state agencies to start preparations now for the enactment of the state’s medical marijuana...
Colorado Senate Passes Condo Builder Liability Measure
Mar 20 2015 // A bill to make it harder to sue condominium builders has cleared its first hurdle in the Colorado Legislature. The measure would make it harder to sue builders of single and multifamily homes for defective construction. It...
Lawmakers in Colorado Launch Debate on Homebuilder Liability
Mar 18 2015 // Colorado lawmakers started work this week on one of the most anticipated issues of the legislative session: liability for homebuilders. But whether the bills are a way to spark the construction of more affordable housing,...
Colorado to Join ‘Zero Deaths’ Traffic Safety Plan
Mar 17 2015 // Colorado is signing on to a national effort to reduce traffic deaths dramatically – all the way to zero. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper plans to tout the effort Monday afternoon at the Capitol. Six years ago the...
