Latest Colorado Headlines
All the headlines from our Colorado Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Firefighters Battle ‘Most Destructive Wildfire in Colorado History’
Sep 10 2010 // Approximately 700 firefighters have been battling a wildfire just outside Boulder, Colo., for five days. Meanwhile, Boulder residents are preparing to evacuate any time as the Fourmile Canyon fire spread to within 10 miles...
Pinnacol Assurance to Credit $15M to Certain Policyholders
Sep 6 2010 // Workers’ Comp Insurer Loses Battle to Keep Records Private Colorado’s Division of Insurance announced it has reached a settlement agreement with Pinnacol Assurance concerning filing issues raised earlier this...
Colo. Town Gives Green Light to Golf Carts on Roads
Aug 27 2010 // Erie, Colo., is the second community in Boulder County to allow people to drive golf carts on public streets. The town trustees voted 4-3 to allow the electric vehicles on streets with posted speed limits of 25 mph....
Pinnacol Assurance To Credit $15M to Certain Policyholders
Aug 26 2010 // Colorado’s Division of Insurance announced it has reached a settlement agreement with Pinnacol Assurance, the state’s largest workers’ compensation insurer, concerning filing issues raised earlier this...
Pinnacol Tells Court Records Should Remain Private
Aug 24 2010 // Colorado’s quasi-governmental workers’ compensation insurer Pinnacol Assurance has testified that records concerning a private business incentive event should remain private — yet a state judge...
Colorado Medical Malpractice Insurer Fined $48,400
Aug 16 2010 // Colorado’s Department of Regulatory Agencies Division of Insurance has fined Denver-based COPIC, one of the state’s largest medical professional liability insurers, following a market conduct...
Colorado Questions Whether Pinnacol’s Rates Are Excessive, Unfair
Aug 12 2010 // Colorado’s Division of Insurance has scheduled a public hearing on Wednesday, August 25, to consider rates submitted by Pinnacol Assurance, the state’s quasi-governmental workers’ compensation insurer, to...
Baltimore Restaurant Workers Awarded $34M after CO Leak
Jul 30 2010 // A Baltimore jury has awarded $34.3 million to 23 employees of an Inner Harbor steakhouse who suffered brain damage as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning. The plaintiffs worked for the Ruth’s Chris Steak House at...
Construction Claims: Understanding Colorado’s Statutory Notice of Claim Process
Jul 5 2010 // In the construction industry, it is almost inevitable that at some time contractors and design professionals will receive a notice of claim (NOC) letter. This is the first step in the claims process that may lead to an...
Pinnacol Officials Face Colo. Lawmakers
Jun 8 2010 // Officials from Colorado’s state-chartered workers’ compensation insurer Pinnacol Assurance have some explaining to do. The Legislative Audit Committee recently met to go over the company’s financial...
Recent Colorado Storm Caused Estimated $70M in Insured Damage
Jun 4 2010 // The first major Colorado hail and wind storm of 2010 carries an estimated insurance price tag of $70 million, according to the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association (RMIIA). Approximately 13,600 auto and...
Insurers Paid $768 Million in Losses from 2009 Colorado Windstorm
May 25 2010 // An insurance organization says a windstorm that brought two weak tornadoes, rain and hail to the western Denver suburbs last July caused $768 million in insured losses to vehicles and homes. The Rocky Mountain Insurance...
Insured Damage Estimates for 2009 Colorado Storm Season at $1.4 Billion
May 19 2010 // Final insurance damage estimates for Colorado’s 2009 summer storm season has been tallied at $1.4 billion, making it the most expensive in state history, according to the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information...
People
May 17 2010 // Irvine, Calif.-based Superior Access Insurance Services Inc. named Tom Crawford chairman of the board of directors. Before joining Superior Access, Crawford served as chairman, president and CEO of Crawford & Co. With...
Business Moves
May 17 2010 // Security Planning, CSIPros Salt Lake City-based Security Planning & Insurance Corp., an insurance carrier in the childcare industry, launched Charter School Insurance Professionals (CSIPros), an insurance company to...
Colorado Rejects Bill Restricting Video Surveillance
May 17 2010 // The Colorado Senate Judiciary Committee has defeated a bill that would have limited the use of surveillance of employees who have submitted a workers’ compensation claim. Among other things, HB 1012, would have...
Colorado Rejects Bill Restricting Video Surveillance
May 6 2010 // The Colorado Senate Judiciary Committee last night defeated a bill that would have limited the use of surveillance of employees who have submitted a workers’ compensation claim. Among other things, HB 1012, would...
Allstate To Appoint 51 New Agents in Colorado in 2010
Apr 29 2010 // Allstate Insurance Co. has sannounced it is looking to appoint 51 exclusive agency owners in Colorado in 2010. “We see a significant opportunity in the current economy to attract mid-career, mid-level managers to own...
Colorado Bill May Drive Contractors Insurers Out of State
Apr 28 2010 // The Colorado House of Representatives has passed a bill that may have the unintended consequence of driving insurers that provide contractors coverage out of state, according to the Professional Independent Insurance...
Colorado Casualty Names Nance-Ona as Nevada Territory Manager
Apr 23 2010 // Colorado Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, announced the appointment of Diane Nance-Ona as territory manager for Nevada. Nance-Ona will implement operational strategies and marketing plans to...
