Latest Colorado Headlines
All the headlines from our Colorado Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Colorado House Bill Aims To Increase Insurance Fraud Fighting Fund
Apr 12 2010 // The Colorado House has passed a bill to increase funding to help fight insurance fund by surcharging insurance companies. Insurers currently are charged $425 annually, and House Bill 1385 that amount to $561. Revenue from...
Forecasters Predict Above-Average Hurricane Season in 2010
Apr 8 2010 // The 2010 Atlantic hurricane season will produce an above-average eight hurricanes, four of them major, posing a heightened threat to the U.S. coastline, the Colorado State University hurricane forecasting team predicted...
Pinnacol Assurance Offers Colorado $330 Million to Become Private Insurer
Apr 5 2010 // Pinnacol Assurance, Colorado’s quasi-governmental workers’ compensation insurer, has submitted a potential separation agreement to Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter that would establish Pinnacol as a domestic mutual...
