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Willis Announces Senior Appointments in Denver

Dec 4 2006 // Willis Group Holdings, an insurance broker, has added three senior level executives in its Denver office. The appointments of Dennis Miceli, senior vice president and employee benefits practice leader; Brian Janeck, senior...

Western U.S. Snowstorms Blamed in Deaths, Injuries; More in Store

Dec 1 2006 // A new storm headed into the northwestern U.S. the region shivered in the aftermath of unusually heavy rain and snow that was blamed for at least eight deaths and has caused traffic nightmares and power outages. The stormy...

Colo. Imposes New Procedures for Surplus Lines Brokers

Nov 29 2006 // Colorado has implemented new procedure changes for surplus lines brokers. Beginning Jan. 1, 2007, surplus lines brokers in Colorado will need to report their monthly policy and endorsement transactions directly to the...

Colorado Expands Guide To Compare Auto Rates

Nov 22 2006 // Colorado Insurance Commissioner David Rivera announced that the Division of Insurance’s interactive online service to compare auto insurance premiums has expanded from a five city/zip code area within Colorado to 21...

Colo. election might affect key insurance issues

Nov 20 2006 // Colorado faced a controversial election day, with record lines to cast ballots. Ultimately, the tide turned in the Rocky Mountain state from red to blue, marking the first time in nearly 50 years that Democrats will...

Fraud Roundup

Nov 20 2006 // Northridge agent arrested in scheme to rob senior citizens California Department of Insurance (CDI) investigators have arrested a former Northridge, Calif., insurance agent who allegedly took more than three quarters of a...

Fraud Roundup

Nov 19 2006 // Northridge agent arrested in scheme to rob senior citizens California Department of Insurance (CDI) investigators have arrested a former Northridge, Calif., insurance agent who allegedly took more than three quarters of a...

Colo. election might affect key insurance issues

Nov 19 2006 // Colorado faced a controversial election day, with record lines to cast ballots. Ultimately, the tide turned in the Rocky Mountain state from red to blue, marking the first time in nearly 50 years that Democrats will...

Safeco Cuts Auto Rates in Colorado

Nov 17 2006 // Seattle-based Safeco announced it is cutting auto insurance rates in Colorado by as much as 21 percent, with the average Colorado customer experiencing a 4.8 percent decrease. Since July 2004, Safeco has taken rates down...

Colorado Casualty Adds Real-Time Functions for Agents

Nov 7 2006 // Colorado Casualty, a member of Liberty Mutual Group based in Denver, has added real-time policy inquiry, endorsement quoting, and electronic endorsement submissions to the roster of functions available through Personal IQ,...

Insurers cutting rates in Colorado, thanks to new tort system

Nov 6 2006 // Colorado’s largest automobile insurance provider plans to cut rates an average of 7.5 percent this month, saying the state’s switch from a no-fault to a tort insurance system is reducing costs. The expected cut...

News Currents

Nov 5 2006 // Insurers cutting rates in Colorado, thanks to new tort system Colorado’s largest automobile insurance provider plans to cut rates an average of 7.5 percent this month, saying the state’s switch from a no-fault...

Colorado Issues Cease and Desist Order Against Gorrocino

Nov 1 2006 // The Colorado Division of Insurance has issued an Emergency Cease and Desist Order against Joseph Gorrocino for transacting bail bond business without a license. The division launched an investigation after several...

Storm Buries Colorado Mountains under 18 Inches of Snow, Blizzard

Oct 27 2006 // A powerful snowstorm dumped 18 inches (46 centimeters) of snow in parts of the Colorado mountains and spread eastward Thursday, snarling traffic and shutting down dozens of school districts. A 125-mile (201-kilometer)...

State Farm Credits Change to Tort System in Colo. for Lower Rates

Oct 26 2006 // Colorado’s largest automobile insurance provider plans to cut rates an average of 7.5 percent this month, saying the state’s switch from a no-fault to a tort insurance system is reducing costs. The expected cut...

Colorado State University predicts fewer hurricanes in 2006

Sep 25 2006 // Forecasters at Colorado State University have lowered their hurricane predictions for the year, based on below-average activity in August, as well as the ocean-weather patterns they track. “We expect slightly...

Colorado State University predicts fewer hurricanes in 2006

Sep 25 2006 // Forecasters at Colorado State University have lowered their hurricane predictions for the year, based on below-average activity in August, as well as the ocean-weather patterns they track. “We expect slightly...

Pinnacol Assurance Honored as “Top Company”

Sep 22 2006 // Pinnacol Assurance, Colorado’s oldest and largest workers’ compensation insurer, has been named the state’s “Top Company” in Financial Services by ColoradoBiz Magazine. Pinnacol was selected...

Salazar Seeks Federal Disaster Loans for Farmers Who Lost Wells

Sep 19 2006 // Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar said he has asked federal agriculture officials to reconsider their decision to deny drought disaster loans to farmers on the Eastern Plains whose wells were shut off in a water rights...

Millions of Young Adult Risk-Takers Uncovered

Sep 8 2006 // As Colorado’s snowboarding season approaches, so does the time of year when Katie Neal’s mom really freaks out. What bothers her mom, Neal said, is not the speed at which the 26-year-old slashes through...