Latest Colorado Headlines
All the headlines from our Colorado Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Despite Rise in Catastrophe Losses, Home Insurance Loss Costs Declined in Recent Years
Sep 28 2017 // In 2016, Colorado and Texas homeowners suffered the greatest percentage of catastrophic losses due to extreme weather and other perils, according to a study of home insurance trends. The six-year LexisNexis Risk Solutions...
Colorado Police Officer Arrested for Alleged Fraudulent Insurance Claims
Sep 18 2017 // A Colorado police officer indicted by a state grand jury was arrested on multiple felony counts for allegedly lying about his home and car being burglarized and collecting nearly $60,000 in fraudulent insurance...
Buckner Co. Names Butler Senior Vice President in Colorado
Sep 13 2017 // The Buckner Co. has named Lance Butler senior vice president of Colorado. Butler will be responsible for managing the top line growth and development of Colorado. Butler has more than 25 years of experience in large...
Colorado Police Officer Arrested for Alleged Fraudulent Insurance Claims
Aug 30 2017 // A Colorado police officer indicted by a state grand jury was arrested on multiple felony counts for allegedly lying about his home and car being burglarized and collecting nearly $60,000 in fraudulent insurance claims. The...
Colorado Tells Sessions That Pot Industry Is Working And Can Be Better
Aug 29 2017 // Colorado’s legal marijuana industry is working – and can work better with federal collaboration, the state’s governor and Republican attorney general told U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in a letter. Gov....
Denver Soon to Open Legal Marijuana Clubs
Aug 23 2017 // Colorado’s largest city is on the brink of licensing some of the nation’s first legal marijuana clubs. But Denver’s elaborate hurdles for potential weed-friendly coffee shops and gathering places may mean...
Is Colorado’s Pet Sitting Law Another Insurance Quagmire Waiting to Unfold?
Aug 21 2017 // If it barks like a dog… A new Colorado law that enables people to sit up to three pets without needing a license looks pretty much like just another piece of the growing gig economy. People can sell their services...
The Schinnerer Group Acquires Colorado’s ICAT
Aug 14 2017 // The Schinnerer Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Broomfield, Colo.-based International Catastrophe Insurance Managers LLC from the Paraline Group. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of 2017....
Brightway Insurance Opening Agencies in Washington and Colorado
Aug 11 2017 // Brightway Insurance on Monday will open new agencies in Washington and Colorado. Vays Sarwar will open Brightway, The Sarwar Agency. The agency will be located in Spokane, Wash. Rob Scheibe will open Brightway, The Scheibe...
Is Colorado’s Pet Sitting Law Another Insurance Quagmire Waiting to Unfold?
Aug 10 2017 // If it barks like a dog… A new Colorado law that enables people to sit up to three pets without needing a license looks pretty much like just another piece of the growing gig economy. People can sell their services though...
Colorado Worker’s Body Found Under 2-Ton Container at Coal Processing Plant
Aug 7 2017 // A worker has died in an accident at a northwestern Colorado coal processing plant, the mine and federal officials said. The body of Jason Stevens of Vernal, Utah was found under a two-ton container used to clean coal at a...
Colorado Town Will Use Odor Ordinance to Regulate Fracking
Aug 7 2017 // A Colorado town has updated its public health and safety code so it can locally regulate the oil and gas industry. The Daily Camera reported Erie trustees approved an ordinance allowing the town to consider complaints...
Colorado Town Will Use Odor Ordinance to Regulate Fracking
Jul 27 2017 // A Colorado town has updated its public health and safety code so it can locally regulate the oil and gas industry. The Daily Camera reported Erie trustees approved an ordinance allowing the town to consider complaints...
GBS Benefits Acquires Volk & Associates in Colorado
Jul 25 2017 // Longmont, Colo.-based Volk & Associates has been purchased by GBS Benefits, a member of Leavitt Group. The deal will allow Volk & Associates to provide greater benefits resources for their clients. Volk &...
Colorado Wildfire Evacuation Order Lifted in Foothills
Jul 24 2017 // Authorities have lifted evacuations prompted by a wildfire burning near a heavily populated area in Colorado. The fire burned almost half a square mile of brush-covered foothills south of Fort Collins, triggering an...
People – West
Jul 24 2017 // Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. has named Stephen Glazier vice president and casualty loss control specialist. Glazier is based at Woodruff-Sawyer’s Denver, Colo., office. He will serve as a casualty loss control...
Verisk: Texas 2nd in Number of Households at Risk for Wildfire
Jul 20 2017 // The 2017 Verisk Wildfire Risk Analysis shows that Texas is ranked second behind California for the number of households at high or extreme risk from wildfire. The analysis determined the number and percentage of households...
Colorado’s Democratic Governor Hops on Global Climate Pact
Jul 13 2017 // Colorado’s Democratic governor added his state to a dozen others endorsing the Paris global accord on climate change even as President Donald Trump withdraws the nation from the agreement. Gov. John Hickenlooper said...
The Buckner Co. in Utah Names Braxton Vice President of Acquisitions and Development
Jul 7 2017 // The Buckner Co. has named Keith Braxton, the former President of Buckner of Colorado, vice president of acquisitions and development. Braxton will be responsible for helping the organization grow externally through...
Marsh’s Glazier Joins Woodruff-Sawyer in Colorado
Jul 7 2017 // Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. has named Stephen Glazier vice president and casualty loss control specialist. Glazier is based at Woodruff-Sawyer’s Denver, Colo. office. He will serve as a casualty loss control consultant...
