Latest Colorado Headlines
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Lawsuit over Colorado Movie Theater Massacre Heads to Jury
May 19 2016 // The management of a Colorado movie theater where 12 patrons were slain in a 2012 shooting rampage could never have foreseen, nor safeguarded against, such a seemingly random but meticulously planned and violent attack, its...
Colorado Marijuana Businesses Sued After Fatal Shooting
May 12 2016 // The family of three boys filed a lawsuit against two recreational marijuana businesses after a shooting that left their mother dead and their father charged with murder. The lawsuit claims companies that made a type of...
Jury Selected in Colorado Movie Massacre Lawsuit
May 10 2016 // A six-member jury was chosen on Monday in Colorado to hear the first civil trial of wrongful death and personal injury claims stemming from a 2012 mass shooting in which 12 people were killed and dozens wounded in a...
Colorado’s High Court Holds State Law over Local Fracking Bans
May 3 2016 // The Colorado Supreme Court has blocked a push to limit oil and gas development near people. The state’s high court ruled that the power to promote industry trumps local bans, which the court deemed “invalid and...
Average to Below-Average Wildfire Season Expected for Colorado
Apr 27 2016 // Firefighters said Tuesday they expect another average or below-average wildfire season in Colorado in 2016, the third mild year in a row. “That’s always good news,” Gov. John Hickenlooper said after...
Colorado State Hurricane Forecaster Gray Passes Away
Apr 25 2016 // He changed the way the world looks at hurricanes, and in later years he challenged the science behind climate change, but most people will probably remember Bill Gray as the creator of the modern seasonal forecast for...
People – West
Apr 18 2016 // Gary Petrosino joined Lockton as chief operating officer of the global insurance broker’s Pacific operations in the U.S. Petrosino will be responsible for leading a team of more than 500 associates in the California...
Legal Pot Proponents Urge Connecticut Legislators to Act Fast
Apr 8 2016 // Proponents of legalizing marijuana in Connecticut urged state lawmakers to act quickly and capitalize on the “novelty factor” of possibly becoming the first New England state to allow recreational use of the...
Boston Insurance Brokerage Names Hicks VP in Colorado Office
Apr 4 2016 // Boston Insurance Brokerage has named Zachary Hicks vice president in the Denver Colo. office. Hicks will focus on environmental insurance. He previously was a senior environmental underwriter for Chubb Insurance...
IMA Promotes 3 Top Leaders
Apr 1 2016 // Denver-based independent insurance broker IMA Inc. one of the largest independent insurance brokers in the country, is excited to announce the internal promotion of its newest top leaders. Sandy Harvath has been promoted...
Another Kind of Puffing May Be Legal in Colorado for Some
Mar 16 2016 // It would be legal to leave cars running unattended – if they have remote-start systems – under a Colorado bill headed to the governor. The bill updates the state’s ban on so-called “puffing,” or...
Abuse Lawsuit Filed against Colorado Halfway House
Mar 15 2016 // Two women say they faced unwanted sexual advances while living at a Colorado Springs, Colo. halfway house. The Colorado Springs Gazette reported that according to a federal lawsuit filed against Community Alternatives of...
Lawsuit Filed against Colorado Hospital in Stolen Painkillers Case
Mar 10 2016 // A lawsuit has been filed against Swedish Medical Center, alleging the Denver, Colo.-area hospital was negligent in hiring a surgery technician who put thousands of patients at risk of being exposed to HIV and...
Lockton Adds Winter in Colorado
Feb 25 2016 // Lockton’s Mountain West operation in Denver, Colo. named Greg Winter as an employee benefits producer. Prior to Lockton Winter was responsible for developing and maintaining broker relationships in Colorado and New...
Colorado Town Sees Flood Cleanup Nearing An End
Feb 16 2016 // One by one, homes at in a flood-ravaged foothills town near Boulder are being demolished. Two and a half years after the flood, some Lyons residents are finally getting the federal buyouts they applied for, reported The...
Tornadoes Damage Mississippi, Alabama Communities
Feb 4 2016 // Tornadoes touched down in Mississippi and Alabama as thunderstorms swept through the area Tuesday, while a powerful snowstorm buried parts of Colorado and Nebraska in more than a foot of snow before crawling into the Upper...
Rival Insurance Pros Assess Super Bowl Risks and Probability of Loss
Feb 3 2016 // Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton can be wild and the Denver Broncos’ Peyton Manning is no spring chicken. Which QB is the best insurance risk? Insurance Journal wanted to learn how insurance professionals...
State Farm Introduces Ridehsare Coverage in Colorado
Feb 2 2016 // State Farm will offer customers a new endorsement in Colorado to cover insurance gaps for policyholders who use personal vehicles to provide rides for transportation network companies like Uber and Lyft. The optional...
Colorado DOT to Post Traffic Death Tally Signs to Boost Safety
Jan 28 2016 // The Colorado Department of Transportation will begin using electronic signs along highways across the state to post a weekly tally of year-to-date traffic fatalities. The Denver Post reported the tally, which will be...
Alliant Taps Hostelley in Colorado for Aviation Practice
Jan 21 2016 // Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has hired aviation industry specialist Darwin Hostelley as first vice president. Hostelley will be based in Denver, Colo. Hostelley is a certified pilot. Prior to Alliant he was a senior...
