Latest Colorado Headlines
All the headlines from our Colorado Topic Page, ordered by recency.
More Colorado Residents Opt to Prepare for Disasters
Apr 25 2011 // Four families in Yoder, Colo., are building a sand bunker and stockpiling ammunition and weapons. A Black Forest resident has erected a geodesic dome on her 5-acre spread to grow vegetables, keeps horses for emergency...
McCubbin Joins IMA of Colorado’s Sales Team
Apr 6 2011 // IMA of Colorado Inc., a retail insurance brokerage, has announced that Mike McCubbin joined IMA as a business development executive. IMA of Colorado is part of the IMA Financial Group Inc., a financial services company...
More Than 300 Homes Evacuated in Colorado Wildfire
Apr 4 2011 // Strong winds fueled a wildfire in canyon country west of Fort Collins, Colo., forcing the evacuation of 335 homes, authorities said April 3. There have been no reports of any injuries or damage to any of the dwellings, but...
The Wright Group Services Purchases Assets of Colo.’s Haylo Freyer and Coon
Apr 4 2011 // The Wright Group Services announced it has purchased select assets of the Haylor Freyer and Coon (HFC) office located in Colorado. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Consistent with its strategic business plan,...
Colorado Bill Restricting Homeowners Insurance Cancellations Defeated
Mar 23 2011 // The Colorado House Economic and Business Development Committee has voted 9-4 to defeat a bill that homeowner’s insurance carriers say would have restricted their underwriting freedoms and their ability to provide...
Insurer Responds to Lawsuit Over Colo. Bomb Threat
Mar 22 2011 // An insurance company is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by an Aspen restaurant seeking compensation for business it lost after a bomb threat on New Year’s Eve 2008. There were widespread evacuations in...
New Blood Recommended for Pinnacol Assurance Board
Mar 7 2011 // Colorado’s Senate Business, Labor and Technology Committee unanimously recommended the confirmation of John Cevette, Blair Richardson and John Plotkin to Pinnacol Assurance’s board of directors. On Feb. 22,...
Calif., Colorado Consider ‘Crash Tax’ Bans
Mar 7 2011 // Legislators in California and Colorado have proposed new laws that would prohibit communities from charging a fee when police and fire personnel respond to motor vehicle accidents. The city of Sacramento recently adopted...
Colorado’s Pinnacol Assurance CEO Stripped of 2010 Bonus
Mar 4 2011 // The board of insurance company Pinnacol Assurance has voted to strip CEO Kenneth Ross of his bonus for 2010. The Denver Post reports the board of the state-chartered workers’ compensation insurer made its decision...
Colorado Casualty Expands Small Commercial Appetite
Mar 3 2011 // Colorado Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Corp. regional company, has expanded its small commercial appetite with the addition of more than 60 business classes to its Commercial Protector (BOP) product. The majority of...
Colorado Aims to Rein In Pinnacol’s Spending
Mar 2 2011 // A Colorado legislator has proposed a bill to limit spending at state-chartered entities, like Pinnacol Assurance. Last year, the the quasi-governmental workers’ compensation insurer was criticized for lavish spending...
Colo. Governor Recommends Three to Pinnacol’s Board
Feb 24 2011 // Colorado’s Senate Business, Labor and Technology Committee has unanimously recommended the confirmation of John Cevette, Blair Richardson and John Plotkin to Pinnacol Assurance’s board of directors. On Tuesday,...
Calif., Colorado Consider Banning ‘Crash Taxes’
Feb 23 2011 // Legislators in both California and Colorado have proposed new laws that would prohibit communities from charging a fee when police and fire personnel respond to motor vehicle accidents. The city of Sacramento recently...
Colorado House Tables Credit Disclosure Bill
Feb 17 2011 // Legislators in Colorado are considering a bill that would require additional disclosures of information that insurers use for underwriting personal lines property/casualty insurance policies. House Bill 11-1127, concerning...
Allstate To Appoint 54 Agency Owners in Colorado
Feb 10 2011 // To increase presence in the Colorado marketplace, Allstate Insurance Co. announced it plans to appoint 54 Colorado agency owners by the end of 2011. Allstate’s new and existing agencies in the state will also hire...
Colorado Casualty Names Hickert Underwriting VP
Feb 4 2011 // Colorado Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Corp. regional company, announced that Brenda K. Hickert has been named vice president, Underwriting. With more than 20 years of industry experience in positions of increasing...
Lischer Joins IMA of Colorado’s Surety Team
Jan 25 2011 // IMA of Colorado, Inc., a retail insurance brokerage based in Denver, has appointed Michael Lischer a surety account executive. IMA of Colorado is part of the IMA Financial Group Inc., a financial services company...
Business Moves
Jan 24 2011 // Hub International Chicago-based Hub International Ltd. (Hub), an insurance brokerage firm, has announced several acquisitions. It has acquired the shares of Hall-Conway-Jackson Inc. and the assets of Cascade Insurance...
People
Jan 10 2011 // Golden Eagle Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Corp. regional company, appointed Spencer J. Donkin president and CEO. Donkin joins Golden Eagle Insurance from Liberty Mutual Agency Corp.’s Regional Companies Group,...
Hub International Acquires Four Western Companies
Jan 4 2011 // Chicago-based Hub International Ltd. (Hub), an insurance brokerage firm, has announced several acquisitions. It has acquired the shares of Hall-Conway-Jackson Inc. and the assets of Cascade Insurance Group Inc., Bothell,...
