Latest Colorado Headlines
All the headlines from our Colorado Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Colorado Senate Panel Looks at Workers’ Comp to Fund Higher Ed
Apr 9 2009 // Colorado lawmakers are looking at a plan to take $500 million from the state-created workers’ compensation insurance company to reverse deep cuts in higher education. The Senate Appropriations Committee reviewed the...
U.S. Forecaster Lowers Atlantic Hurricane Prediction
Apr 7 2009 // Citing cooler seas and the prospect of a weak El Nino, Colorado State University’s hurricane team lowered its 2009 Atlantic forecast Tuesday to 12 tropical storms, of which six could become hurricanes. The research...
Colorado Insurance Division Launches Online Insurance Guide
Mar 25 2009 // Colorado Gov. Ritter announced that the Department of Regulatory Agencies’ Division of Insurance has launched a new online insurance guide. The Web site guides consumers through the many choices to consider when...
Colorado Casualty Introduces Workers’ Comp in Nevada
Feb 22 2009 // Englewood, Colo.-based Colorado Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, has added workers’ compensation coverage to its commercial insurance product line in Nevada. “Bringing workers’...
Allstate Lowering Rates on Colorado Auto Policies
Feb 18 2009 // Colorado’s Division of Insurance announced that Allstate Insurance Group has decreased its rates for private passenger automobile policies in the state, providing a savings of $6.8 million to consumers through...
Colorado Casualty Introduces Workers’ Comp in Nevada
Feb 5 2009 // Englewood, Colo.-based Colorado Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, announced it has added workers’ compensation coverage to its commercial insurance product line in Nevada. “Bringing...
Colorado Family Seeks $250,000 After Officer Kills Dog
Feb 2 2009 // The owners of a dog that was shot and killed by a Denver police officer are seeking $250,000 in punitive damages from the city. A claim filed by Joseph and Katy Drayer alleges Officer Brian Brown fatally shot their...
Pole-to-pole Flight Finds CO2 ‘Piling Up’ over the Arctic
Jan 30 2009 // Scientists who flew a modified corporate jet from pole to pole to study how greenhouse gases move found carbon dioxide piling up over the Arctic, but also higher than expected levels of oxygen over the Antarctic. The...
Region’s Best Practices Agencies
Jan 26 2009 // Each year since 1993, the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America and Regan Consulting study leading agencies and brokers in the country. After the 2008 study, a total of 189 agencies from around the country...
People
Jan 25 2009 // American International Group Inc. (AIG) named Russell Johnston president and CEO of AIG Environmental, a unit of AIG Commercial Insurance. Johnston joined AIG in 1990 serving in senior management positions within...
Willis HRH Appoints Leaders for South Central and West Regions
Jan 23 2009 // Willis HRH, the North American retail division of Willis Group Holdings, the global insurance broker, has named Mike Phillips as regional growth leader for its South Central Region and David Hofele as regional growth...
Colorado Evaluating Proposed Insurance Rate Filing Rule
Jan 16 2009 // The Colorado Division of Insurance continues to evalute regulation 5-1-10, Rate and Rule Filing Submission Requirements for Property and Casualty Insurance. The rule was proposed to “ensure that property and casualty...
Colorado Casualty Introduces Workers’ Compensation to Product Line
Jan 13 2009 // Englewood, Colo.-based Colorado Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, announced that it is adding workers’ compensation coverage to its commercial insurance product line. Workers’...
Gusts Blow in Colorado’s 4th Most Expensive Windstorm, Damage Estimated at $7M
Jan 5 2009 // Some Colorado residents spent the New Year making repairs and calling their insurance companies after strong winds pounded the Front Range, Colorado Springs, the Eastern Plains and Southern Wyoming on Dec. 30, 2008. A...
Colorado Proposes Rate Filing Changes
Jan 5 2009 // Colorado’s Division of Insurance is proposing to amend regulation 5-1-10, Rate and Rule Filing Submission Requirements for Property and Casualty Insurance, “to ensure that property and casualty insurance rates...
Colorado Indicts Man in Asbestos Case
Dec 30 2008 // Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced that the Statewide Grand Jury has indicted Richard Oliver on four felony charges involving asbestos removal and disposal. The charges include causing or contributing to a...
Top Regional Stories of 2008
Dec 21 2008 // West California Passed Agent-Broker Law The most notable bill affecting California agents was AB 2956, which clarifies the duties of an insurance agent versus a broker. Prior to the new law, confusion existed within the...
The Buckner Co. Names Rons Underwriter of the Year
Dec 18 2008 // The Buckner Company, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, named Kimberly Rons, commercial lines senior underwriter for Colorado Casualty, as Underwriter of the Year. The Buckner Company nominated a dozen underwriter finalists...
Colo. Forecasters Expect Busy 2009 Hurricane Season
Dec 16 2008 // Hurricane forecasters at Colorado State University on Wednesday predicted above-average activity in the Atlantic next year: 14 named storms, including seven hurricanes — three major. The 50-year average is 9.6 named...
Safeco and Colorado Casualty Announce New Mountain Region Operations
Nov 19 2008 // Safeco Insurance and Colorado Casualty, both Liberty Mutual Agency Markets companies, announced key management appointments to lead their respective personal and commercial lines operations in their Mountain...
