Latest Colorado Headlines
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BenefitMall Completes Acquisition of Colorado Group Services
Feb 3 2004 // BenefitMall, one of the nation’s leading broker services companies, announced that it has purchased the assets of Colorado Group Services (CGS), a full-service general agency that has served Colorado’s...
Community First Acquires Colorado Insurance Agency
Jan 5 2004 // Community First Bankshares Inc., through its affiliate, Community First Insurance Inc., has acquired Arnold & Arnold, Inc., Littleton, Colo. Community First also has acquired an insurance book of business from...
NAII Study Shows Significant Savings for Colo. Motorists
Dec 23 2003 // The majority of Colorado motorists have received savings of 15 – 27 percent following the state’s transition to a tort-based automobile insurance system in July, according to a study conducted by the National...
Pinnacol Assurance To Reach Division of Insurance Surplus Goal
Dec 18 2003 // Pinnacol Assurance, Colorado’s leading provider of workers’ compensation insurance, announced today the company is about to reach its long-term surplus goal — several years ahead of schedule. Pinnacol...
MOODY INSURANCE NOTES LARGE DIVIDEND FOR COLO. ROOFING ASSOCIATION:
Dec 15 2003 // Moody Insurance Agency, which specializes in bonding services for contractors, risk management and insurance, announced a $475,236 dividend for 17 members of its Colorado Roofing Association Workers’ Compensation...
Moody Insurance Notes Large Dividend for Colorado Roofing Assoc.
Nov 19 2003 // Moody Insurance Agency, which specializes in bonding services for contractors, risk management, and insurance, announced a $475,236 dividend for 17 members of its Colorado Roofing Association Workers’ Compensation...
Do Not Call Legislation: Are You in Compliance’
Nov 17 2003 // In this ever-changing world of privacy regulation and legislation, many in the insurance industry are left wondering, ‘Where do I fit in?’ There are a number of insurance agencies that use telemarketing to...
Do Not Call Legislation: Are You in Compliance’
Nov 3 2003 // In this ever-changing world of privacy regulation and legislation, many in the insurance industry are left wondering, ‘Where do I fit in?’ There are a number of insurance agencies that use telemarketing to...
St. Paul Opens Colorado Springs Service Center For Small Business Accounts
Oct 31 2003 // As part of The St. Paul Companies’ continued expansion into the small business insurance marketplace, the company announced recently the opening of a Commercial Service Center for its small business customers and...
Community First Acquires Colo. Agency
Oct 3 2003 // Fargo, N.D.-based insurer Community First Insurance Inc. has acquired the Summit Insurance Group, located in Frisco, Colo., with offices in Leadville and Vail. “This purchase marks our 17th insurance acquisition...
Colo. Workers’ Comp Loss Costs May Decrease
Aug 27 2003 // Workers’ compensation costs for some Colorado employers may decrease later this year. Colorado Insurance Commissioner Doug Dean announced that the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) has filed an...
Colo.-based ICAT Announces Two New Staff Additions
Aug 21 2003 // Boulder, Colo.-based International Catastrophe Insurance Managers, LLC (ICAT), announced that John Beck and John Johnson have been appointed to the position of senior vice president and regional executive officer for the...
TEXAS CO. GUILTY OF WC FRAUD:
Jul 21 2003 // Travis County District Judge Patrick Keel has found that a San Antonio janitorial company lied about its payroll to get workers’ compensation coverage so it could pursue lucrative government contracts. According to...
AAI Welcomes Colo. Transition From No-Fault to Tort-Based Auto System
May 12 2003 // Recently, Colorado Gov. Bill Owens (R) signed into law AB 1188, authored by Rep. Keith King (R-21 El Paso), to allow the state’s auto insurance system to transition from a no-fault system to a tort reparation system...
NAII Says No-Fault Reform Legislation is No Bargain for Colo. Residents
May 5 2003 // Colorado’s major automobile insurers are reportedly urging lawmakers to reject a last ditch no-fault auto insurance reform plan that would offer no cost saving for policyholders. Members of the National Association...
Tort-based Auto Insurance Bill Advances in Colo.
Apr 24 2003 // The Colorado House passed legislation April 21 that would replace the state’s current no-fault auto insurance system with a tort-based system. Meanwhile, the House is also expected to act later this week on...
Colo. Joins Vanguard of States Reforming the Civil Justice System
Apr 21 2003 // Colorado has become the fourth state this year, following Arkansas, Idaho and West Virginia to enact substantive improvements in its tort system. Colorado recently enacted two reform bills and is considering three others...
Community First Acquires Colorado Insurance Agency
Apr 3 2003 // An affiliate of Fargo, N.D.-based Community First Bankshares Inc. has acquired the Carr Agency, an insurance agency in Thornton, Colo. The acquisition marks Community First’s 13th insurance agency acquisition in...
Colo. No-Fault Reform Needs Work, Alliance Says
Mar 7 2003 // A bill aimed at reforming Colorado’s no-fault auto insurance system is poised to pass the House, but misses the mark for significant reform, according to the Alliance of American Insurers. The bill, HB 1225, has...
NAII Urges Support of Colo. No-Fault Insurance Reforms
Feb 24 2003 // With the fate of the Colorado’s no-fault auto insurance system hanging in the balance, the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) is urging the Legislature to adopt reform legislation (HB 1225) that will...
