Latest Utah Headlines
All the headlines from our Utah Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Big ‘I’ Installs New Officers; Fulwider Named Chair
Oct 4 2007 // Robert E. Fulwider was inaugurated as the new chair of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”), with C. Brett Nilsson, and J. David Daniel assuming the offices of chair-elect...
Utah Mine Commission Hears Testimony
Sep 28 2007 // Local miners told the Utah Mine Safety Commission that more regulations would do little to improve safety at the state’s mines. The commission was formed by Gov. Jon Huntsman to explore whether Utah should begin...
My New Markets
Sep 24 2007 // Medical Staffing Professional Liability Nuts & Bolts: International Excess Agency Inc. is offering claims-made allied health care stand alone professional liability insurance. A PL/GL combo program is also...
Utah Governor Creates Mine Safety Commission
Aug 29 2007 // Utah Governor Jon Huntsman has named the members of the newly organized Utah Mine Safety Commission to look into mine safety and accident prevention, as well as to investigate the Crandall Canyon Mine disaster and the...
Minor Earthquake Strikes Southwestern Utah, 150 Miles
Aug 20 2007 // A minor 3.9 magnitude earthquake early Saturday shook southwestern Utah, 150 miles from the collapsed coal mine where six men are missing. The quake hit in a remote area and was unlikely to have caused any damage, said...
Utah Cave-in Happened too Soon for W. Va. Safety Reforms
Aug 9 2007 // The cave-in that trapped six men in a Utah coal mine happened too soon for key safety reforms adopted after a dozen miners were killed in an underground explosion in West Virginia. The reforms were meant to protect miners...
6 Miners Trapped in Collapsed Utah Mine
Aug 7 2007 // A coal mine collapsed Monday in central Utah, trapping six miners less than 20 miles from the epicenter of a 4.0 magnitude earthquake, authorities said. The Genwal mine reported a “cave-in” at 3:50 a.m. MDT, an...
Firefighters Hope to Continue Progress on Record-Setting Utah Wildfire
Jul 11 2007 // Progress was being made as crews headed out Tuesday to fight a record-breaking wildfire burning in central Utah. The size of the fire increased to 469 square miles gaining only about 11,000 acres from Monday to Tuesday...
Massive Central Utah Wildfire Continues to Grow
Jul 9 2007 // A massive wildfire that has swept across two central Utah counties and closed two highways continued to grow over the weekend, officials said. So far, the Milford Flat Fire has burned an estimated 160,000 acres, or 250...
Business Moves
Jun 18 2007 // Bank of Albuquerque The Bank of Albuquerque will be the custodian of more than $380 million in deposits from about 1,400 insurance companies doing business in New Mexico. The bank has been awarded a one-year contract,...
Utah’s Workers Compensation Fund Announces Promotions
Jun 13 2007 // The Workers Compensation Fund in Salt Lake City has made several promotions. Ray Pickup has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer. Pickup has been with WCF for 14 years and most recently served as...
Utah State Health Pool Offers Producer Referral Fee
Jun 6 2007 // HIPUtah announced it is offering a one-time $50 referral fee to producers, who help an individual make application to enroll into the HIPUtah program. There is a new section on the HIPUtah application that must be...
Bristol West to Sell Auto Insurance in Utah
Jun 5 2007 // Bristol West Holdings Inc. of Davie, Fla., announced that it has begun writing private passenger automobile insurance in Utah. With the addition of Utah, Bristol West now writes insurances in 25 states. Jeffrey J. Dailey,...
Utah Housing Director Faces Fraud Allegations
May 16 2007 // The local director of a federal low-income housing program in Salt Lake City has been suspended pending an investigation into allegations of questionable hiring practices and insurance fraud. Rosemary Kappes was placed on...
Utah Court: Agents should take care when making verbal statements
Apr 23 2007 // The Utah Supreme Court has found that a “party may recover under the doctrine of estoppel when an insurance agent makes material misrepresentations as to the policy provisions, the party reasonably relies on those...
Utah Court: Agents Should Take Care When Making Verbal Promises
Apr 16 2007 // The Utah Supreme Court has found that a “party may recover under the doctrine of estoppel when an insurance agent makes material misrepresentations as to the policy provisions, the party reasonably relies on those...
Utah’s captive industry grows; number of insurers rose 114.3% in 2006
Feb 26 2007 // The Utah Insurance Department has announced a 114.3 percent increase in the number of licensed captive insurers in 2006. As of Dec. 31, 2006, assets of Utah captive insurance companies totaled approximately $41.4 million,...
Utah’s captive industry grows; number of insurers rose 114.3% in 2006
Feb 25 2007 // The Utah Insurance Department has announced a 114.3 percent increase in the number of licensed captive insurers in 2006. As of Dec. 31, 2006, assets of Utah captive insurance companies totaled approximately $41.4 million,...
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Utah Captive Insurers Increased 114.3 Percent in 2006
Feb 6 2007 // The Utah Insurance Department has announced a 114.3 percent increase in the number of licensed captive insurers in 2006. As of Dec. 31, 2006, assets of Utah Captive Insurance Companies totaled approximately $41.4 million,...
