Latest Arizona Headlines
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People Moves: Crest in Arizona Adds Howard to Leadership Team
Apr 20 2023 // Crest Insurance Group, headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, hired Bob Howard as vice president, director of sales. Howard has a history with large insurance brokers and consulting firms involving complex construction and real...
Hackers Stole Arizona School Data; Teachers Left in the Dark
Apr 19 2023 // Classrooms across Tucson, Arizona, were ravaged by ransomware in January that locked up computer systems and forced teachers to revamp lesson plans. Officials in southern Arizona’s largest school district tried...
Arizona City Settles With Wrongfully Arrested Woman for $200K
Apr 11 2023 // A woman who was wrongfully arrested in 2020 for a Scottsdale hit-and-run has settled her lawsuit with the city for $200,000. Benjamin Taylor, an attorney for Yessenia Garcia, announced the settlement Thursday. Garcia had...
New Mexico and Arizona Officials Warn of Wildfire Risk as Southwest Dries out
Apr 3 2023 // Snowcapped mountains in the Southwestern U.S. signal a possible delayed start to the wildfire season for some higher elevations, but officials in New Mexico and Arizona warned that dry, windy conditions in other areas are...
A-Rod-Backed Insurtech Ranger Insurance Launches in Arizona
Mar 23 2023 // Ranger, an “agent-first insurance technology company,” has launched in Arizona in what is planned as the first state in a multi-state national rollout. Ranger touts itself as an insurtech to elevate the role of...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Viking Bond Service in Arizona
Mar 21 2023 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Phoenix, Arizona-based Viking Bond Service Inc. Tom Buckner, Bill Belpedio and the Viking Bond team will operate under the direction of Kevin Garvin, head of Affinity North America...
Train Hauling Corn Syrup Derails in Arizona
Mar 17 2023 // A freight train carrying corn syrup – not hazardous materials – derailed in western Arizona, near the state’s border with California and Nevada, BNSF Railway said. “BNSF Railway can confirm that a...
Aspire General Insurance Expanding into Arizona
Mar 7 2023 // Rancho Cucamonga, California-based Aspire General Insurance Co. is expanding into the Arizona marketplace. According to Tyler Nicholson, vice president of marketing at Aspire General, the move into Arizona is the first...
Arizona Interstate Reopens After Deadly Crash, Leak
Feb 17 2023 // The main freeway in southern Arizona reopened in both directions evening and officials said people living southeast of downtown Tucson could return home a day after a deadly crash sent acrid plumes into the desert sky and...
Department of Labor Withdrawing Proposal to Revoke Approval of Arizona’s OSHA Plan
Feb 14 2023 // The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration plans to withdraw a proposal to reconsider and revoke final approval of Arizona’s for occupational safety and...
People Moves: Former Arizona Insurance Regulator Joins Mitchell Sandler
Feb 6 2023 // Evan Daniels, a former Arizona insurance regulator, has joined Mitchell Sandler as counsel. Daniels joins the Washington, D.C.-based company after leading the Arizona Department of Insurance & Financial Institutions,...
People Stranded at Arizona Park Due to Heavy Flooding Headed out
Jan 20 2023 // Some 300 campers stranded at a park near Tucson due to flooding from recent rain storms were headed back to dry land. Rangers at Catalina State Park were helping campers walk across the receding wash at the park’s...
Arizona Father Seeking Answers After Son Dies in State Care
Jan 18 2023 // Richard Blodgett, a single father, was jailed on a drug charge when a worker from Arizona’s child welfare agency delivered the news: His son was brain dead and on life support, just days after being taken into state...
Family of Arizona Many who Dies in Jail Files Lawsuit
Jan 6 2023 // The family of Phoenix, Arizona, man who died in a Maricopa County jail two years ago has filed a lawsuit, alleging police officers used unreasonable force during his arrest. The suit filed last Friday in federal court...
Federal Aid for Flood Damage going to Northern Arizona Tribe
Jan 3 2023 // President Joe Biden has approved a disaster declaration made by the Havasupai Tribe in northern Arizona, freeing up funds for flood damage as it prepares to re-open for tourists after nearly three years. The Federal...
Johnson & Johnson Acquiring Statewide Insurance Corp in Arizona
Jan 3 2023 // Johnson & Johnson acquired the assets of Statewide Insurance Corp. in Arizona, as it looks to expand into several Southwestern states. Statewide Insurance Corp. serves clients across the Southwest, writing specialty...
Wife of Man Killed by Police on Arizona Settles Suit for $8M
Nov 28 2022 // The widow of an unarmed Texas man fatally shot by police outside his suburban Phoenix hotel room in 2016 has agreed to settle her wrongful death lawsuit. A notice of settlement filed Tuesday in federal court in Arizona...
Hub Acquires Assets of Priority Insurance Associates In Arizona
Nov 3 2022 // Hub International Limited acquired the assets of Priority Insurance Associates LLC in Scottsdale, Arizona. Priority co-owners Victoria Turns and Nancy Vukelich, and the Priority Insurance Associates team will join Hub...
Arizona Court: PTSD Claimant Missed Statute of Limitations for Bad Faith Claim
Oct 26 2022 // John C. France’s workers’ compensation claim cleared the way for Arizona first responders to receive workers’ compensation benefits for post-traumatic stress syndrome. But the former Gila County...
Arizona Tornado Damaged Homes, Power Lost in Dust Storms
Oct 5 2022 // Up to 10 homes were damaged after a tornado touched down in northern Arizona Monday while around Phoenix, dust storms caused downed power lines, fires and cut power to thousands, authorities said. The National Weather...
