Latest Arizona Headlines
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Hazing Incident Involving Arizona Band to Cost School District $50,000
May 4 2006 // Scottsdale, Ariz.’s Unified School District officials say a hazing incident involving Coronado High School band students will cost the district nearly $50,000. A victim of a high-profile hazing case that occurred at...
Arizona Lawmakers Pass Security Breach Legislation
May 1 2006 // The Arizona legislature has passed security breach legislation late that would provide notice to consumers when there has been an unauthorized breach of their personal information. This bill was sponsored by Sen....
Arizona Bill to Tighten Malpractice Rules Goes to Gov. Napolitano
Apr 27 2006 // The Arizona House reversed itself and approved Senate-passed legislation to make it harder to win medical malpractice lawsuits over emergency health care. The House had previously watered down an earlier version of the...
Closer Look: Insurance Associations
Apr 17 2006 // Editor’s note: This is the second article in a series on Western insurance associations. Part I of this article appeared in the April 3, 2006, western region publication beginning on page 47. As people migrate to the...
Arizona establishes new penalties for late surplus lines tax payments
Apr 17 2006 // The Arizona Department of Insurance has established new civil penalties if a surplus lines broker fails to remit the surplus lines tax provided for by state statute 20-416 based on the amount of tax overdue. According to...
Insurers Say Vote No to Arizona Vehicle Repair Legislation
Apr 12 2006 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) is asking the Arizona Senate to vote no on House Bill 2063, a bill that it says would make it more difficult for insurers to provide consumers important...
Experts Predict Intense Fire Activity in Arizona and New Mexico
Apr 10 2006 // Fire and snowpack experts are predicting an intense fire season in May and June, with stream flows below average. According to a report released by the Southwest Coordination Center, the potential for large, intense fires...
Arizona Establishes New Penalties for Late Suplus Lines Tax Payments
Apr 6 2006 // The Arizona Department of Insurance has established new civil penalties if a surplus lines broker fails to remit the surplus lines tax provided for by state statute 20-416 based on the amount of tax overdue. According to...
Keys left in car? Arizona bill would allow insurance hit
Apr 3 2006 // The Arizona Senate wants to provide a financial incentive for motorists to think twice before leaving their keys in an unattended vehicle. The Senate has approved, 16-13, a bill (SB1059) sponsored by Republican Sen. Linda...
Keys left in car? Arizona bill would allow insurance hit
Apr 3 2006 // News Currents The Arizona Senate wants to provide a financial incentive for motorists to think twice before leaving their keys in an unattended vehicle. The Senate has approved, 16-13, a bill (SB1059) sponsored by...
Business Moves
Apr 3 2006 // Barger and Wolen Barger & Wolen LLP, a Los Angeles-based law firm specializing in insurance regulatory, general business and litigation matters, has opened an office in Phoenix to be managed by Charles Cohen, former...
Feds Probe Water Tritium Levels at Nuclear Power Plants
Mar 24 2006 // Federal monitors have formed a task force to investigate discharges of radioactive tritium-laced water at several power plants across the nation, including one at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station west of Phoenix,...
Abram Interstate Unveils Special Event Program in California, Arizona
Mar 23 2006 // Abram Interstate Insurance Services Inc. in Rocklin, Calif., is offering a new program providing coverage for various special events in Arizona and California. The program covers short-term events of one week or less, but...
Keys Left in Car? Arizona Bill Would Allow Insurance Hit
Mar 20 2006 // The Arizona Senate wants to provide a financial incentive for motorists to think twice before leaving keys in an unattended vehicle. The Senate has approved, 16-13, a bill (SB1059) sponsored by Republican Sen. Linda Gray...
Arrowhead General Offers Personal Motorcycle Program in Arizona
Mar 20 2006 // Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc., San Diego, is offering a personal motorcycle program in Arizona, with a similar program available in California. Endorsements include: accessories and nonstandard equipment...
Adams Appointed to Fill Arizona House Vacancy
Mar 20 2006 // Arizona’s Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has appointed Kirk Adams, already a candidate for a state House seat, to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Rep. Chuck Gray, a fellow Mesa Republican. Adams,...
Acordia Names Rudolph as Managing Director for Its Ariz. Operations
Mar 15 2006 // Acordia, the insurance brokerage subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Co., has promoted Cameron Rudolph to managing director for its Arizona operations. Rudolph has been in the insurance industry for 14 years. He joined...
Ariz. Senate Backs Higher Hurdle for Some Malpractice Suits
Mar 8 2006 // Arizona’s Senate voted to make it more difficult to win medical malpractice lawsuits over emergency health care, a step which supporters said is needed to prevent physicians from refusing to work in emergency...
Geo. F. Brown & Sons Extends Liquor Liability Program to Arizona
Feb 24 2006 // Geo. F. Brown & Sons Inc. is offering a liquor liability program in Arizona. Available on a non-admitted basis, the new program is for all classes serving alcoholic beverages including bars and taverns, restaurants,...
Barger and Wolen Open Ariz. Office
Feb 22 2006 // Barger & Wolen LLP, a Los Angeles-based law firm specializing in insurance regulatory, general business and litigation matters, has announced the opening of an office in Phoenix to be managed by Charles Cohen, former...
