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$12.8M in Funding Authorized for Arizona Wildfire Recovery
Mar 4 2022 // The U.S. Department of Agriculture has agreed to provide $12.8 million in emergency funding to help parts of Arizona recover from three major wildfires in recent years, two members of the state’s congressional...
Arizona High Court Rules Jeep Can Be Sued Over Girl’s Death
Mar 3 2022 // The family of a little girl who was killed when her mother’s car was rear-ended by a Jeep on a Phoenix freeway can sue the SUV’s manufacturer for wrongful death because it did not install automatic emergency...
Union Pacific Railroad Will Reimburse Arizona City for 2020 Derailment
Feb 16 2022 // Union Pacific Railroad will be reimbursing Tempe nearly $482,000 for expenses related to the July 2020 train derailment, according to city officials. They said the reimbursement covers repair and replacement of damaged...
Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Acquires LAGG in Arizona
Feb 15 2022 // The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers acquired LAGG in Mesa, Arizona. LAGG was formed in 2016 by Rick Mascolino. The agency helps its clients in construction, transportation and personal lines. The Liberty Company...
Researcher Seeks Answers to Question: How Does A Town Rebuild After a Wildfire?
Feb 7 2022 // Three months after the most destructive fire in California’s history, the residents of Paradise were sifting through the rubble of their houses, moving out of shelters and into less temporary but not permanent...
BTIS Launches Expanded Workers’ Comp Coverage in California, Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, Nevada, Texas
Feb 2 2022 // Builders & Tradesmen’s Insurance Services Inc. announced access to an expanded workers’ compensation coverage option, which is now available in California, Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, Nevada and Texas. BTIS...
Arizona Judge Rules Google Should Face Jury in State’s Location Privacy Lawsuit
Jan 26 2022 // Allegations that Alphabet Inc.’s Google deceived users with unclear smartphone location tracking settings should be weighed by a jury, an Arizona judge ruled on Tuesday, refusing to toss out a lawsuit brought by the...
Western National, Alfa Insurance Agree to Sale of Legacy in Arizona
Jan 24 2022 // Western National Mutual Insurance Co. and Alfa Insurance announced an agreement for Alfa to purchase Legacy Insurance Services Inc. in Arizona. The deal is pending final regulatory approval. Alfa is acquiring the Legacy...
Arizona Eyeing $1B Water Plant to Help with Drought
Jan 12 2022 // Gov. Doug Ducey has proposed setting aside $1 billion to remove the salt from sea water and bring it to Arizona, a major legacy project as he enters his eighth and final year in office. The Republican governor previewed...
Hub Acquires Assets of JP Griffin in Arizona
Dec 16 2021 // Hub International Ltd. acquired the assets of JP Griffin Companies LLC in Scottsdale, Arizona. Jeff Griffin, Founder and President of JP Griffin Group, and his team will join Hub Southwest. JP Griffin Group is a national...
Arizona Attorney General Reaches $14.5M Settlement with JUUL
Nov 24 2021 // Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced a settlement with e-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc. requiring the company to pay $14.5 million and make changes to its corporate practices to ensure JUUL products are not...
Alera Group Acquires Schwartz Insurance Agency in Arizona
Nov 23 2021 // Alera Group acquired Schwartz Insurance Agency in an Arizona. Schwartz Insurance will expand Alera Group’s footprint in Arizona. Schwartz Insurance joins Alera Group through Benefit Commerce Group, an Alera Group...
$5M Settlement in Arizona Suit over Man’s Death During Arrest
Nov 19 2021 // Phoenix, Arizona officials agreed to pay $5 million to settle a lawsuit over the January 2017 death of a Black man during an arrest attempt in which he cried out that he couldn’t breathe as officers held him...
NTSB Issues 1st Report on Fatal Midair Arizona Collision
Oct 25 2021 // The National Transportation Safety Board issued its preliminary report on a fatal midair collision involving a helicopter and a small plane outside a suburban Phoenix airport earlier this month. The flight instructor and...
Arizona Restaurateur Whose Business Was Raided by Sheriff Gets $5M
Oct 22 2021 // Maricopa County, Ariz., officials approved a settlement this week with a restaurant owner in metro Phoenix who claimed in a lawsuit that then-Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s office had defamed him and violated his rights about...
People Moves: Crest in Arizona Names Pallesen Vice President; Bender in California Adds Pazar
Oct 19 2021 // Crest Insurance Group of Tucson, Ariz., named Russell Pallesen vice president of commercial sales. Russell has previously been a branch manager for Enterprise Rent a Car, and has worked in pharmaceutical sales. In 2017, he...
Inszone Acquires Yuma Foothills Insurance in Arizona
Oct 6 2021 // Inszone Insurance Services acquired Yuma Foothills Insurance in Yuma, Ariz. Yuma Foothills Insurance has provided insurance services to both businesses and residents of Yuma and surrounding areas for more than 25 years....
Feds Analyzing Fractured Gas Pipeline in Arizona Explosion
Oct 4 2021 // The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report on an August gas line explosion in Coolidge, Ariz., that destroyed a home and killed a man and his 14-year-old daughter. NTSB investigators said a...
Feds Analyzing Fractured Gas Pipeline in Arizona Explosion
Sep 24 2021 // The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report on last month’s gas line explosion in Coolidge, Ariz., that destroyed a home and killed a man and his 14-year-old daughter. NTSB investigators...
Alera Group Acquires Fendley Benefits in Arizona
Sep 15 2021 // Alera Group acquired Fendley Benefits in Flagstaff, Ariz. Fendley Benefits joins Alera Group through Benefit Commerce Group, an Alera Group company based in Scottsdale. The Fendley Benefits team will continue serving...
