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GEO in Arizona to Pay $550K to Settle Sex Harassment and Retaliation Suit
Jan 22 2018 // The GEO Group Inc., operator of the Central Arizona Correctional Facility and Arizona State Prison-Florence West Facility in Florence, will pay $550,000 and furnish other relief to settle lawsuits for sexual harassment and...
MJ Insurance Adds Rarick as Risk Management Consultant in Arizona
Jan 16 2018 // MJ Insurance has added Justin Rarick as a risk management consultant in its Phoenix, Ariz. office. Rarick is responsible for driving sales and service to new and existing clients. Rarick previously was a commercial claims...
VanDenBosch Named President of Nationwide Private Client in Arizona
Jan 10 2018 // Paul VanDenBosch has been named president of Nationwide Private Client. Nationwide Private Client business operations are based in Scottsdale, Arizona. VanDenBosch has more than 25 years of experience in the insurance...
GEO in Arizona to Pay $550K to Settle Sex Harassment and Retaliation Suit
Jan 8 2018 // The GEO Group Inc., operator of the Central Arizona Correctional Facility and Arizona State Prison-Florence West Facility in Florence, will pay $550,000 and furnish other relief to settle lawsuits for sexual harassment and...
Westcap Insurance Services Ups Limits for Contractors Program, Expands into Arizona
Dec 15 2017 // Solvang, Calif.-based Westcap Insurance Services, LLC has expanded its admitted program for contractors to now include Arizona domiciled risks. Westcap also announced increased limits and other product enhancements to the...
Agribusiness Contributes $23B to Arizona’s Economy, Report Shows
Nov 20 2017 // Researchers with the University of Arizona say agricultural businesses contribute more than $23 billion in sales to the state’s economy. A report released in early November by the university’s Cooperative...
Agribusiness Contributes $23B to Arizona’s Economy, Report Shows
Nov 13 2017 // Researchers with the University of Arizona say agricultural businesses contribute more than $23 billion in sales to the state’s economy. A report released this week by the university’s Cooperative...
Arizona Woman Awarded $12M for Alleged Hospital Error
Nov 8 2017 // A jury has awarded $12 million to a Tucson, Ariz. woman who was severely incapacitated by an alleged hospital medical error. Pima County Superior Court jurors ruled in favor of Esmeralda Tripp and against the University of...
Waymo Testing Driverless Ride-Hailing Service on Public Roads
Nov 8 2017 // Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo will launch a ride-hailing service with no human behind the steering wheel and has been testing the fully self-driving cars on public roads in Arizona, Chief Executive John Krafcik said on...
Prospect General Expands Admitted Residential Flood Program into Arizona
Nov 3 2017 // Prospect General Insurance Agency has expanded its admitted residential flood insurance product, Flood Guard, into Arizona. Flood Guard provides residential flood coverage and is an alternative to the National Flood...
Arizona City is Using Insurance Money to Build Itself a New City Hall
Nov 2 2017 // The city of Bisbee, Ariz. is using insurance money to start rebuilding the interior of its city hall after it was gutted by fire, officials said. DC Restoration, a national firm based in Mesa, has begun tearing down the...
Arizona Supreme Court Won’t Review Lower Court Ruling on Medical Marijuana
Oct 2 2017 // The Arizona Supreme Court is letting stand a lower court’s ruling that the state’s medical marijuana law is constitutional in requiring counties to approve reasonable zoning regulations. Maricopa County...
MJ Insurance Adds Glissmeyer in Arizona
Sep 25 2017 // MJ Insurance has named Melissa Glissmeyer a risk management consultant in the Phoenix, Ariz. office. Glissmeyer will be part of the commercial insurance and risk management department and be responsible for driving sales...
Autonomous Vehicle Regulation Highlights Federal vs. State Divide
Sep 19 2017 // As the U.S. Congress moves quickly to pass the first federal law governing self-driving cars, some state and city officials are pushing back over fears that the measure will limit their ability to regulate vehicle safety...
Arizona Gets $3.1M in Funding to Combat Opioid Abuse
Sep 18 2017 // Arizona’s efforts to combat opioid abuse are getting a $3.1 million boost from federal taxpayers. The U.S. Department of Health Services says the funding provided the state Department of Health Services is included...
Arizona Supreme Court Won’t Review Lower Court Ruling on Medical Marijuana
Sep 15 2017 // The Arizona Supreme Court is letting stand a lower court’s ruling that the state’s medical marijuana law is constitutional in requiring counties to approve reasonable zoning regulations. Maricopa County...
Utah Judge Awards Ex-Teen Bride $16M in Case Against Polygamous Group
Sep 12 2017 // A woman who was married to her cousin at age 14 in a ceremony overseen by polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs has won a $16 million lawsuit against the group. Elissa Wall’s lawyer said that the decision lets...
Arthur J. Gallagher Subsidiary Acquires National Transportation Adjusters in Arizona
Sep 5 2017 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. subsidiary, Gallagher Bassett Services Inc., has acquired National Transportation Adjusters Inc. in Scottsdale, Ariz. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Keith Dunlap and his associates at...
LP Insurance Services Names Bolce Regional Manager for California and Arizona
Sep 5 2017 // LP Insurance Services Inc. has named John Bolce regional manager overseeing the sales team, productivity, development and growth of the Phoenix, Ariz. location as well as Sacramento, Calif. He is a member of the LP...
Business Moves
Sep 4 2017 // Widerman & Company, Smith Brothers Insurance Widerman & Company Insurance of Haddonfield, N.J., has merged its business with Smith Brothers Insurance of Glastonbury, Conn. This combination allows Widerman &...
