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12 States Have Advanced Tougher Distracted Driving Bills This Year
Jun 1 2017 // As auto accidents and fatalities increase on America’s roads, a dozen states have taken legislative action this year to further combat distracted driving. According to an analysis by the Property Casualty Insurers...
Feds Warn Arizona Commission that Lowering Workplace Injury Fines is Risky
May 19 2017 // Federal officials warned a commission overseeing Arizona’s workplace safety agency that its practice of lowering fines on companies for worker injuries and deaths violates the state’s laws and could jeopardize...
Republican Governors Have Own Ideas for Healthcare Reforms
May 18 2017 // A group of about a dozen Republican governors is pushing for its own set of national healthcare reforms, flexing its considerable muscle in the national debate over the future of Obamacare as the U.S. Senate begins writing...
LP Insurance Services Names Deacon to Commercial Sales Team in Arizona
May 1 2017 // LP Insurance Services Inc. has named David Deacon to its Arizona commercial insurance sales team. Deacon is responsible for developing new business relationships as well as retaining and servicing existing clients. Deacon...
Arizona Lawmakers to Take up Texting While Driving Ban for Teens
Apr 20 2017 // The Arizona House is planning to debate legislation banning texting or other cellphone use by drivers with only a learners permit or during the first six months teenagers have a regular license. The debate comes two days...
Heffernan Acquires National Truck Services Group in Arizona
Apr 11 2017 // Heffernan Insurance Brokers has acquired the assets of Phoenix, Ariz.-based National Truck Services Group. The NTSG leadership personnel, AJ Planeta, sales manager, and Kathy Herter commercial lines manager, will oversee...
Self-Driving Car Crash in Arizona A Reminder about Regulation Challenges
Mar 29 2017 // A crash that caused an Uber self-driving SUV to flip onto its side in a Phoenix suburb serves as a stark reminder of the challenges surrounding autonomous vehicles in Arizona, a state that has gone all-in to entice the...
RightSure Purchases Chaparral Insurance in Arizona
Mar 29 2017 // RightSure Insurance Group has acquired Prescott Valley, Ariz.-based Chaparral Insurance Agency. This represents RightSure’s 12th book of business acquisition. With this acquisition, Chaparral customers will have...
Uber Resuming Autonomous Car Program After Crash
Mar 27 2017 // Driverless vehicles operated by Uber Technologies Inc. were back on the road in San Francisco on Monday after one of its self-driving cars crashed in Arizona, the ride-hailing company said. Uber’s autonomous vehicles...
Uber Halts Autonomous Vehicle Testing After Arizona Accident
Mar 26 2017 // Uber Technologies Inc. is suspending its self-driving car program after one of its autonomous vehicles was involved in a high-impact crash in Tempe, Arizona, the latest incident for a company reeling from multiple...
Arizona Senate Votes to Raise Minimum Auto Liability Insurance
Feb 27 2017 // The Arizona Senate approved a bill to raise the minimum amount of liability coverage drivers are required to carry on auto insurance policies, a proposal backers say is needed to protect accident victims from loss. The...
Arizona Bill to Axe Required Auto Glass Coverage Appears Dead
Feb 22 2017 // Arizona drivers used to paying nothing when their car windshields are cracked or shattered by rocks appear likely to keep the insurance coverage for at least another year. That’s because an effort by insurance...
Socius Insurance Services Names Grace as Assistant Vice President in Arizona
Feb 21 2017 // Socius Insurance Services Inc. has hired Cassandra Grace to join its management and professional liability practice as assistant vice president. Grace will be based in Phoenix, Ariz. Grace has more than a decade of...
Appalachian Underwriters Makes McKee Comp Underwriter in Arizona
Feb 6 2017 // Appalachian Underwriters Inc. has added Melissa McKee as a workers’ compensation underwriter to its Scottsdale, Ariz. office. McKee will focus on the production of new workers’ comp business, with a primary...
Insurers Back Arizona Bill Cutting Required Auto Glass Coverage
Jan 24 2017 // Rock-shattered windshields are such a common occurrence on Arizona roads that insurance companies have long been required to replace broken glass for free to drivers with full coverage policies. It ends up being a big...
Arizona Governor Offers Proposals for Health Insurance Overhaul
Jan 24 2017 // Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is urging Congress not to repeal former President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul without a well-developed replacement plan, suggesting in a letter that it may take three years for a new...
Malicious Adware Found on Computers in Arizona Legislature
Jan 23 2017 // Arizona officials say they found malware on a laptop computer at the state Legislature that triggered concerns of system-wide hack. A Department of Administration spokeswoman said that a forensic analysis found an adware...
Universal Group Taps McCoy to Lead Arizona Business Unit
Jan 20 2017 // Universal Group LTD, based in Omaha, Neb., has named Mike McCoy as president of its newly formed business unit in Arizona. Based in Phoenix, McCoy will serve as agency principal in charge of sales and marketing for...
Malicious Adware Found on Computers in Arizona Legislature
Jan 13 2017 // Arizona officials say they found malware on a laptop computer at the state Legislature that triggered concerns of system-wide hack. A Department of Administration spokeswoman said that a forensic analysis found an adware...
RightSure Insurance Purchases American Cornerstone in Arizona
Jan 10 2017 // RightSure Insurance Group has acquired Chandler, Ariz.-based American Cornerstone. The purchase of American Cornerstone represents RightSure’s 10th book of business acquisition. American Cornerstone offers a variety...
