Latest Arizona Headlines
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PMI in Arizona Files Chapter 11
Nov 28 2011 // Arizona-based mortgage insurer The PMI Group Inc. (NYSE: PMI) has filed for voluntary relief under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The filing is a...
Report Links Wildfires to Immigrants in Arizona
Nov 23 2011 // A study by Congress’ investigative arm shows investigators have linked 30 fires that erupted in a five-year period in Arizona’s border region to people who crossed into the United States illegally — a...
Arizona AG Sues Telemarketing Companies for Fraud
Nov 18 2011 // Arizona’s Attorney General has sued 11 people and several related telemarketing companies for allegedly defrauding customers who signed up for a home-based business opportunity promising high returns. Attorney...
Arizona County To Pay $1 million in Inmate’s Death
Nov 17 2011 // Maricopa County in Arizona is set to pay out $1 million to the family of a man who died while in custody of the Sheriff’s Office. The Arizona Republic reports Juan Farias Mendoza died in 2008 after a physical...
Bull Market: Insurance Revives Arizona’s Running Event
Oct 17 2011 // Phil Immordino was literally looking for a bull market to bring back a controversial event that will likely to draw hundreds of weekend daredevils to the tiny city of Cave Creek, Ariz. In what could be considered by some...
Analysis: Health Care Tops 2012 Debate in Arkansas
Oct 11 2011 // Democrats in Arkansas next year can’t escape the debate over the health care overhaul. They can at least try to change the conversation in their favor. The dispute between Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe’s...
Arizona’s Running of Bulls Revival Credited to Lower Insurance Cost
Oct 6 2011 // Phil Immordino was literally looking for a bull market to bring back a controversial event that will likely to draw hundreds of weekend daredevils to the tiny city of Cave Creek, Ariz. In what could be considered by some...
USG Announces New Arizona Branch
Oct 6 2011 // USG Insurance Services Inc., a national wholesaler and MGA, has opened a new office in Tempe, Ariz. The office will be run by Chris Kops, who was the branch manager of the Tampa, Fla. USG office. Kops, who relocated to...
Foremost Upgrades Auto Program in Arizona
Sep 23 2011 // Foremost Insurance Group has upgraded their enhanced auto program which became available in Arizona in June. The Foremost program features new discounts, increased coverage options and improved online processing...
Driving Deaths Continue to Decline in Arizona
Sep 19 2011 // Arizona’s transportation department says that driving-related deaths continued to decline last year. The Department of Transportation’s “2010 Crash Facts” report shows that 762 people were killed in...
County In Arizona Moves $2.5 Million to Flood Projects
Sep 14 2011 // The Mohave County Board of Supervisors in Arizona is looking ahead to flash floods and the destruction they can cause. On Monday the board handed out $4.8 million for flood-control projects in communities throughout Mohave...
Power Restored to Most After Big California, Arizona Blackout
Sep 9 2011 // Power companies in Southern California restored electricity to most customers by early Friday after a massive blackout on Thursday left nearly 5 million people in parts of California, Arizona and Mexico in the...
Driving Deaths Continue to Decline in Arizona
Aug 31 2011 // Arizona’s transportation department says that driving-related deaths continued to decline last year. The Department of Transportation’s “2010 Crash Facts” report shows that 762 people were killed in...
Mizrachi Joins Beecher Carlson in Arizona
Aug 17 2011 // Atlanta-based insurance broker Beecher Carlson has appointed Michael Mizrachi as senior vice president. He will work out of the Scottsdale, Arizona office. Prior to joining Beecher Carlson, Mizrachi worked for Wells Fargo...
$20 Million Claim Filed in Arizona SWAT Team Killing
Aug 17 2011 // The widow of an ex-Marine killed in a Pima County SWAT team raid has filed a $20 million claim. Attorneys for Vanessa Guerena said the county Sheriff’s Department and other law enforcement agencies have until Sept. 9...
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Aug 1 2011 // Joseph Waked was named CEO of Buena Park, Calif.-based Freeway Insurance, a subsidiary of New York-based Confie Seguros. He will have responsibility for California, Texas and Arizona. Waked replaces Freeway’s former...
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Jul 18 2011 // Novato, Calif.-based Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. named Bill Kenny vice president of tax. He will lead the tax function for Allianz of America in the United States, and will lead the teams responsible for tax...
Nonresident Workers in California Are Subject to California Overtime
Jul 11 2011 // California’s overtime requirements apply to work performed in California by non-residents, the state Supreme Court has decided, effectively expanding the use of the state’s Wage and Hour law. The Sullivan v....
With Wildfires Contained, Arizona Shifts to Thwarting Summer Floods
Jul 7 2011 // The biggest forest fire in Arizona history is all but contained, and authorities are shifting their focus to preventing massive flood damage as summer storms begin to hit. The specialized firefighting management teams that...
Arizona Insurance Agent Finds His Fun, and Second Business, in Guns
Jul 6 2011 // Some insurance agents pick up a golf club or tennis racket when they want to have fun and work off a little stress. Aaron Merchant of Ahwatukee, Arizona grabs his handgun. Merchant, a Farmers Insurance agent, says he only...
