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Arizona Tornado Damaged Homes, Power Lost in Dust Storms
Oct 5 2022 // Up to 10 homes were damaged after a tornado touched down in northern Arizona Monday while around Phoenix, dust storms caused downed power lines, fires and cut power to thousands, authorities said. The National Weather...
AM Best Places Credit Ratings of American Reliable in Arizona Under Review
Sep 5 2022 // AM Best has placed under review with negative implications the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “a” (Excellent) of American Reliable...
Arizona Nightclub Wins $1.6M in COVID-19 Lockout Lawsuit
Aug 23 2022 // The operators of a Tucson, Arizona, nightclub have won a $1.6 million settlement against the landlord who locked them out of their business during the pandemic. The Arizona Daily Star reported that a jury in Pima County...
AM Best Places Credit Ratings of American Reliable in Arizona Under Review
Aug 22 2022 // AM Best has placed under review with negative implications the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “a” (Excellent) of American Reliable...
Department of Labor Reopens Comment Period on Arizona’s OSHA Plan
Aug 11 2022 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is reopening the comment period for an additional 60 days on the proposal to reconsider and revoke the final approval of Arizona’s...
People Moves: Hub Names Prill Regional President; GBS in Arizona Adds Maggio
Aug 4 2022 // Hub International Ltd. named Andy Prill to Hub’s executive management team as regional president of the newly created Mountain Northwest region. Prill will be responsible for the direction, leadership and growth of...
Alera Group Acquires DFG 401(k) in Arizona
Jul 19 2022 // Alera Group acquired DFG 401(k) Advisors in Phoenix, Arizona. The firm joins Alera Group under the name BCG 401(k) Advisors through Benefit Commerce Group (BCG), an Alera Group company headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona....
Arizona Jail Attack Lawsuit Settles for Nearly $12M
Jun 16 2022 // The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office in Arizona reached an $11.75 million settlement in a lawsuit involving a jail attack that seriously injured an inmate more than two years ago. The county’s Board of...
Northern Arizona Watches Winds as Western Wildfires Blaze
Jun 15 2022 // Calmer winds and cooler temperatures Tuesday allowed firefighters across the U.S. West to get a better handle on blazes that have forced hundreds of people from their homes. As red flag warnings expired and winds died down...
Safety Board Says Broken Rail Probably Caused Arizona Train Derailment
Jun 14 2022 // A broken rail was the probable cause of a fiery freight train derailment and subsequent bridge collapse in Arizona nearly two years ago, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a new investigative report. Twelve...
Arizona Wildfire Growing, Forces Evacuations
Jun 13 2022 // Evacuations are in effect in parts of northern Arizona as a wildfire about 6 miles north of Flagstaff steadily grew Sunday, authorities said. Coconino National Forest officials said the Pipeline Fire was reported at 10:15...
Police in Arizona Find 1,200 Catalytic Converters as Thefts Soar
Jun 1 2022 // An Arizona man was facing multiple theft charges last week after detectives found more than 1,200 catalytic converters packed into a storage unit, a case that highlights a national surge in thefts of the pricy auto parts...
NTSB Says Cause of Arizona Helicopter Crash Still Uncertain
May 23 2022 // Federal authorities investigating a fatal crash last month near Phoenix say the helicopter went into a near vertical descent for unclear reasons when it was about to land. The National Transportation Safety Board issued...
Arson Probe After 14 Homes Being Built in Arizona Destroyed
May 20 2022 // Authorities in the Tucson suburb of Marana, Arizona, are investigating whether a fire that destroyed 14 homes under construction homes was arson. Marana police officials said the fire started last week. By the time crews...
Crews in New Mexico, Arizona Work to Corral Wildfires
May 10 2022 // Firefighters in northern New Mexico worked in rugged terrain ahead of a massive wildfire, feverishly trying to position crews to clear brush and stop the monster blaze from burning more homes in the Rocky Mountain...
Department of Labor Eyeing Arizona OSHA Plan
May 2 2022 // The U.S. Department of Labor announced a proposal to reconsider and revoke final approval of Arizona’s State OSHA plan, which the department says is in response to nearly a long “pattern of failures” to...
Department of Labor Eyeing Arizona OSHA Plan After ‘Pattern of Failures’
Apr 20 2022 // The U.S. Department of Labor announced a proposal to reconsider and revoke final approval of Arizona’s State OSHA plan, which the department says is in response to nearly a long “pattern of failures” to...
Arizona Auto Insurance Rates Rising on Heels of COVID
Apr 4 2022 // As if spiraling gas prices weren’t enough, motorists across Arizona and the nation are paying more for auto insurance as repair costs and more crowded roads push premium rates higher. After giving customers premium...
Arizona Auto Insurance Rates Rising on Heels of COVID
Mar 22 2022 // As if spiraling gas prices weren’t enough, motorists across Arizona and the nation are paying more for auto insurance as repair costs and more crowded roads push premium rates higher. After giving customers premium...
M.J. Hall Launches Admitted Cannabis Management Liability in California and Arizona
Mar 16 2022 // M.J. Hall & Co. is now offering directors and officers liability, employment practices liability and fiduciary liability insurance coverages to cannabis companies and their executives through an admitted product in...
