Latest Arizona Headlines

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People & Places

Feb 21 2005 // Jeannie Davila Encino, Calif.-based NAS Insurance Services has appointed Jeannie Davila as assistant vice president in charge of its new E&S Property Insurance facility. Davila brings 30 years of insurance experience...

Surplus Lines Experiencing Softening Market with Rest of Industry

Feb 21 2005 // Insurance Journal recently surveyed several surplus line associations regarding their thoughts on the current atmosphere of the surplus lines marketplace, and their expectations into 2005. Executive director Ted Pierce of...

Ariz. County Supervisors Approve Flood Control Project

Jan 21 2005 // Arizona’s Pima County supervisors approved the construction of five detention basins to control flooding in downtown and central Tucson. Construction bids for the $17.5 million project will go out in late spring,...

Two Ariz. Lawmakers Push Proposal to Ban Domestic Partner Benefits

Jan 16 2005 // A proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriages in Arizona would outlaw all government-sponsored benefits to domestic partners. Republican Reps. Mark Anderson and Warde Nichols said their proposal will mirror...

Ariz. City Threatening to Shut Down Boating Company over Inadequate Insurance

Dec 20 2004 // The city of Tempe, Ariz., is threatening to shut down a boating company operating at Tempe Town Lake without enough insurance. Rio Lago Cruise Company has carried $1 million of insurance for the past two years despite a...

ADR, Fiserv FSC Announce Integrated Motor Vehicle Record Reports in California and Arizona

Nov 17 2004 // American Driving Records (ADR), a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Advantage Corporation and Fiserv FSC Inc. announced the launch of a new software interface that will allow California and Arizona insurance agents to order...

New Study Details Arizona's Workers' Compensation System

Nov 8 2004 // According to a new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI), notable features of Arizona’s workers’ compensation system included a lifetime entitlement to medical and indemnity...

Ariz. Insurance Director Reviews Alleged Broker and Insurer Bid-Rigging Practices

Oct 28 2004 // The Director of the Arizona Department of Insurance, Christina Urias, is joining insurance regulators in other states to review allegations of bid-rigging and price-fixing between insurance brokers and insurance companies....

New Study Details Arizona’s Work Comp System

Oct 15 2004 // According to a new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI), notable features of Arizona’s workers’ compensation system included a lifetime entitlement to medical and indemnity benefits...

AMC Buys Arizona Insurance Brokers Assets

Aug 30 2004 // American Management Corporation has recently purchased assets of two Scottsdale, Arizona wholesale insurance brokers, Cargill Sherman and Associates and the Embassy Insurance Group. These assets include insurance renewals...

Aspen Specialty to Open Ga., Ariz. Offices

Aug 18 2004 // Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. announced that Aspen Specialty Insurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary, will open offices in Atlanta, Georgia and Scottsdale, Arizona. Janet Lovell and Glen Plagmann will lead...

Mueller Wins Arizona Achievement Award

Aug 16 2004 // Robert L Mueller, president of Tucson, Ariz.-based Mueller & Associates Inc., will receive the Paul H. Jones Career Achievement Award at the Independent Agents and Brokers of Arizona’s 70th annual...

Skor Opens Heritage General Office in Phoenix

Aug 10 2004 // Emily Lomax, senior vice president, division director of Los Angeles-based Heritage General Agency recently announced that they will be expanding their reach into Arizona with a new office headed by Kathy Skor. As...

Arizona DOI Releases Regulatory Bulletin

Jul 28 2004 // The Arizona Department of Insurance recently released a regulatory bulletin that summarizes major pieces of newly enacted legislation. Among the topics included in the Bulletin is workers’ compensation, auto...

SCF Arizona Appoints New Executives

Jun 16 2004 // SCF of Arizona, the state’s largest supplier of workers’ compensation insurance, has named a chief operating officer, a new vice president of human resources and a director of investments. President and CEO...

Elderly Drivers Pose Growing Challenge for States and Auto Insurers

Jun 7 2004 // As the nation’s population ages, states are looking for ways to weed out people who shouldn’t drive. Half the states have passed some form of elderly driver restrictions, usually laws that require older...

SCF Returns $65 Million to State Businesses

Jun 1 2004 // More than 30,000 Arizona companies will be rewarded for maintaining safe workplaces within the next year, as SCF of Arizona, the state’s largest workers’ compensation insurance carrier, will pay out $65 million...

Elderly Drivers Pose Growing Challenge for States and Auto Insurers

May 17 2004 // As the nation’s population ages, states are looking for ways to weed out people who shouldn’t drive. Half the states have passed some form of elderly driver restrictions, usually laws that require older...

Farmers Ranked Top P/C Insurer in Arizona

May 11 2004 // In one of the largest business opinion polls ever taken in Arizona, “Ranking Arizona” named Farmers Insurance Group the best Property and Casualty Insurance Company for the third year in a row. This is the...

IVANS Updates Expansion with State DMV Offices

Apr 28 2004 // IVANS Inc. announced the expansion of its state department of motor vehicle reporting services to include the submission of SR22/26 filings in Arizona and support for South Carolina’s recently announced mandatory...