Latest Colorado Headlines
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Pinnacol Issues $50M in Workers’ Comp Dividends to Colorado Employers
Mar 22 2017 // Colorado workers’ compensation insurer Pinnacol Assurance is distributing $50 million in dividend checks this month to its policyholders. More than 53,000 employers throughout the state — roughly 94.2 percent of...
Fire Forces Evacuations near Downtown Boulder, Colorado
Mar 20 2017 // A small wildfire in the mountains just outside downtown Boulder, Colorado, forced people from their homes on March 19 and ignited dead trees that exploded into black plumes of smoke, authorities and residents said. Wind...
Colorado Insurance Agents Association Rebrands as a Trusted Choice Organization
Mar 20 2017 // The Professional Independent Insurance Agents of Colorado (PIIAC) announced it has changed its name to the Trusted Choice Insurance Agents of Colorado (TCCO). “As an association, we strive to be there for our agents,...
Colorado Bill to Curb Growing Pot at Home Making Way Through Legislature
Mar 15 2017 // The nation’s most generous grow-your-own marijuana laws came closer this week to being curbed in Colorado, where the state House advanced a pair of bills aimed at cracking down on people who grow weed outside the...
Oil And Gas Spills Down in Colorado During Drilling Slowdown
Mar 15 2017 // Spills related to oil and gas development in Colorado are down for the second straight year amid a slowdown in drilling. The Daily Sentinel reported Tuesday that an analysis of state data by the conservation group Center...
Tiny Homes: How agents, insurers are helping to lay a foundation for a growing insurance market
Mar 6 2017 // Despite big media hype that has included TV shows, magazines and blogs, the tiny home market is still small. Figures on its current size are hard to come by but the tiny home movement of people looking to downsize and...
Colorado Wind Storm Deadly, But Not So Costly
Mar 6 2017 // A wind storm that recently tore through a Colorado city was deadly, but less costly than expected. The Jan. 9 wind storm caused downed trees and widespread power outages, but it didn’t make the list of Colorado...
On-Demand Homeshare Insurer Slice Enters 5 More States
Mar 1 2017 // Slice Labs Inc., a technology startup featuring an on-demand insurance platform for people who share or rent their homes, is now offering its pay-per-use insurance coverage on a limited basis in five additional states:...
Colorado Wind Storm Deadly, But Not So Costly
Feb 22 2017 // A wind storm that recently tore through a Colorado city was deadly, but less costly than expected. The Jan. 9 wind storm caused downed trees and widespread power outages, but it didn’t make the list of Colorado...
US-Reports and Canadian Reports Merger Creates Colorado Risk Solutions Firm
Feb 22 2017 // H.W. Kaufman Financial Group has combined US-Reports and Canadian Reports, rebranding both companies under the name Afirm, which is based in Fort Collins, Colo. The merger will continue their global presence and allow a...
USGS Confirms Another Quake in Western Colorado Towns
Feb 2 2017 // A recent 3.3 magnitude earthquake is the largest to hit a western Colorado county in a decade, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The USGS told the Rifle Citizen Telegram that seven people reported the earthquake that...
H.W. Kaufman Acquires Essential Insurance Services in Colorado
Jan 26 2017 // H.W. Kaufman Financial Group has acquired Colorado-based Essential Insurance Services Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Essential Insurance Services will become part of US-Reports, Kaufman’s national...
State Marijuana Laws Are Changing But Employer Attitudes, Federal Law Aren’t
Dec 14 2016 // Changing marijuana laws aren’t necessarily making weed more welcome in the workplace. For now, many employers appear to be sticking with their drug testing and personal conduct policies, even in states where...
California, Texas Top Western States for Extreme Risk of Wildfire Damage
Dec 5 2016 // California and Texas rank first and second for the total number of residential properties at an extreme risk for wildfire damage, according to data provider CoreLogic. The reasons for that include: both states have large...
Pinnacol in Colorado to Drop Workers’ Comp Rates in 2017
Nov 21 2016 // Pinnacol Assurance’s board of directors has approved a 2017 decrease in workers’ compensation rates that will average 3.2 percent for the insurer’s Colorado policyholders. The decrease surpasses the...
Colorado Will Test out Digital Driver Licenses in 2-Year Pilot Program
Nov 21 2016 // Colorado will test digital licenses for drivers in a two-year pilot program. The Gazette reported Gemalto Inc. was awarded $2 million in August from the U.S. Commerce Department to make a driver license mobile application...
Colorado Ruling Barring Pot Use In Denver Businesses Unwise, Say Opponents
Nov 21 2016 // Opponents of a state ruling that would prevent bars and many restaurants in Denver from offering on-site marijuana consumption said the ruling would overturn a law approved by voters and force people to sneak around while...
Voters in Colorado Reject Universal Healthcare Measure
Nov 10 2016 // Colorado voters rejected a ballot measure on Tuesday to create the nation’s first statewide universal health insurance program, according to local NBC News affiliate 9News. The proposition, called Amendment 69, would...
USGS: Small Quake Shakes Northern Colorado
Nov 8 2016 // U.S. Geological Survey officials confirmed a small earthquake shook a rural area in northern Colorado. Paul Caruso, a geophysicist at the U.S. Geological Survey National Earthquake Information Center in Golden, says...
1.8 Million Western U.S. Homes at Extreme or High Wildfire Risk, Report Shows
Nov 7 2016 // Data provider CoreLogic’s new annual Wildfire Risk report designates 1.8 million single-family homes across 13 Western states as being at “Extreme” or “High” risk of wildfire damage,...
