Latest Colorado Headlines
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Colorado Judge Approves $7M Award for Homes on Sinking Soil
Oct 13 2015 // A Colorado judge has upheld an arbitrator’s award of more than $7 million to 20 homeowners at a golf course subdivision near Glenwood Springs whose properties were constructed on a soil linked to sinkholes and...
Marijuana Pesticide Flap Draws Product Liability Suit in Colorado
Oct 7 2015 // Two marijuana users in Colorado filed a lawsuit Monday against a pot business they said used an unhealthy pesticide to grow their weed – a case that lawyers say is the first product liability claim in the nation...
Ski Resorts’ Avalanche Liability Weighed by Colorado High Court
Sep 30 2015 // The question of whether Colorado ski resorts can be liable for avalanches that happen within their boundaries comes before the state’s high court this week in a lawsuit prompted by a skier’s death. The case...
Louisiana Commissioner: Healthcare Connections Unrelated to Health CO-Op
Sep 10 2015 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says Louisiana Healthcare Connections is open for business in the state and should not be confused with the Louisiana Health Cooperative, a struggling health maintenance...
Flood Zone Expansion Could Raise Insurance Costs for Some Coloradans
Sep 8 2015 // New research shows floods like the one that ransacked northern Colorado two years ago, killing 10 people, might be more common than previously thought _ and that could require more homeowners to get flood insurance and...
Engle Martin Closes Acquisition of Eberl in Colorado
Sep 3 2015 // Engle Martin & Associates has completed its acquisition of a majority share of Eberl’s Claim Service Inc. of Lakewood, Colo. and its related companies. Eberl provides catastrophe loss adjusting and claims-related...
AssuredPartners Acquires Colorado Insurance Broker Sisk & Co.
Sep 3 2015 // AssuredPartners Inc. has acquired Sisk & Co. of Denver, Colo. The agency’s 27 employees will continue to operate from the Denver headquarters under the local leadership of Principal Thomas J. Sisk. Sisk & Co....
Louisiana Regulators Take Over Health Insurance CO-OP
Sep 2 2015 // The 19th Judicial District Court granted an Order of Rehabilitation and Injunctive Relief giving Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon possession and control of the Louisiana Health Cooperative Inc. (LAHC, aka CO-OP), the...
IMA Names Heller Chief Technology and Operating Officer in Colorado
Aug 25 2015 // The IMA Financial Group Inc. has named Robin Heller its chief technology and operating officer in Denver, Colo. In the newly created role, Heller will oversee strategic technology development. Prior to IMA Heller was...
Lightning Sparks Roughly 30 Fires in Colorado
Aug 18 2015 // Lightning across northwestern Colorado is suspected of sparking about 30 fires over the weekend, keeping firefighters running from one fire to another. The largest of the wildfires is the Four Mile Fire, which is burning...
Hub International Acquires Colorado Nonprofit Insurance Agency
Aug 6 2015 // Hub International Limited has acquired Colorado Nonprofit Insurance Agency. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. CNIA is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Colorado Nonprofit Association that offers property/casualty and...
The Buckner Co. Acquires Keller-Lowry Insurance in Colorado
Aug 3 2015 // The Buckner Co. has acquired the assets of Denver, Colo.-based Keller-Lowry Insurance Inc. The deal is effective Aug. 1. Financial terms were not disclosed. Keller-Lowry specializes in manufacturing, transportation,...
Freberg Environmental Names Miller Senior Vice President in Colorado
Jul 31 2015 // Freberg Environmental Insurance has named Renee Miller to lead its environmental consultants and contracting program. Miller will be based in Denver, Colo. and lead Freberg’s environmental program providing general...
Colorado School District Settles With Teacher Who Claimed Discrimination
Jul 31 2015 // A southern Colorado school district accused of promoting evangelical Christian ideals has reached a settlement with a teacher who filed a lawsuit claiming religious discrimination. Robert Basevitz, who is Jewish, filed a...
Tornado in Colorado Forest Area Damages Campground
Jul 24 2015 // Tornado damage at a Pike National Forest campground has crews clearing felled trees in a six-acre area. KMGH-TV reported the Devil’s Head campground was hit by a tornado that the National Weather Service confirms...
Wells Fargo Insurance Names Calvert Head of Client Experience in Colorado
Jul 24 2015 // Wells Fargo Insurance has named Chris Calvert head of its newly established client experience team. Calvert will lead a team focused on strengthening customer service. She is based in Highlands Ranch, Co., and she reports...
Disaster Area Declared for Colorado Following Flooding
Jul 20 2015 // President Barack Obama has declared that a major disaster exists in Colorado and ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in areas affected by storms, tornadoes, flooding, landslides and...
Colorado Asks for Major Disaster Declaration in Wake of Spring Floods
Jul 20 2015 // Colorado asked federal disaster managers for a major disaster declaration in the wake of severe weather and flooding this spring and early summer that impacted 11 counties. The Colorado Division of Homeland Security and...
Coming Soon: Marijuana ‘Breathalyzers’ for Police Testing of Drivers
Jul 14 2015 // As cannabis bans are relaxed in more U.S. states, the race is on to develop an instant roadside breathalyzer for police to test drivers who may be taking the “high” road. Vancouver-based Cannabix Technologies...
Colorado Asks for Major Disaster Declaration in Wake of Spring Floods
Jul 13 2015 // Colorado is asking federal disaster managers for a major disaster declaration in the wake of severe weather and flooding this spring and early summer that impacted 11 counties. The Denver Post reported the Colorado...
