Latest Colorado Headlines
All the headlines from our Colorado Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Alaska Becomes 3rd State to Legalize it
Feb 26 2015 // Alaska has become the third U.S. state to legalize marijuana. But the historic day passed with little public acknowledgement in a state with a savvy marijuana culture that has seen varying degrees of legal acceptance of...
Report: Wildfire Risk to Homes in West Tops $237B
Feb 26 2015 // In the Western U.S. there are nearly 900,000 homes representing an estimated reconstruction cost of more than $237 billion considered at “very high” or “high” risk from wildfires, a report issued...
NTSB Says Deadly Plane Crash in Colorado Linked to Selfies
Feb 23 2015 // Federal investigators say selfies were a likely factor in a small plane crash near Denver, Colo., last year that killed two people. The National Transportation Safety Board says recordings from a GoPro camera found near...
Sophisticated Resilience Model in Development in Colorado – And It’ll be Free
Feb 20 2015 // Efforts are underway in Colorado to build a sophisticated computer model that will offer a look down to the minute details at just how communities may withstand – or crumble under – perils like earthquakes, hurricanes,...
Nearly $15M Awarded by Colorado Jury in Racial Discrimination Case
Feb 13 2015 // A federal jury has awarded nearly $15 million to 11 Denver, Colo.-area warehouse workers who accused a trucking company of segregating workers by race, calling black people “stupid Africans” and punishing those...
Colorado Reviewing Construction Liability Law
Feb 11 2015 // A simmering dispute over liability in home construction is heating up at the Colorado Legislature. A bipartisan group of lawmakers announced a bill Tuesday to address the construction-defects law. The law governs how...
People – West
Feb 9 2015 // Capital Insurance Group has named Dawnya Campbell agency development manager for the Western portion of the Bay Area Territory in the Northern California Region. The regional team serves independent agents for...
Colorado Legislators Weigh Harsher Punishment For Repeat DUIs
Feb 6 2015 // Repeat DUI offenders in Colorado will face tougher penalties under a bill lawmakers are considering this year. Colorado is among five states where DUI offenders face only misdemeanor charges even after repeated...
NTSB Says Deadly Plane Crash in Colorado Linked to Selfies
Feb 4 2015 // Federal investigators say selfies were a likely factor in a small plane crash near Denver, Colo. last year that killed two people. The National Transportation Safety Board says recordings from a GoPro camera found near the...
Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Develops Earthquake Plan
Feb 2 2015 // The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission now has a plan for future earthquakes after two small quakes rattled an area in Weld County that officials later determined were likely caused by a nearby injection...
MetLife to Provide ‘Complete’ Rideshare Insurance for Lyft Drivers in Colorado
Jan 29 2015 // MetLife Auto & Home and Lyft, a nationwide transportation network company (TNC), have launched an auto insurance policy in Colorado tailored specifically for Lyft drivers that covers every stage of the trip. The...
CIA-Leavitt Acquires Colorado Springs Accounts From Brown and Brown
Jan 27 2015 // CIA-Leavitt Insurance Agency has acquired the Colorado Springs, Colo. clients from Brown & Brown Insurance, which closed its local office. This change will not affect current policies, and to help ease the transition...
USAA to Offer Pilot Ridesharing Coverage in Colorado
Jan 26 2015 // USAA announced it will offer auto insurance coverage in Colorado that will protect ridesharing drivers from the moment their ridesharing mobile apps are turned on until they are matched with a passenger. The pilot program,...
Pinnacol in Colorado Names Brannen Vice President of Human Resources
Jan 23 2015 // Pinnacol Assurance in Colorado has named Barbara Brannen vice president of human resources. Brannen will oversee the company’s human resources and learning and organizational development areas. Brannen has 35 years...
Farmers Introduces Rideshare Coverage in Colorado
Jan 15 2015 // Farmers Insurance is introducing the company’s first rideshare coverage endorsement in Colorado. The product is designed to provide drivers with the insurance coverage specified in Colorado’s new ridesharing...
IMA Names Burke Director Of Cyber Risk in Colorado
Jan 12 2015 // IMA Inc. has named Tim Burke as the new director of cyber risk in its Denver, Colo. office. Burke expands IMA’s capabilities to address some of the most pressing issues facing companies regarding the ever changing...
No Plans To Sue Colorado Over Marijuana, Utah Governor Says
Jan 8 2015 // Gov. Gary Herbert says Utah has no plans to join two other states in suing Colorado over that state’s legalization of marijuana. The Deseret News reported Herbert said that despite no current plans to sue, Utah is...
IICF Targets $250K to California and Colorado Charities
Jan 8 2015 // The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation is awarding $254,000 in grants to 29 local nonprofits in California and Colorado for the kickoff of 2015. The causes supported include child abuse prevention, disaster...
USAA to Offer Pilot Ridesharing Coverage in Colorado
Jan 7 2015 // USAA announced it will offer auto insurance coverage in Colorado that will protect ridesharing drivers from the moment their ridesharing mobile apps are turned on until they are matched with a passenger. The pilot program,...
Getting Local with the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation
Dec 15 2014 // The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), established in 1994, helps communities by uniting the collective strengths of the industry to provide grants, volunteer service and leadership. Since its inception, IICF...
