Latest Colorado Headlines
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Colorado Woman Invents Cardboard Shelters For Disaster Areas
Dec 5 2014 // Darla Skolnekovich’s business ambitions are made of cardboard. Reinforced, waterproof, fire-resistant cardboard – the type that, Skolnekovich says, could make a difference in disaster-ridden areas around the...
Colorado Woman Sues Hair Salon Over Breastfeeding
Dec 4 2014 // A Grand Junction, Colo. woman is suing a hair salon where she worked because she says they wouldn’t give her breaks to pump breast milk. The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado says it filed a lawsuit on...
Experts: Eastern Colorado Wildfires Likely to Start on Private Lands
Dec 1 2014 // Fires ignited on private lands pose the most significant wildfire threats to populated areas on the eastern-facing range of the Colorado Rocky Mountains, according to risk analysts who used extensive evidence regarding a...
Utah Settles Colorado Trademark Suit by Changing Ski Slogan
Nov 19 2014 // Salt Lake City tourism officials and a Colorado ski resort have settled a legal fight over a marketing slogan targeted to tourists in the lucrative winter sports industry. Utah marketers dropped “USA” from...
Lockton Adds Berg as a Producer in Colorado
Nov 17 2014 // Joe Berg has joined Lockton’s Denver, Colo. office as a property/casualty insurance producer. Prior to Lockton Berg was with Enhanced Capital Partners, and worked closely with several portfolio companies on financial...
Experts: Eastern Colorado Wildfires Likely to Start on Private Lands
Nov 13 2014 // Fires ignited on private lands pose the most significant wildfire threats to populated areas on the eastern-facing range of the Colorado Rocky Mountains, according to risk analysts who used extensive evidence regarding a...
‘Selfie Stalker’ Sues Nancy Grace in Colorado
Nov 12 2014 // A man who was quickly branded a “selfie stalker” after his picture turned up on a crime victim’s cellphone is suing television commentator Nancy Grace for defamation. In a lawsuit filed Monday in Denver,...
Colorado Whitewater Outfitter Insurance Lowered
Oct 27 2014 // The amount of insurance required for whitewater boating outfitters at Dinosaur National Monument, Colo. has been lowered. The National Park Service raised alarms last year when it announced changes that included increasing...
Company Fined $1M in Double Fatality at Colorado Silver Mine
Oct 21 2014 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration imposed a roughly $1 million fine following an investigation into the deaths of two miners at Revenue Mine in Colorado on Nov. 17, 2013. The...
Colorado Resort Files Trademark Suit Over Salt Lake Ski Marketing
Oct 20 2014 // A Salt Lake City, Utah tourism group is defending its new marketing campaign, saying the Ski City slogan doesn’t violate a Colorado ski resort’s Ski Town trademark. Visit Salt Lake says in a statement that the...
Latest Colorado Hail Storm May Impact Insurance Industry Nationally
Oct 20 2014 // Colorado’s insurance industry is weighing its options after the latest hailstorm hit densely populated South Metro Denver — unusual for the Rockies in late September. What Coloradans might likely see down the...
RMIIA: Colorado Hailstorm Caused $213M in Insured Losses
Oct 15 2014 // Insurers say a hailstorm last month carried a hefty price tag. Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association spokeswoman Carole Walker said Monday the Sept. 29 storm pounded thousands of vehicles and roofs, causing an...
Colorado Resort Files Trademark Suit Over Salt Lake Ski Marketing
Oct 10 2014 // A Salt Lake City, Utah tourism group is defending its new marketing campaign, saying the Ski City slogan doesn’t violate a Colorado ski resort’s Ski Town trademark. Visit Salt Lake says in a statement that the...
People – West
Oct 6 2014 // Lockton has named Bob Irvin as president of its San Francisco office. Adam McDonough will continue in his role as executive vice president. Irvin has more than 10 years of experience providing property/casualty and...
Marijuana and Workers’ Compensation on Industry’s Watch List
Oct 3 2014 // Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of articles on the the marijuana insurance industry. Upcoming stories will include reports on potential changes to federal laws, and regional reports on how medical...
Jury in Colorado Awards $2.5M In Hit-And-Run Case
Oct 1 2014 // A Denver jury has determined a 29-year-old Colorado man was at fault in a fatal hit-and-run crash and has awarded the victim’s family $2.5 million. The Denver Post reported the jury determined last week that Daniel...
Colorado Mother And Son Convicted Of Arson Insurance Scam
Oct 1 2014 // A Fort Collins, Colo. mother and son have been sentenced to prison for setting their home on fire with hopes of collecting an insurance payout. The Coloradoan reported that 53-year-old Kellie Lawson-Welborne and...
Marijuana Insurance Industry: How High Can It Go?
Oct 1 2014 // Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles on the the marijuana insurance industry to appear on InsuranceJournal.com. Upcoming stories will include reports on how medical marijuana could affect the...
Appeal of Worker Fired For Medical Marijuana Being Heard by Colorado Court
Sep 30 2014 // The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments over whether employees can be fired for using medical marijuana, which is legal in the state but illegal under federal law. The case was brought by Brandon Coats, a...
Flood and Peterson in Colorado Taps O’Neill to Head Employee Benefits
Sep 26 2014 // Brad O’Neill has been named to lead Colorado-based Flood and Peterson’s employee benefits department. O’Neill has more than 20 years of experience in the health and welfare industry. Prior to joining...
