Latest Colorado Headlines
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At Least Two Killed In Colorado Silver Mine Accident
Nov 18 2013 // Two miners were killed and 20 injured on Sunday in an accident at a silver mine in southwestern Colorado, authorities said. The cause of the accident at the historic Revenue-Virginius Mine in Ouray County, about 330 miles...
Colorado Lawmakers Reviewing Flood Response
Nov 18 2013 // Colorado lawmakers are studying responses to September’s catastrophic floods. A legislative panel held its first meeting in November to look at whether there’s a need for legislation to better react to such a...
Survey: Colorado Employers Seeing 10.9% Hike in Health Plans
Nov 14 2013 // It may still be considered the leanest state and among the nation’s healthiest, but Colorado employers are seeing a large increase in the cost of medical benefits in the coming year, a survey released on Thursday...
Lockton Taps Weber as Vice President in Colorado
Nov 13 2013 // Lockton’s Denver, Colo. operation named Shellie Weber vice president of human resources. Weber will focus on organizational and people strategies and solutions. She has led the development of scalable human resource...
The Wright Group Acquires Assets from AFS in Colorado
Nov 11 2013 // Denver, Colo.-based The Wright Group Services announced it has purchased substantially all the annuity sales assets from Affiliated Financial Services in Colorado. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. AFS services the...
National Forests Put Colorado Flood Damage At $17M
Nov 11 2013 // September flooding in caused nearly $17 million in damage to roads, trails, campgrounds and other facilities in the Arapaho and Roosevelt national forests in northern Colorado. The Forest Service released a preliminary...
Pinnacol Board in Colorado Names New Chief Executive Officer
Nov 7 2013 // Pinnacol Assurance’s board of directors named Philip B. Kalin president and CEO of Pinnacol. Kalin was selected as a finalist for the position on Oct. 23. Kalin will begin his service at Pinnacol on November 27....
Colorado Lawmakers Reviewing Flood Response
Nov 7 2013 // Colorado lawmakers are studying responses to September’s catastrophic floods. A special state legislative panel held its first meeting Tuesday. Members are looking at whether there’s a need for legislation to...
Federal Aid to Colorado Flood Victims Reaches $100M
Nov 4 2013 // Federal aid to victims of the historic September floods in Colorado has reached $100 million. The Federal Emergency Management Agency says more than $49.4 million has been approved for housing assistance, damaged or lost...
Parents Awarded $3.75M In Colorado Wrongful Death Suit
Oct 28 2013 // An Arapahoe County jury has awarded $3.75 million in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of a 12-year-old boy who drowned in the shallow end of a Centennial country club pool. The Denver Post reported Bill...
Cook Named Vice President of Risk Management for IMA in Colorado
Oct 22 2013 // IMA Inc. named Lawrence Cook to its risk management team as a vice president. Cook will be focused on the management of existing captive insurance programs as well as the development of new group captive...
Colorado Launches Website For Flood Information
Oct 17 2013 // Gov. John Hickenlooper has announced a new website that will provide information about recovery efforts related to flooding in Colorado last month. The website, ColoradoUnited.com, includes recovery news, current...
Lockton Names Edelheit Senior Vice President in Colorado
Oct 17 2013 // Lockton’s Denver, Colo. operation announced the addition Matt Edelheit as senior vice president and department manager in risk management. Edelheit has served clients in the retail, technology, manufacturing and...
Colorado Agent’s Association Names Wright Executive Vice President
Oct 15 2013 // The Professional Independent Insurance Agents of Colorado named Dot Wright its executive vice president following a national search ongoing since mid-May. Wright starts Nov. 1. She comes to PIIAC from the Arvada Chamber of...
Number of Homes at Risk of Wildfire in Western States Jumps 62%: CoreLogic
Oct 11 2013 // The number of homes at risk from wildfires in western U.S. states jumped 62 percent in the past year as more properties were developed in fire-prone areas, according to a report released on Thursday. About 1.2 million...
Report: $189B in Western U.S. Properties High Wildfire Potential
Oct 10 2013 // Despite a little touch of some wetter and cooler weather, the 2013 wildfire season isn’t over, and the Western states in particular should be prepared for a few more potentially active months. That’s according...
Colorado Flood Spills Spur Review Of State Plans For Oil
Oct 9 2013 // As floodwater started to rise Sept. 11, some oil and gas operators began shutting wells and securing facilities. It would be five days before state regulators announced their own plans. “Did the state have a disaster...
FEMA Extends Hotel Program For Colorado Flood Victims
Oct 8 2013 // Federal emergency officials have extended a program that helps residents displaced by last month’s flooding pay for hotel lodging. Bill Rukeyser, a spokesman for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, says the...
Insurance Industry Changes to Follow Wicked Colorado Weather
Oct 7 2013 // As the sun peeked out of the normally bright blue Colorado sky, homeowners and businesses began to assess the damage done by the 100-year flood, as weather experts have labeled the devastating rain that pummeled the...
Synthetic Marijuana Death Prompts Lawsuit Against Colorado Store
Oct 7 2013 // The death of a 19-year-old who died after smoking synthetic marijuana has prompted a wrongful death suit against a Colorado Springs convenience store. Stephane Colbert alleges that her son, Nicholas A. Colbert, died in...
