Latest Colorado Headlines
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Colorado, Idaho Gov.-elects appoint insurance department heads
Jan 7 2007 // Colorado’s Gov.-elect Bill Ritter announced he is appointing Manitou Springs Mayor Marcy Morrison, a Republican, as insurance administrator. And Idaho Gov.-elect Butch Otter said he would appoint state Rep. Bill Deal...
News Currents
Jan 7 2007 // Late storm binge has Western states singing holiday claims blues While the nation was mostly natural disaster-free in 2006, the West suffered a few fourth quarter storms that took the blush off of an otherwise relatively...
News Currents
Jan 7 2007 // Drive Insurance from Progressive lowers auto rates in Colorado The Drive Group of Progressive Insurance Companies is lowering auto insurance premiums in Colorado by an average of 5.2 percent for new customers effective...
Colo. Governor-Elect Makes More Appointments
Jan 2 2007 // Farmer and longtime Prowers County Commissioner John Stulp will be nominated to head the Colorado Agriculture Department, Gov.-elect Bill Ritter said. The Democrat also said he would appoint Manitou Springs Mayor Marcy...
Colorado Gov.-Elect Appoints Morrison Insurance Commissioner
Dec 29 2006 // Colorado newspapers are reporting that Gov.-elect Bill Ritter has appointed Manitou Springs Mayor Marcy Morrison the state’s next insurance commissioner. Morrison will have to resign her position as Manitou Springs...
Drive Insurance from Progressive Lowers Auto Rates in Colorado
Dec 28 2006 // The Drive Group of Progressive Insurance Companies announced that it is lowering auto insurance premiums in Colorado by an average of 5.2 percent for new customers effective Sept. 6 and existing customers effective Oct....
Commissioners, compensation rules, earthquakes made for shaky ground
Dec 25 2006 // In the era when cowboys and gold panners roamed, the West was characterized as a wild yet adventurous place to live. Judging by 2006’s insurance industry headlines, those sentiments don’t seem to have...
Top 10 Stories of the Year – West
Dec 24 2006 // In the era when cowboys and gold panners roamed, the West was characterized as a wild yet adventurous place to live. Judging by 2006’s insurance industry headlines, those sentiments don’t seem to have...
Colorado Airport Singing Holiday Blues; Losses Just Now Rolling In
Dec 22 2006 // Stranded travelers lined up at ticket counters at snowbound Denver International Airport early Thursday, hoping to get out of town amid a powerful snowstorm that paralyzed Colorado’s biggest cities with up to 2 feet...
Colorado Under Blizzard Warning; Storm Rolls into Denver, Plains
Dec 21 2006 // A powerful winter storm brought heavy snow and strong winds to Colorado on Wednesday, prompting airlines to cancel hundreds of flights and forcing highway officials to close the state’s busiest east-west route from...
State Preparations for Pandemic Flu Creative But Vary Widely
Dec 19 2006 // Trailers packed with cots and medical supplies are parked in secret locations around Colorado, ready for doctors to open makeshift hospitals in school gyms if a flu pandemic strikes. Parts of southeastern Washington are...
Colo. imposes new procedures for surplus lines
Dec 11 2006 // Colorado has implemented new procedure changes for surplus lines brokers. Beginning Jan. 1, 2007, surplus lines brokers in Colorado will need to report their monthly policy and endorsement transactions directly to the...
Colo. imposes new procedures for surplus lines
Dec 10 2006 // Colorado has implemented new procedure changes for surplus lines brokers. Beginning Jan. 1, 2007, surplus lines brokers in Colorado will need to report their monthly policy and endorsement transactions directly to the...
Countrywide launches auto product in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada
Dec 10 2006 // Countrywide Financial Corp. announced that Countrywide Insurance Group’s automobile insurance product is now available to consumers in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana and Nevada. The product was first introduced in...
Willis Announces Senior Appointments in Denver
Dec 4 2006 // Willis Group Holdings, an insurance broker, has added three senior level executives in its Denver office. The appointments of Dennis Miceli, senior vice president and employee benefits practice leader; Brian Janeck, senior...
Western U.S. Snowstorms Blamed in Deaths, Injuries; More in Store
Dec 1 2006 // A new storm headed into the northwestern U.S. the region shivered in the aftermath of unusually heavy rain and snow that was blamed for at least eight deaths and has caused traffic nightmares and power outages. The stormy...
Colo. Imposes New Procedures for Surplus Lines Brokers
Nov 29 2006 // Colorado has implemented new procedure changes for surplus lines brokers. Beginning Jan. 1, 2007, surplus lines brokers in Colorado will need to report their monthly policy and endorsement transactions directly to the...
Colorado Expands Guide To Compare Auto Rates
Nov 22 2006 // Colorado Insurance Commissioner David Rivera announced that the Division of Insurance’s interactive online service to compare auto insurance premiums has expanded from a five city/zip code area within Colorado to 21...
Colo. election might affect key insurance issues
Nov 20 2006 // Colorado faced a controversial election day, with record lines to cast ballots. Ultimately, the tide turned in the Rocky Mountain state from red to blue, marking the first time in nearly 50 years that Democrats will...
Fraud Roundup
Nov 20 2006 // Northridge agent arrested in scheme to rob senior citizens California Department of Insurance (CDI) investigators have arrested a former Northridge, Calif., insurance agent who allegedly took more than three quarters of a...
