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Denver Court Denies Class Action Certification in Morris v. Travelers
Jan 31 2006 // U.S. District Court Judge Edward Nottingham has denied a class certification in Morris v. Travelers Indemnity Co. of America, according to Morrison & Foerster LLP. The law firm represented Travelers in court in...
Colorado Emergency Responders, Trauma Care Reimbursement Amendment Receives Thumbs Up
Jan 27 2006 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) said it will support a Colorado proposal to eliminate a requirement that auto insurance customers purchase compulsory coverage to pay for emergency medical...
Colo. Drivers Could Pay Extra $10 to Subsidize Ambulances
Jan 26 2006 // Colorado drivers could be asked to pay about $10 extra on their annual car registration renewals in order to subsidize ambulance services under a proposed change to the state’s new car insurance system. First...
PCI opens Denver office to serve five western states
Jan 23 2006 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) has appointed Kelly Campbell as the regional manager of its newly opened office in Denver. Campbell will serve PCI members and address state legislative and...
Colo. legislators to tackle auto insurance in 2006 session
Jan 23 2006 // The 2006 legislative agenda for property/ casualty insurers in Colorado will be dominated by automobile insurance and regulatory issues, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI), based in...
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Jan 22 2006 // Colo. legislators to tackle auto insurance in 2006 session The 2006 legislative agenda for property/ casualty insurers in Colorado will be dominated by automobile insurance and regulatory issues, according to the Property...
PCI opens Denver office to serve five western states
Jan 22 2006 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) has appointed Kelly Campbell as the regional manager of its newly opened office in Denver. Campbell will serve PCI members and address state legislative and...
NAMIC: Colo. Bill Will Increase Number of Uninsured Drivers
Jan 19 2006 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) said it will oppose a Colorado bill that would mandate emergency medical care coverage because it will increase the number of uninsured drivers, increase...
Colo. Lawmakers Consider Car Insurance Changes
Jan 18 2006 // Nearly three years after Colorado abandoned no-fault auto insurance, hospitals complain they’re not getting paid to treat accident victims and consumers have to do some checking to make sure they’ve got enough...
Colo. Authorities Identify Five Suspects in Wildfire
Jan 18 2006 // Jefferson County, Colo., authorities said they were considering charges against five teenagers suspected of starting a fire that burned about 2,700 acres and destroyed two small buildings last week. The fire prompted...
Colo. Committee Wants State to Manage Insured Motorist Database
Jan 17 2006 // Colorado lawmakers voted 8-5 to have the Department of Revenue take control of the state’s troubled insured motorist database system, saying the state can do a better job than a private contractor. Members of the...
Colo. Insurers Can Expect Challenging Year, AIA Says
Jan 16 2006 // The 2006 Colorado legislative session is predicted to be a challenging year for insurers, as it works to keep costs down in the automobile insurance and workers’ compensation markets, according to theAmerican...
Colo. Lawmakers to Tackle Auto Insurance, Regulatory Issues at 2006 Legislative Session
Jan 11 2006 // The 2006 legislative agenda for property/casualty insurers in Colorado will be dominated by automobile insurance and regulatory issues, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America...
Geico Lowering Colo. Auto Rates
Jan 3 2006 // GEICO is reducing auto insurance rates for its policyholders in Colorado. The statewide average rate decrease is 7.1 percent for GEICO and GEICO General policyholders. Overall premium changes for individual motorists will...
IJ Exclusive: Colorado Commissioner David Rivera Has Age and Experience
Jan 2 2006 // When David Rivera was appointed Insurance Commissioner by Colorado Governor Bill Owens in April 2005, he was the youngest commissioner in the United States. Despite his age, however, Rivera already had a wealth of...
IJ Exclusive: Colorado Commissioner David Rivera Has Age-and Experience
Jan 1 2006 // When David Rivera was appointed Insurance Commissioner by Colorado Governor Bill Owens in April 2005, he was the youngest commissioner in the United States. Despite his age, however, Rivera already had a wealth of...
Hub International Adds Colo. Employee Benefit Specialists
Dec 29 2005 // Hub International Limited reported the acquisition of the assets of Employee Benefit Specialists Inc. (EBS), an employee benefits brokerage serving the state of Colorado. The acquired business, based in Denver, will become...
Colo. Insurance Commssioner Approves Health Care Merger
Dec 23 2005 // Colorado’s top insurance regulator has approved the proposed $9.2 billion takeover of PacifiCare by UnitedHealth after creating safeguards to ease physicians’ fears and getting a pledge from the company that it...
Colo. Pulls Plug on Troubled Computer
Dec 22 2005 // Colorado officials have ditched another troubled computer contract, this time canceling a deal for a system to manage unemployment insurance. The state and contractor Accenture LLP reached an agreement Tuesday not to sue...
Colorado State Experts Predict 17 Named Atlantic Tropical Storms, Nine Hurricanes in 2006
Dec 8 2005 // Predictions of 17 named storms in the Atlantic basin next year, with nine developing into hurricanes, have been predicted by William Gray and Philip Klotzbach of Colorado State University. The experts forecast five major...
