Latest Colorado Headlines

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Colorado State University Review Finds 2005 Hurricane Season ‘Most Active, Destructive’ on Record

Dec 5 2005 // A list of the 2005 hurricane season’s most unique characteristics and facts has been released by Colorado State University. A CSU statement said that the just-completed hurricane season was the most active and...

COLO. COMP PREMIUM TO DECREASE

Dec 5 2005 // Beginning Jan. 1, 2006, the standard premium for workers’ compensation in Colorado will de-crease an average of 1 percent, as a result of an order signed by Colorado Insurance Commissioner David Rivera. Although...

News Briefs

Dec 4 2005 // New Online License Service Available for Wash. Agents and Brokers Insurance agents, brokers and other insurance professionals licensed to transact business in Washington can now print copies of their licenses from their...

NAMIC: Colo. Bill Would Mandate Unnecessary, Duplicative Coverage

Nov 30 2005 // A bill mandating that emergency medical care coverage be included in all automobile insurance policies was approved Nov. 17 for possible introduction during Colorado’s 2006 legislative session. The Legislative...

UN Climate Conference Begins; CO² Levels Highest in 650,000 Years

Nov 28 2005 // The United Nations 2005 Climate Change Conference gets under way in Montreal today – the first such meeting to be held since the Kyoto Agreement came into force earlier this year, and the largest gathering since the...

Pinnacol Assurance Names Johnson as New Chairman

Nov 23 2005 // Pinnacol Assurance, Colorado’s workers’ compensation insurer, has elected Gary Johnson as chairman. Johnson replaces Diedra Garcia, who will step down Nov. 30. Garcia is stepping down to dedicate more time to...

Colo. Comp Premium to Decrease

Nov 15 2005 // Beginning Jan. 1, 2006, the standard premium for workers’ compensation in Colorado will decrease an average of 1 percent, as a result of an order signed by Colorado Insurance Commissioner David Rivera. Although...

Safe Auto Adds Colorado Call Center

Nov 8 2005 // Safe Auto Insurance Co. has announced it is adding a call center in Sterling, Colo., northeast of Denver. The Whitehall, Ohio.-based insurer, which specializes in minimum auto insurance coverage, said it plans to employ...

Moody Offers Colorado Roofing Workers’ Comp Program Dividend

Nov 8 2005 // Moody Insurance Agency, which specializes in insurance, risk management and bonding services for contractors, has announced a $313,800 dividend — an increase of $99,399 over last year’s dividend — for 19...

MEDICAL ASSURANCE CO. DROPS RATES

Nov 7 2005 // Medical Assurance Co. of Mississippi, a physician owned provider which covers about 70 percent of the state’s physicians, has announced a 5 percent decrease in its 2006 malpractice rates and a 10 percent refund on...

Business Moves

Nov 6 2005 // Hull and Co. Opens Scottsdale, Ariz., Office, Adds Staff Hull & Co. Inc. has announced it has opened a new location and added a new staff to serve the state of Arizona. The office is replacing the E&S Brokerage...

ACE USA Opens Seattle, Colorado, Arizona Offices

Oct 25 2005 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group of Companies, has opened Seattle, Colorado and Arizona branch offices. Maureen Amant has joined ACE USA as Seattle branch manager. Anne Nadler, who has...

Colorado’s Auto Rates Drop Up to 39% Under New System

Oct 17 2005 // Colorado automobile insurance rates have dropped between 16 and 39 percent, depending on the location of the driver and coverages purchased, according to a new Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, (PCI) and...

OSHA, HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION SIGN HOME SAFE PARTNERSHIP

Oct 17 2005 // A partnership between the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Home Builders Association (HBA) of Metro Denver will reportedly identify and abate home construction site hazards and prevent hazards...

News Briefs

Oct 17 2005 // California Judge throws out $700 million jury award in Executive Life Suit A federal judge has thrown out a $700 million (euro586 million) award for punitive damages won by the state of California in a lawsuit stemming...

Colorado’s Auto Rates Drop Up to 39% Under New System

Oct 17 2005 // Colorado automobile insurance rates have dropped between 16 and 39 percent, depending on the location of the driver and coverages purchased, according to a new Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, (PCI) and...

Commissioner Reminds Coloradans To Consider Flood Insurance

Oct 13 2005 // Insurance Commissioner David Rivera is reminding Coloradans to consider purchasing flood insurance. “While it is very unlikely that a hurricane will hit Colorado, the extensive flooding caused by Hurricanes Katrina...

Digital Photography Service Expands To Florida, Colorado

Oct 7 2005 // RESEDA, CA – FastSnap announced today that its digital photography service is now available in Florida and Colorado. Agents in California, Arizona, Oregon, and Nevada rely on the service when they can’t make a...

News Briefs

Oct 3 2005 // CALIFORNIA ACIC OPPOSES PROPOSED CDI REGULATIONS: The Association of California Insurance Companies recently testified on proposed Department of Insurance regulations. According to Jeff Fuller, executive vice president and...

Colo. Democrats Question Claims That Auto Insurance Rates Have Declined

Sep 25 2005 // Democrats questioned claims by the auto insurance industry and Colorado state insurance commissioner that rates declined after the state switched from a no-fault system to a tort system, saying 48 of 200 companies have not...