Latest Colorado Headlines
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Minor Injuries, Damage From 8 Colorado Twisters
Jun 10 2014 // Several tornadoes touched down as a line of severe thunderstorms swept through Colorado on Sunday, with one of the twisters hitting near a junior golf tournament and injuring a caddy. Six of the tornadoes struck in...
Colorado Governor Signs Law Giving $18M to 2012 Fire Victims
Jun 9 2014 // Victims of a 2012 Colorado wildfire started by the state will receive about $18 million in liability payments with a bill that’s been signed into law. The legislation signed into law Friday by Gov. John Hickenlooper...
Colorado Edible Pot Company Sued by Hershey
Jun 9 2014 // The Hershey Co. has sued a Colorado marijuana edibles company, claiming it makes four pot-infused candies that too closely resemble iconic products of the chocolate maker. The trademark infringement lawsuit was filed in...
Geophysicist: Was Colorado Quake From Wastewater Injections?
Jun 9 2014 // A geophysicist from the University of Colorado is hoping to settle the question of whether a small earthquake last weekend near Greeley was caused by wastewater injection wells. The Greeley Tribune reports Friday that Anne...
One Year Later Insurance Losses From Black Forest Fire $420.5M
Jun 5 2014 // A year after the massive Black Forest Fire stuck Colorado, insured losses are now estimated at $420.5 million, according estimates released by the to the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association on Thursday. The...
Nearly $110M Damages From Colorado Hail, Wind, Flooding in May
Jun 2 2014 // Hail, wind and flooding in May caused an estimated $109.3 million in insured losses resulting from 28,442 auto and homeowners insurance claims filed, an insurance group reported on Monday. The damage estimates include...
Danger of Another Colorado Landslide Ends Search For 3
May 29 2014 // Authorities are bracing for the possibility of another landslide in a remote part of western Colorado amid dangerously unstable conditions that led them to call off the search for three ranchers missing there. Mesa County...
Colorado Bracing for Possibility of More Storms, Tornadoes
May 22 2014 // Meteorologists say six tornadoes touched down east of Denver on Wednesday and more spring thunderstorms are expected Thursday along the Front Range and eastern Colorado. No significant damage was reported from the twisters...
Wildfire Season Starts Early Amid Drought; Costs to Top $1 Billion
May 13 2014 // U.S. states plagued by historic drought are bracing for an early wildfire season with a cost that may rise as high as $1.8 billion, or almost $500,000 more than what’s available to control the blazes. Oklahomans...
Following Derailment Union Pacific Line in Colorado Up and Running
May 12 2014 // U.S. railroad company Union Pacific Corp said on Monday that a rail line on which a train derailed near the town of LaSalle in northern Colorado was back in service. The train, which was heading to an East Coast...
Insurance in the Sharable Economy
May 5 2014 // The new sharable economy is growing across the country, and one question looms large: What are the insurance implications? Homeowners and renters understand the types of insurance they need and where they can buy coverage....
Lockton Names Finch to Energy Risk Team in Colorado
May 1 2014 // Lynn Finch has joined Lockton’s energy practice in Denver, Colo. Finch is an account executive with the energy practice. She will operate from Lockton’s Denver office. Finch has more than 15 years of experience...
PartnerOne Names Nuce Senior Underwriter in Colorado
Apr 28 2014 // PartnerOne Environmental named Vonnie Nuce as senior underwriter. Nuce will be based in the Denver, Colo. office and will be responsible for underwriting new and renewal business for all PartnerOne products. Nuce has more...
MMIC Expands into Colorado
Apr 28 2014 // Minnesota-based MMIC Insurance, Inc. is now doing business in Colorado. The company offers medical professional liability insurance, health IT services and patient safety options to hospitals and large health systems,...
Lockton Names Sherwin Senior Vice President in Colorado
Apr 21 2014 // Jay Sherwin joined Lockton’s Denver, Colo. operation as senior vice president and department manager of financial and professional services. In his role with Lockton, Sherwin will focus on developing insurance and...
Committee OKs Colorado Bill to Regulate Ridesharing Companies
Apr 11 2014 // Colorado lawmakers advanced legislation to regulate transportation companies that use cellphone apps to connect riders to drivers on their personal cars. The legislation would put companies like UberX and Lyft under the...
Colorado Governor Directs Flood-Repair Funds, Crisis Counseling
Apr 10 2014 // Gov. John Hickenlooper says $13 million from a state lottery fund will be used to help restore parks, trails and open spaces damaged by last year’s floods. Hickenlooper and officials of lottery-supported Great...
Tumbleweeds Overrun Drought-Riddled Areas of Colorado
Apr 10 2014 // An expected effect of drought has caught parts of the West off guard. Mini-storms of tumbleweed have invaded the drought-stricken prairie of southern Colorado, blocking rural roads and irrigation canals, and briefly...
Recruiting Allstate in Colorado Will Pay for Refers
Apr 9 2014 // Under its effort to continue expanding across Colorado, Allstate says it will appoint 24 new agency owners in the state this year and it will offer to pay people for referring qualified candidates. Including support staff...
Gilleland-Edgar Named CIA-Leavitt Co-Owner in Colorado
Apr 7 2014 // CIA-Leavitt Insurance Agency named Brenda Gilleland-Edgar an owner/partner of the firm, as well as vice president of the corporation and vice president of operations. Gilleland-Edgar focuses on farm and ranch and banking...
