Latest Colorado Headlines
All the headlines from our Colorado Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Blizzards Still Claiming Livestock on Colorado Ranches
Mar 6 2007 // It’s dark, cold and 4:30 in the morning. John Marroney is driving his pickup truck to see if any of his cows need help giving birth to their calves. At 8:30 a.m., Bob Watkins is balancing on the back of a lurching...
Colo. House Passes Motorcycle Helmet Bill for Minors
Mar 5 2007 // The Colorado House has passed a bill that would require children under age 18 to wear a helmet when riding a motorcycle. Passing on a 39-26 vote, House Bill 1117 would create penalities of $100 if the operator is under 18...
Contaminated Baby Food May Have Been Sold in Colorado
Feb 22 2007 // Earth’s Best Organic 2 Apple Peach Barley Wholesome Breakfast baby food, which has been recalled nationwide, should not be fed to babies because of the risk of contamination, state health officials said. Officials...
The Commissioners: David Rivera
Feb 12 2007 // Outgoing Colorado regulator comments on consumer choices, ethics In 2004 at the age of 34, David Rivera was appointed to be Colorado’s State Insurance Commissioner, the youngest insurance person to serve in that...
One-on-one interviews with 15 insurance regulators
Feb 12 2007 // One-on-one interviews with 15 insurance regulators At a recent meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Insurance Journal sat down with 15 insurance regulators to talk about issues affecting their...
David Rivera, Colorado, State Insurance Commissioner
Feb 11 2007 // In 2004 at the age of 34, David Rivera was appointed to be Colorado’s State Insurance Commissioner, the youngest insurance person to serve in that position. This January, newly elected Gov. Bill Ritter announced he...
Colorado – David Rivera
Feb 11 2007 // When David Rivera was appointed to be Colorado’s state insurance commissioner two years ago, he was the youngest insurance person to serve in that position at age 34. While he is handing the reins over to Marcy...
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Auditors Say Colo. Computers Unprepared for Disaster
Feb 7 2007 // The Colorado Governor’s Office of Information and Technology failed to ensure that state agencies have recovery plans for systems on the state mainframe computer in the event of a disaster, potentially compromising...
Business Moves
Jan 28 2007 // Goldman Sachs, USI Holdings Insurance broker USI Holdings Corp. agreed to be acquired by GS Capital Partners, a private equity affiliate of Goldman, Sachs and Co., in a transaction valued at approximately $1.4 billion,...
Colo. Ranchers Still Struggling to Reach Cattle Stranded By Snow
Jan 26 2007 // A month after the first wave of devastating winter storms hit Colorado, some eastern Colorado ranchers still haven’t been able to get feed to their cattle, state Agriculture Commissioner John Stulp said. State...
Golden Eagle, Colorado Casualty, Take Billing Online
Jan 24 2007 // Golden Eagle Insurance and Colorado Casualty, both members of Liberty Mutual Group, are now providing Online Billing Service Centers to allow customers to make online payments and view their account summaries and payment...
Rare Snow Storm Surprises Arizona, While Colorado Struck Again
Jan 24 2007 // More than a foot of snow fell on parts of northern Arizona, and several more inches were possible while children as far south as Tucson got a rare chance to play in the snow. Sunday’s storm was the latest of winter...
Lawmakers Pushing FEMA to Speed Up Aid for Colorado Plains
Jan 12 2007 // Colorado lawmakers are trying to put pressure on the federal government to speed up aid to ranchers and county governments digging out from back-to-back blizzards on the southeastern plains. Sens. Ken Salazar, D-Colo., and...
FEMA Offers Aid to Colorado Storm Victims
Jan 10 2007 // The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal aid has been made available to supplement state and local response efforts in Colorado for...
Colorado Casualty Celebrates 25 Years, Expands Personal Lines in West
Jan 8 2007 // Colorado Casualty, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, recently hosted a 25th anniversary celebration with 140 employees and more than 100 appointed agents in attendance. The company also announced it would be expanding its...
Late storm binge has Western states singing holiday claims blues
Jan 8 2007 // 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 rosy year. Beginning with Thanksgiving and heading into the New...
Colorado, Idaho Gov.-elects appoint insurance department heads
Jan 8 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...
Drive Insurance from Progressive lowers auto rates in Colorado
Jan 8 2007 // 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 Sept. 6 and existing customers effective Oct. 16, the company...
8 Drive Insurance from Progressive lowers Colo. auto rates
Jan 7 2007 // Tort system helping to reduce costs 8 Gov.-elects appoint insurance department heads Colorado picks Mayor Morrison, Idaho picks Rep. Deal 8 Calif. workers’ comp reforms working Yet outgoing commissioner says still...
