Latest Utah Headlines
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Utah Cave-in Happened too Soon for W. Va. Safety Reforms
Aug 9 2007 // The cave-in that trapped six men in a Utah coal mine happened too soon for key safety reforms adopted after a dozen miners were killed in an underground explosion in West Virginia. The reforms were meant to protect miners...
6 Miners Trapped in Collapsed Utah Mine
Aug 7 2007 // A coal mine collapsed Monday in central Utah, trapping six miners less than 20 miles from the epicenter of a 4.0 magnitude earthquake, authorities said. The Genwal mine reported a “cave-in” at 3:50 a.m. MDT, an...
Firefighters Hope to Continue Progress on Record-Setting Utah Wildfire
Jul 11 2007 // Progress was being made as crews headed out Tuesday to fight a record-breaking wildfire burning in central Utah. The size of the fire increased to 469 square miles gaining only about 11,000 acres from Monday to Tuesday...
Massive Central Utah Wildfire Continues to Grow
Jul 9 2007 // A massive wildfire that has swept across two central Utah counties and closed two highways continued to grow over the weekend, officials said. So far, the Milford Flat Fire has burned an estimated 160,000 acres, or 250...
Business Moves
Jun 18 2007 // Bank of Albuquerque The Bank of Albuquerque will be the custodian of more than $380 million in deposits from about 1,400 insurance companies doing business in New Mexico. The bank has been awarded a one-year contract,...
Utah’s Workers Compensation Fund Announces Promotions
Jun 13 2007 // The Workers Compensation Fund in Salt Lake City has made several promotions. Ray Pickup has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer. Pickup has been with WCF for 14 years and most recently served as...
Utah State Health Pool Offers Producer Referral Fee
Jun 6 2007 // HIPUtah announced it is offering a one-time $50 referral fee to producers, who help an individual make application to enroll into the HIPUtah program. There is a new section on the HIPUtah application that must be...
Bristol West to Sell Auto Insurance in Utah
Jun 5 2007 // Bristol West Holdings Inc. of Davie, Fla., announced that it has begun writing private passenger automobile insurance in Utah. With the addition of Utah, Bristol West now writes insurances in 25 states. Jeffrey J. Dailey,...
Utah Housing Director Faces Fraud Allegations
May 16 2007 // The local director of a federal low-income housing program in Salt Lake City has been suspended pending an investigation into allegations of questionable hiring practices and insurance fraud. Rosemary Kappes was placed on...
Utah Court: Agents should take care when making verbal statements
Apr 23 2007 // The Utah Supreme Court has found that a “party may recover under the doctrine of estoppel when an insurance agent makes material misrepresentations as to the policy provisions, the party reasonably relies on those...
Utah Court: Agents Should Take Care When Making Verbal Promises
Apr 16 2007 // The Utah Supreme Court has found that a “party may recover under the doctrine of estoppel when an insurance agent makes material misrepresentations as to the policy provisions, the party reasonably relies on those...
Utah’s captive industry grows; number of insurers rose 114.3% in 2006
Feb 26 2007 // The Utah Insurance Department has announced a 114.3 percent increase in the number of licensed captive insurers in 2006. As of Dec. 31, 2006, assets of Utah captive insurance companies totaled approximately $41.4 million,...
Utah’s captive industry grows; number of insurers rose 114.3% in 2006
Feb 25 2007 // The Utah Insurance Department has announced a 114.3 percent increase in the number of licensed captive insurers in 2006. As of Dec. 31, 2006, assets of Utah captive insurance companies totaled approximately $41.4 million,...
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Utah Captive Insurers Increased 114.3 Percent in 2006
Feb 6 2007 // The Utah Insurance Department has announced a 114.3 percent increase in the number of licensed captive insurers in 2006. As of Dec. 31, 2006, assets of Utah Captive Insurance Companies totaled approximately $41.4 million,...
Case Law Watch
Jan 29 2007 // Additional Insureds Alpha Holdings Ltd. v. Travelers Indemnity (California Court of Appeals, Second District, July 13, 2006) Ruling: This case involved a declaratory judgment action on insurance coverage under a...
Utah Bill Would Mandate Insurance Pay for Gastric Bypass
Jan 9 2007 // Insurance companies would be required to cover gastric bypass surgery for morbidly obese residents under a bill the Utah Legislature will consider in the session that begins Jan. 15. A 386 pound man, Jeff Haaga, urged Rep....
St. George, Utah, tanked most secure place to live
Dec 11 2006 // St. George, Utah, is the most secure place in the nation to live, according to the third annual “Most Secure U.S. Places to Live” rankings from Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance Group of Companies. The...
St. George, Utah, tanked most secure place to live
Dec 10 2006 // St. George, Utah, is the most secure place in the nation to live, according to the third annual “Most Secure U.S. Places to Live” rankings from Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance Group of Companies. The...
Study: St. George, Utah Ranked Most Secure Place To Live
Dec 5 2006 // According to the third annual “Most Secure U.S. Places to Live” rankings from Farmers Insurance Group of Companies, the most secure location to live in the United States is St. George, Utah. The rankings,...
