Latest Utah Headlines
All the headlines from our Utah Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Utah Appoints Spann Director of Captive Division
Nov 29 2006 // Utah Insurance Commissioner D. Kent Michie has appointed Donnie R. Spann, as the first director of the department’s Captive Insurance Company Division. “Don has a strong regulatory background, including...
Business Moves
Nov 19 2006 // Safeco Seattle-based Safeco repurchased 10.2 million shares, or approximately 8.8 percent, of its outstanding common stock through an accelerated share repurchase (ASR) program. The shares were purchased from dealer Lehman...
Travelers Introduces TravelersExpress for Master Pac in Utah, Nevada, Illinois
Oct 24 2006 // Travelers Select Accounts has introduced TravelersExpress for Master Pac, a multivariate rating mechanism to agents in Utah, Nevada and Illinois. TravelersExpress is designed to accelerate the decision-making process...
News Currents
Oct 23 2006 // Utah workers’ comp fund plans no changes The Utah Workers Compensation Fund, an insurance pool that pays Utah residents who are injured on the job, has dropped plans to restrict benefits. Earlier, UWCF officials...
Utah Officials Plan No Changes in Workers’ Comp
Oct 13 2006 // The Utah Workers Compensation Fund, an insurance pool that pays people who are injured on the job, has dropped plans to restrict benefits. Fund officials considered asking for a change in state law to tighten eligibility...
States go global for new ideas to improve transportation safety
Oct 9 2006 // Searching for ways to improve road safety without breaking the bank, state transportation officials in the U.S. have found inspiration in ideas being implemneted abroad. Low-cost devices increasingly popping up on...
States go global for new ideas to improve transportation safety
Oct 9 2006 // Searching for ways to improve road safety without breaking the bank, state transportation officials in the U.S. have found inspiration in ideas being implemneted abroad. Low-cost devices increasingly popping up on...
Utah Workers’ Comp Fund Evaluates Worker Elegibility
Oct 4 2006 // Utah’s Workers Compensation Fund recently came under fire for propsing workers’ eligibility to benefits be evaluated. Based on its proposal, some in the mainstream media interpreted WCF’s actions as...
New Markets
Sep 4 2006 // Insurance Agents E&O Nuts & Bolts: London American Professional Liability LLC, a program administrator and MGA, introduced a new professional liability program for insurance agencies. The program is designed for...
Unigard Insurance Awards 12 Scholarships
Aug 25 2006 // Bellevue, Wash.-based Unigard Insurance Group is awarding 12 outstanding students with renewable $1,000 scholarships for college. “The Unigard scholarship program was created to reward talented students,” said...
WCF General Counsel Dennis Lloyd Honored for Service
Aug 23 2006 // Dennis Lloyd, general counsel for Workers Compensation Fund, has received a distinguished XO Award, recognizing excellence in community service throughout the state of Utah. The XO Awards, sponsored by Utah law firm Kirton...
Some Utah Legislators Plan Measures on Illegal Immigration
Aug 8 2006 // Some Utah lawmakers are thinking about measures to crack down on illegal immigration. Ideas include holding employers accountable for hiring illegal immigrants, requiring proof of citizenship or legal status to receive...
Fraud Roundup
Aug 7 2006 // Utah agent charged with pocketing premiums Ryan Webb, a Salt Lake County, Utah, insurance agent, was charged with insurance fraud, a second degree felony, unlawful dealing by a fiduciary, a second degree felony, theft by...
Fraud Roundup
Aug 7 2006 // Utah agent charged with pocketing premiums Ryan Webb, a Salt Lake County, Utah, insurance agent, was charged with insurance fraud, a second degree felony, unlawful dealing by a fiduciary, a second degree felony, theft by...
Utah Agent Charged with Pocketing Premiums
Jul 25 2006 // Ryan Webb, a Salt Lake County, Utah, insurance agent, was charged with insurance fraud, a second degree felony, unlawful dealing by a fiduciary, a second degree felony, theft by deception, a second degree felony, and...
Utah board recommends traffic tickets not be reported to insurers
Jul 24 2006 // The Holladay Citizens Advisory Board in Utah has recommended some traffic tickets not be reported to insurance companies so the offenders’ premium rates don’t increase. The proposal is opposed by the...
Utah Advisory Board Recommends Alternative Traffic Tickets
Jul 12 2006 // The Holladay Citizens Advisory Board in Utah has recommended some traffic tickets not be reported to insurance companies so the offenders’ premium rates don’t go up. The proposal is opposed by the...
Utah studies link between cancer, public safety
Jun 19 2006 // The Utah Labor Commission has taken a step toward finding out if firefighters and police officers with cancer and other ailments developed the diseases because of hazards associated with their jobs. The commission is using...
Utah Studies Link Between Cancer, Public Safety Workers
Jun 9 2006 // The Utah Labor Commission has taken a step toward finding out if firefighters and police officers with cancer and other ailments developed the diseases because of hazards associated with their jobs. The commission is using...
Back-Over Injuries to Children Greater with Trucks, Minivans
Jun 6 2006 // Every year children are seriously injured and killed when they’re hit by a vehicle backing out of a driveway. But a child is up to 2 1/2 times more likely to be backed over by a minivan or truck than by a car,...
