Latest Utah Headlines
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Leavitt Group Adds Hancock in Utah
Apr 30 2018 // Leavitt Group Insurance Agency of Vernal, Utah has added Tyson Hancock as an insurance agent. Hancock specializes in commercial insurance in the oil, gas, and agriculture industries as well as insurance for individuals and...
Utah Ax-Throwing Venue Approved to Serve Beer?
Apr 16 2018 // Despite safety concerns, a recreational ax-throwing venue in Salt Lake City, Utah, has been approved for a license to serve beer. The state liquor commission approved Social Axe Throwing’s request for a recreational...
Utah Family Drops Disability Discrimination Suit Against Boy Scouts
Apr 12 2018 // A Utah family who sued the Boy Scouts of America for policies they claimed discriminated against their son with Down syndrome has withdrawn the lawsuit after the organization said it would help the boy earn his Eagle Scout...
Utah Construction Firms Agree to Settle Whistleblower Lawsuit for $1.2M
Apr 6 2018 // Two Utah construction companies have agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle a whistleblower’s lawsuit alleging abuse of a federal program that helps small businesses. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says the Salt Lake...
Utah Ax-Throwing Venue Approved to Serve Beer?
Apr 2 2018 // Despite safety concerns, a recreational ax-throwing venue in Salt Lake City, Utah has been approved for a license to serve beer. The state liquor commission approved Social Axe Throwing’s request for a recreational...
Utah Subway Shop Suit Over Wrongly Accused Worker Dismissed
Apr 2 2018 // A judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by owners of a Utah Subway shop where a worker was wrongly accused of drugging a police officer’s drink. U.S. District Judge Dee Benson ruled that police in Layton did...
Utah Subway Shop Suit over Wrongly Accused Worker Dismissed
Mar 23 2018 // A judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by owners of a Utah Subway shop where a worker was wrongly accused of drugging a police officer’s drink. U.S. District Judge Dee Benson ruled that police in Layton did...
Utah Governor Signs Legislation Allowing Terminally Ill to Use Pot
Mar 23 2018 // Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has signed a bill allowing terminally ill people to use certain forms of marijuana. Herbert’s office announced Wednesday that he signed the measure allowing people to use the drug if a doctor...
County in Utah Filed Suit Against Drugmakers, Doctors in Opioid Crisis
Mar 22 2018 // Officials of a northern Utah county are suing drug manufacturers, distributors and doctors in an effort to mitigate the consequences of the nation’s opioid crisis. Summit County has filed a lawsuit in state district...
Women Sue Utah City, Former Chief Over Misconduct Allegations
Mar 22 2018 // Five women claimed in a lawsuit that the city of Provo, Utah and former Mayor John Curtis failed to take action to protect them from alleged sexual harassment and assault by the city’s former police chief. The city...
Parent of Utah Child with Down Syndrome Suing Boy Scouts
Mar 21 2018 // The father of a boy who has Down syndrome is suing the Boys Scouts of America for blocking his son from becoming an Eagle scout and revoking his merit badges. Logan Blythe has been a scout through the National Parks...
Lyft Driver Killed in Utah in Rollover Accident
Mar 13 2018 // Utah police say a Lyft driver has died after being ejected from the vehicle in a rollover accident east of Saltair. They have identified the man as 26-year-old Aaron Roll of Holladay. Unified Police say Roll was thrown...
Hub Acquires Assets of Utah-Based Spectra Management
Mar 6 2018 // Hub International Ltd. has acquired the assets of Sandy, Utah-based Spectra Management LLC. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Brent Bennett, president and CEO of Spectra, will continue to lead Spectra...
Surplus Line Premium Increased by 6.4% Nationwide in 2017
Mar 5 2018 // All 15 surplus lines service offices across the United States experienced increases in excess and surplus (E&S) lines insurance premium in 2017, the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) reports. U.S. surplus...
Surplus Line Premium Increased by 6.4% Nationwide in 2017
Feb 19 2018 // All 15 surplus lines service offices across the United States experienced increases in excess and surplus lines insurance premium in 2017, the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas reported. U.S. surplus line premium...
Why Agencies Need Creativity in Hiring Now More Than Ever
Feb 19 2018 // As the economy continues to improve, insurance agencies are finding that hiring and retaining qualified employees, which is never easy, has become even more of a challenge. It’s become tougher even though salaries at...
Surplus Line Premium Increased by 6.4% Nationwide in 2017
Feb 19 2018 // All 15 surplus lines service offices across the United States experienced increases in excess and surplus (E&S) lines insurance premium in 2017, the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) reports. U.S. surplus...
Utah Ready to Sue California Over Coal Power Fee
Feb 14 2018 // Utah lawmakers want the state to set aside $2 million to sue California over rules that make coal-fired power more expensive. The proposal from Republican Rep. Mike Noel passed through a subcommittee this week with only...
Surplus Lines Market Had a Record Breaking Year in 2017
Jan 31 2018 // Across the United States, all 15 surplus lines service offices experienced increases in excess and surplus (E&S) lines insurance premium, totaling $28.1 billion, the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX)...
NFP Names Wadsworth Vice President for Corporate Benefits in Utah
Jan 22 2018 // NFP has named Clint Wadsworth vice president for corporate benefits. Wadsworth has been assigned to oversee and help lead the corporate benefits strategy within NFP’s existing large employer segment. Wadsworth will...
