Latest Utah Headlines
All the headlines from our Utah Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Leavitt Group Insurance Advisors Adds Scott in Utah
Jan 12 2018 // Salt Lake City, Utah-based Leavitt Group Insurance Advisors has named Mike Scott a senior risk advisor and director of program business. Scott will focus on middle markets, large accounts, and hard-to-place specialty...
American Enterprise Group Acquires Utah-Based Great Western Insurance
Jan 5 2018 // American Republic Insurance Co. has signed an agreement to acquire Great Western Insurance Co. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, and the deal is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory...
2 Leavitt Group Agencies in Utah Merge
Dec 18 2017 // Okerlund, Sorensen & Leavitt Insurance Agency in Richfield, Utah, and Briggs-Yardley Leavitt Insurance Agency in Salina, Utah, have merged operations. The combined agency’s managing principal is Cory Sorensen,...
Utah Seeing Increase in Drug-Related Deadly Crashes, Report Shows
Dec 4 2017 // The number of fatal car crashes linked to drivers on drugs has spiked in the last two years in Utah while alcohol-related fatal wrecks have declined slightly, state figures show. The Legislature’s annual report on...
Utah Seeing Increase in Drug-Related Deadly Crashes, Report Shows
Nov 27 2017 // The number of fatal car crashes linked to drivers on drugs has spiked in the last two years in Utah while alcohol-related fatal wrecks have declined slightly, state figures show. The state Legislature’s annual report...
Worried About Hackers, States Turn to Cyber Insurance
Nov 13 2017 // As the threat from hackers and cybercriminals intensifies, a growing number of states are buying cyber insurance to protect themselves — and taxpayers. “It’s expensive. It’s a big budget item for us....
Insurtech Mobile-Based Auto Insurer Root Expands into Utah
Oct 13 2017 // Root Insurance has expanded its services to drivers in Utah. Root, which is now operating in Illinois, Oklahoma, Indiana, Ohio and Arizona, asserts that drivers can save up to 52 percent by using Root’s data-driven...
USI Names Swensen P/C Practice Leader in Utah
Oct 4 2017 // USI Insurance Services has named Chris Swensen property/casualty practice leader for its Salt Lake City, Utah, office. Swensen has 18 years of insurance industry experience, including group captives, professional...
Fire in Utah City Isn’t Expected to Drive up Insurance Rates
Sep 26 2017 // Insurance rates aren’t expected to go up in Ogden neighborhood where a wildfire destroyed three homes and caused the evacuations of hundreds. But authorities are warning the residents to be on high alert for...
Damage From Rare Utah Tornado Still Being Felt a Year Later
Sep 26 2017 // Damage from a rare tornado that ripped through a Utah county a year ago still lingers in the homes and minds of people who live in its path. The twister gutted 12 homes and damaged dozens more in Weber County, causing a...
Utah Judge Awards Ex-Teen Bride $16M in Case Against Polygamous Group
Sep 12 2017 // A woman who was married to her cousin at age 14 in a ceremony overseen by polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs has won a $16 million lawsuit against the group. Elissa Wall’s lawyer said that the decision lets...
Prospect General Expands Admitted Residential Flood Program into Utah
Sep 11 2017 // Prospect General Insurance Agency has expanded Flood Guard, an admitted residential flood insurance product, into Utah. Flood Guard is an alternative to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Through its rating...
Official Blames Humans for Utah’s Wildfire Cost Doubling
Sep 4 2017 // Utah State Forester Brian Cottam said “stupid human tricks” have led to the states’ wildfire bill being double what it usually is. Cottam says the cost to Utah for this year’s wildfires is projected...
Official Blames Humans for Utah’s Wildfire Cost Doubling
Aug 25 2017 // Utah State Forester Brian Cottam said “stupid human tricks” have led to the states’ wildfire bill being double what it usually is. Cottam says the cost to Utah for this year’s wildfires is projected...
Idaho Taps Utah Company to Deploy App for Eclipse Traffic
Aug 17 2017 // Idaho Transportation Department officials are hoping technology from a Utah company will help improve traveler safety if traffic comes to a complete halt during the solar eclipse. Millions across the country are expected...
SelectHealth’s Schneider Joins GBS Benefits in Utah as President
Jul 18 2017 // Salt Lake City, Utah-based GBS Benefits Inc. has named Scott Schneider president. Schneider has a background in finance, underwriting and sales. Rick Fielding, who has been the president of GBS since the company’s...
Costs for Fighting Utah Wildfire Reached Nearly $34M
Jul 17 2017 // The cost of fighting a southern Utah wildfire that forced hundreds of people to evacuate has reached nearly $34 million. Fire spokeswoman Julie Thomas said the tab for fighting the blaze near the Utah ski town of Brian...
The Buckner Co. in Utah Names Braxton Vice President of Acquisitions and Development
Jul 7 2017 // The Buckner Co. has named Keith Braxton, the former President of Buckner of Colorado, vice president of acquisitions and development. Braxton will be responsible for helping the organization grow externally through...
Utah Blaze Now Nation’s Largest Active Wildfire
Jun 27 2017 // The nation’s largest wildfire is burning in Utah and has forced more than 1,500 people from their homes and cabins in a mountain area that’s home to a ski town. Firefighters battled high winds Monday as they...
Utah Tattoo Parlor Settles with Man Who Has HIV
Jun 26 2017 // A 27-year-old Utah college student with HIV has reached a settlement with a tattoo parlor that denied him service based on his medical condition. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that denying the student service was a...
