Latest Utah Headlines
All the headlines from our Utah Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Utah Has 1,800 Injuries Annually from Off-Road Vehicles
Aug 10 2011 // An average of 14 people die and 1,800 people are injured in Utah every year riding motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles. The Deseret News of Salt Lake City says (http://bit.ly/oYIZZp) a report from the Utah...
Utah Parents Sue Police, City Over Son’s Shooting Death
Jul 15 2011 // A West Valley City, Utah couple is suing police, claiming officers used excessive force in the 2010 shooting death of their son. Etta and Frank Chief filed the civil lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City this...
Utah Underwriters Society Names New Officers
Jun 30 2011 // The Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society Utah Cchapter has installed its 2011-2012 officers. They are: President Glen Kuball, Vice President, Underwriting, Workers Compensation Fund; Vice President, Lee...
Lawsuit Filed by Family of Drowned Utah Boy
Jun 16 2011 // The family of a Utah boy who drowned after he fell from a pipe spanning a Salt Lake City canal in 2009 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city and the state. KTVX says attorneys for 8-year-old Trejon...
Ex-Utah Football Star Sues Medical Tech Company
Jun 14 2011 // A former University of Utah football star has sued a medical technology company, saying a postsurgical device implanted into his shoulder to relieve pain caused permanent damage to the joint. Jason Kaufusi’s lawsuit...
Flood Warnings Issued for 7 Utah Counties
May 31 2011 // Flood warnings are in effect for seven Utah counties as three rivers flow over their banks. The National Weather Service says the Weber River and Lost Creek in northern Utah are flooding and the Sevier River in central...
Ratings Recap: Keystone, Forestry Mutual, Residential Re, National Unity, Dakota
May 12 2011 // A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to ‘A+’ (Superior) from’ B++’ (Good) and the issuer credit ratings (ICRs) to “aa-” from “bbb” of Keystone...
Insurer Settles Suit With Former Utah Frat Members
May 3 2011 // A Georgia insurance company that paid a wrongful death claim on behalf of a former Utah State University fraternity has settled the lawsuit it brought against four of the fraternity’s members. The Herald Journal of...
100 Years of Relationships
May 2 2011 // Fourth Generation Family Owned Moreton & Co. Honors Traditional Values Top 100 Agency Profile Rank: No. 18* Agency Name: Moreton & Co. Main Office: Salt Lake City, Utah Additional Locations: Sandy, Utah; Boise,...
Utah Legislature Approves Legislation Restricting Accident Response Fees
Mar 21 2011 // Taking a proactive stance against “crash taxes,” Utah legislators have approved a measure to restrict emergency response organizations such as fire and police from charging fees to motorist or insurers for...
Utah Legislature Approves Legislation Restricting Accident Response Fees
Mar 11 2011 // Taking a proactive stance against “crash taxes,” Utah legislators have approving a measure to restrict emergency response organizations such as fire and police from charging fees to motorist or insurers for...
Utah Adds 54 Captive Insurance Companies
Feb 11 2011 // Utah gained 54 new captive insurance companies during 2010, according to the Utah Insurance Department. At the end of the year, there were 188 captive insurers in active operation with another 11 new applications pending....
Business Moves
Feb 7 2011 // Brown & Brown, Balcos Insurance, Mike Howard Insurance Brown & Brown Inc. subsidiary Brown & Brown of Washington Inc. acquired substantially all of the assets of Balcos Insurance, Inc. and M C H Inc. of Seattle...
Utah Bill Targets Construction Companies That Skirt Workers’ Comp
Jan 31 2011 // Utah Senate Bill 35 is going after construction companies, requiring them to pay workers’ compensation and contribute to unemployment insurance and withholding taxes as long as their employees own less than 20...
Hair Named Chief Risk Operator for Utah Workers Compensation Fund
Jan 26 2011 // Dan Hair, Utah Workers Compensation Fund senior vice president and chief underwriting and safety officer, has been promoted to chief risk operator. He will be responsible for developing and implementing an enterprise risk...
Bock Appointed Farmers Insurance Utah State Executive Director
Jan 19 2011 // Jeff Bock, currently director of the Farmers Minneapolis Business Development Center, has been appointed state executive director of Utah, according to Farmers Insurance. Bock began his career with Farmers in 1987 as a...
Wiseman Insurance Agency Joins ISU Network
Jan 6 2011 // Wiseman Insurance Agency has joined the ISU Network, ISU International announced. Founded in 1935, ISU Wiseman Insurance Agency has been a family run business for four generations and is located in Provo, Utah. Currently...
People
Nov 1 2010 // Juan Andrade stepped down as Commercial Markets president at The Hartford to join Ace as president of the insurers’ Global Personal Lines and Small Commercial Insurance division. He will assume the new position with...
The Buckner Co. Named One of Utah’s Fastest Growing Companies
Oct 28 2010 // The Buckner Co. has been honored for the second yar in the row by the Mountain West Capital Network’s Utah 100 Event. MWCN has organized the Utah 100 event for 16 years as a way to recognize the industry-leaders and...
Utah Workers’ Compensation Carrier to Expand in the Western U.S.
Oct 21 2010 // Utah Business Insurance Company (UBIC) has retained Andrew Olwert as part of its leadership team in order to expand its footprint in the West. Mr. Olwert will initially help UBIC position itself both operationally and...
