Latest Utah Headlines
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Utah Insurance License Reinstatements Now Available Online
Feb 2 2009 // All insurance licensees can now reinstate a lapsed license electronically if it has been less than one year since the inactivation date, the Utah Department of Insurance announced. Resident licensees can reinstate by going...
Insurance Seen as Possible Motive in Vegas Slaying
Jan 12 2009 // Authorities didn’t believe Thomas William Randolph’s claim that an armed intruder shot and killed his wife before he shot and killed the gunman last May. Las Vegas police homicide Lt. Lewis Roberts said...
States Rate Poorly on Consumer Insurance Information on Web
Jan 11 2009 // A national consumer group says state insurance departments vary in the quality of the information they provide consumers online, with differences in the usefulness of information such as the rates and practices of...
Family of Utah Mine Collapse Victim Awarded Money
Jan 6 2009 // A coal company has been ordered to pay full benefits to the family of one of the six miners killed in the 2007 collapse of the Crandall Canyon mine. An administrative judge for the Utah Labor Commission ordered Genwal...
Farmers Insurance Ranks Most Secure Places to Live; Northwest Tops List
Dec 15 2008 // Those seeking a place to live, work or raise a family in a safe and secure environment should consider the Pacific Northwest, according to the fifth annual Most Secure U.S. Places to Live rankings from Farmers Insurance...
Insurers’ Backing Sought for Car Key That Jams Teen Drivers’ Cell Phones
Dec 12 2008 // University of Utah researchers have developed an automobile ignition key that prevents teenagers from talking on cell phones or sending text messages while driving. The inventors are hoping the insurance industry will back...
New Markets
Nov 16 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Employer Stop Loss Market Detail: Markel...
Farmers Insurance Partners with Utah Gang Investigator Association
Nov 10 2008 // Recognizing the growing menace of gangs in Utah, Farmers Insurance Group of Companies has partnered with the Utah Gang Investigator Association and Law enforcement agencies through the sponsorship of a parent guidebook to...
Utah Motorcycle Deaths Hit Record High
Nov 2 2008 // More motorcycle riders than ever have died in Utah in 2008. Motorcycle deaths hit a record low in 1997 in the United States, but the number of deaths has reached record highs both nationally and in Utah since then. More...
New Markets
Nov 2 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Eliminate Forced Placed Coverage Market...
Utah Motorcycle Deaths Hit Record High
Oct 22 2008 // More motorcycle riders than ever have died in Utah in 2008. Motorcycle deaths hit a record low in 1997 in the U.S., but the number of deaths has reached record highs both nationally and in Utah since then. More than two...
Court: Pharmacy Can Be Liable for Dispensing Withdrawn Drugs
Oct 3 2008 // The Utah Supreme Court has ruled that a pharmacy may be held liable in negligence for continuing to fill prescriptions for a drug that has been withdrawn from the market by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and/or the...
Utah City to Allow Off-Highway Vehicles on Streets
Sep 30 2008 // Dirt bikes, snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles will be allowed on most city streets in Providence, Utah. The city council has approved the new ordinance, which will go into effect in October. Drivers of off-highway...
The Road to a Paper-Free Environment Goes Beyond Technology
Sep 22 2008 // Paperless Agencies Create Better Workflows, Enhance Service, Security and Save Money, Too On the side of a Utah highway, the client had been pulled over by a state trooper at a traffic stop. It was a frustrating...
Feds: Civil Suits Unaffected by Mine Investigation
Sep 10 2008 // Federal officials say a criminal investigation of the Crandall Canyon, Utah, mine disaster doesn’t preclude civil suits against those associated with the mine. The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration asked...
Fire Near Draper, Utah, Threatens 112 Buildings
Aug 27 2008 // A 600-acre wildfire near Draper, Utah, continues to threaten more than 100 buildings. Fire officials said Aug. 26, 2008, they’re trying to establish containment lines around the blaze. On Aug. 25, more than 60 homes...
New Markets
Aug 21 2008 // New Markets The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Builders Risk and Affiliated...
Texas-based American National to Challenge Utah Jury Verdict
Aug 14 2008 // Galveston, Texas-based American National Insurance Company and its subsidiaries American National Property and Casualty Company and American National General Insurance Company plan to fight a jury verdict in a case related...
Utah’s Jack Byrne Legendary in Insurance Circles
Aug 7 2008 // Jack Byrne’s magic business touch has been all about the basics paired with high drama. Once hailed as the Babe Ruth of insurance, he was the man who long ago saved Geico, the automobile insurer that later became a...
Utah Department of Insurance Announces New Office Hours
Aug 3 2008 // Beginning Aug. 4, 2008, Utah’s Department of Insurance has new office hours designed to better serve customers. New extended hours are 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. The office is closed on Fridays, but...
