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New Mexico Insurance Superintendent Issues Cease & Desist Order

The New Mexico Superintendent of Insurance has officially notified TraffiCare International LLC to cease and desist all New Mexico operations due to their failure to obtain the required licenses and certificate of authority in New Mexico. TraffiCare is offering New …

Worries Mount Over Winter Wildfire Season Not Soon to End

A winter wildfire season offers some unique challenges for firefighters like Mike Lopez. Lopez is president of CDF Firefighters, which represents the employees of California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire as it’s best known. Lopez has …

Claims From Yarnell Hill Fire Denied by Arizona City

The city of Prescott has denied more than 100 damage claims seeking a total of $662 million for property owners and relatives of firefighters who died in the Yarnell Hill fire in Arizona. Ninety-one property owners filed claims and 17 …

$52M Awarded by Montana Jury in Lawsuit Against Bank

A Montana jury has awarded an office supply manufacturer $52 million in its lawsuit against its former bank. Masters Group International Inc. sued Comerica Inc. after the bank reneged on a November 2008 agreement to delay collection of a $10.5 …

Huston Joins SullivanCurtisMonroe Los Angeles Office

SullivanCurtisMonroe Insurance Services LLC named Greg Huston vice president at the firm’s Los Angeles employee benefits division. Huston comes to SCM from Trapani Dickins & Associates. Prior to that he was with Standard Insurance of Oregon. Irvine, Calif.-based SCM is …

Haucke to Lead Ironshore’s New Branch Office In Denver

Ironshore Inc. has named Christian Haucke as branch executive of the Mountain West Region to lead development efforts in the newly established Denver, Colo. office. Haucke will report to Adam Witten, regional executive of the Western Region. Haucke joined Ironshore …

Fosdick Named Sales Leader in Swett & Crawford’s Los Angeles Office

Swett & Crawford, part of Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford, named John Fosdick sales leader for Swett & Crawford’s Los Angeles office. Fosdick will continue to be the sales leader for Swett & Crawford’s Irvine, Calif. office as well as …

Felony DUI Bill Working in Washington Legislature

A Seattle man who lost his parents and whose wife and infant son were seriously injured last March by a drunken driver asked a Senate panel on Monday to pass a measure that would make it a felony charge to …

Nearly Half Of Utah Car Deaths: Seatbelts Off

Utah transportation officials say they counted 219 traffic deaths in Utah in 2013, and almost half of the car crash victims who died hadn’t been wearing seatbelts. The Utah Department of Transportation statistics released Tuesday show two more deaths last …

CNA Names Nieman Los Angeles Branch Vice President

CNA Financial Corp. named Riki Nieman vice president for its Los Angeles Branch office. Nieman comes to CNA from ACE, where she was national segment vice president for regional operations. Prior to her most recent role, she held various leadership …

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