The Arizona Department of Insurance announced that American Family Mutual Insurance Co. will be paying approximately $1.1 million to more than 5,000 homeowner claimants. In the course of investigating a complaint, the ADOI found that American Family Mutual, the third-largest …
The Arizona Court Supreme Court has declined to review a petition challenging a lower court ruling that SCF Arizona paid a “reasonable amount” to two ambulatory surgery centers. In so doing, the court rejected the argument that SCF violated state …
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill to stop local governments from charging accident response fees. House Bill 2003, sponsored by Rep. John Kavanaugh, R-Fountain Hills, prohibits local governments from levying a a fee for emergency response services at …
SCF Arizona, the state’s largest provider of workers’ compensation insurance, has named Noel A. Williams vice president of underwriting. Williams hasextensive property and casualty experience in commercial lines, having spent more than 20 years in the insurance industry. He has …
Individuals and employers in Arizona would be able to buy health insurance policies across state lines under legislation that would excuse out-of-state insurers – and possibly in-state providers – from the state’s coverage mandates. The House approved, 37-21, a Senate-passed …
Western Heritage Insurance Co., based in Scottsdale, Ariz., has appointed Anthony Washington as vice president of Underwriting. Washington will lead all underwriting operations, including the Contract and Programs teams, and will report to Mike Horsman, the company’s president. This new …
The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that parents of minors are on the hook financially for auto accidents that occur, even when the children are violating their parents’ instructions. The high court’s decision in Amy Young v. Kenneth L. Beck …
CBIZ Employee Services, a division of CBIZ Inc., has added Mike Barberio as the vice president at the company’s Phoenix location. Barberio will focus his responsibilities on sales, management and recruiting new producers for the office, as well as provide …
Allstate has launched a recruitment campaign across the West, seeking 15 exclusive agents in New Mexico, 34 in Arizona, 19 in Nevada and 20 in Utah. In New Mexico, targeted areas for agents include Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Las Cruces, …
Brown & Brown Inc. reports that Charles H. Charlie Lydecker has been elected regional president responsible for a number of the company’s retail operations in the state of Florida and for certain of its retail operations in Arizona, New Jersey, …
