Colorado News

Colorado’s Van Gilder Adds Three to Staff

Denver-based Van Gilder has added three persons to its staff. Tony Dodd has joined the firm as an account executive specializing in homeowner association risk management programs. Kyle Krisman has assumed the role of business development with a specific focus …

Ratings Recap: Business Alliance, Berkshire Hathaway, Pathfinder, Trinity Universal, Assured Guaranty

A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to ‘B’ (Fair) from ‘B++’ (Good) and issuer credit rating to “bb” from “bbb” of Business Alliance Insurance Company (BAIC) of San Bruno, Calif. Best also removed the ratings from under …

Attorney Sentenced for Cheating Asbestos Victims of Settlements

A disbarred attorney was sentenced in Miami last week to 15 years in prison for skimming about $13.5 million in settlement money from thousands of clients made ill by asbestos and using it to support a swank lifestyle. Louis S. …

Hurricane Forecaster Changes Formula, Predicts Active 2008 Season

Using a simplified forecasting technique, researcher William Gray is predicting an above-average hurricane season in the Atlantic next year, with seven hurricanes, three of them major. Gray’s team at Colorado State University had called for above-average storm seasons the past …

Colorado Supreme Court Says Lack of Seatbelt Use Can Limit Damage Awards

The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that a jury should consider a person’s failure to use a seatbelt when determining damages for pain and suffering resulting from an automobile accident. In Valdez v. Pringle, a jury found that Debbie Jo …

Flood & Peterson Insurance Hires Surety Bond Expert

Flood & Peterson Insurance of Greeley, Colo., has added Rusty Lear, a 21-year veteran of the surety bonding industry, to its staff. Lear, who has worked in Colorado for 15 years, previously worked for eight years as an executive construction …

Jury Awards $9.5 Million to Family of Former Chicago Blackhawks Star

A jury awarded $9.5 million on Nov. 30th to the family of former Chicago Blackhawks star Keith Magnuson in a wrongful-death lawsuit against former NHL player Rob Ramage, whose drunken driving accident left Magnuson dead. Magnuson’s wife and two children …

New Markets

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New Markets

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New Markets

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