Colorado News

Study: Despite Rules, Surgery Mistakes Continuing

Three healthy men had their prostate glands removed. Five people had surgery on the wrong part of their spines. A child underwent an unneeded ear operation after the wrong person was called to go to the operating room. Despite efforts …

Strategic Planning Tips: Why Strategize?

Plenty of Agencies Have Succeeded Without Any Real Strategy, So Why Bother? It’s a question of potential. Without strategic planning, what is being left on the table? What opportunities are being missed? Can pure optimism and raw skill generate thriving …

The Power of More

Why the Time is Right for Agency Networks They go by many names — networks, alliances, franchises, clusters and aggregators — but all have similar goals. Aggregator groups have been around the insurance industry for more than three decades but …

Advertising, Claims Handling Drive Reputations of Auto Insurers

Consumers have been highly satisfied with their auto insurance companies over the past year, and they view Allstate, State Farm and Geico as the most reputable providers, according to a new survey. The survey conducted in August by Colorado-based Market …

Colorado Raising Workers’ Comp Insurance Loss Costs 3.4%

Most Colorado employers will be looking at an average 3.4 percent increase in workers’ compensation insurance loss costs, increasing the overall premiums they pay for workers compensation insurance in 2011, the state Department of Regulatory Agencies Division of Insurance announced. …

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. Roofers Market Detail: Leo Risk Services, a regional wholesale broker, has markets for roofing contractors …

Judge Lets States’ Suit Against Obama Healthcare Law Proceed

U.S. states can proceed with a lawsuit seeking to overturn President Barack Obama’s landmark healthcare reform law, a Florida judge ruled Thursday. U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson had said at a hearing last month that he would block efforts by …

U.S. Avoids Major Landfall So Far in Active Hurricane Season

The 2010 Atlantic hurricane season has been very active in the number of storms but is likely to go down as a non-event for most people in the United States, which has so far dodged a major landfall, the top …

RMS Reviews 2010 Hurricane Season to Date

Risk Management Solutions reports that as of October 5, 2010, there are “exactly eight weeks left until the end of the official hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to November 30. To date, 14 named storms have developed, seven …

Aon Benfield’s Monthly Cat Report Highlights Tropical Cyclones, NZ Quake