Willis HRH, the North American retail business of global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings, has named Jason M. Richardson as managing partner of its Colorado operations. In his new role, Richardson will be responsible for the company’s retail offices in …
Bermuda-based Validus Holdings, Ltd. Has appointed Charles F.A. Cooper as the Head of North American Property Catastrophe Reinsurance Underwriting of Validus’ wholly-owned subsidiary Validus Reinsurance, Ltd., effective immediately. Validus RE CEO Conan Ward, noted Cooper’s “over fourteen years of international …
An environmental group is trying to slow development near ecologically fragile dry washes and desert riverbeds in Arizona by targeting the federal agency that provides the flood insurance essential to building there. WildEarth Guardians’ novel approach in its lawsuit against …
Executives from Colorado’s state-chartered workers’ compensation insurance company defended themselves against accusations of lavish spending and excess profits on Friday and they told lawmakers it would be counterproductive for them to mistreat injured workers to increase profits. Pinnacol CEO Ken …
Colorado’s dominant workers compensation insurer is defending its spending on travel and entertainment for its agents, telling Colorado lawmakers it’s good for morale and helps lower costs in the long run. Pinnacol Assurance’s expenses have included $143,930 for a luxury …
Colorado Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company headquartered in Centennial, Colo., has appointed Brent Irving to regional vice president for the company’s Arizona territory, which includes Nevada and New Mexico. Prior to this appointment, Irving was vice president …
40 The number of hours of training in a single 24-hour day claimed by some Denver firefighters in false reports to Insurance Services Office, which rates fire protection based on training and other factors. The Denver Fire Department has acknowledged …
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Firefighters made more progress Wednesday morning against a giant wildfire that has ravaged a national forest north of Los Angeles, with another day of cooperative weather providing a big assist to beleaguered fire crews. The blaze in the Angeles National …
A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to positive from stable for the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “aa-” and has affirmed the ICRs and financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A+’ (Superior) of Houston Casualty Group (HCC) and its property/casualty …
