President-elect Barack Obama has begun laying the groundwork for overhauling the troubled U.S. healthcare system, reaching out to interest groups and building grass-roots support for the huge undertaking. Obama, who takes office on Jan. 20, is using many of the …
A federal judge ruled that the federal government doesn’t have to pay for damage caused by the Hayman wildfire, the worst in Colorado history. U.S. Forest Service worker Terry Barton pleaded guilty to starting the fire in 2002 by burning …
Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Cal Inspection Bureau Inc., is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The company was founded by president Emil Moskowitz, who had a law degree and some experience as an inspector for another inspection company before he decided that it …
Congressional candidates from the Western states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming pulled in donations from a variety of insurance industry interests in 2008, according to the Center for Responsive …
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. Waste Haulers Market Detail: ELM Insurance Brokers Inc. offers automobile and general liability coverage for …
Colorado-based weather researchers say eight hurricanes formed in the Atlantic this year, the same number they predicted before the season but one less than their August update called for. Colorado State University researchers William Gray and Phil Klotzbach said Wednesday …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-” of Rockhill Insurance Group and its four pool members led by Arizona-based Rockhill Insurance Company (RIC). The outlook for all …
Safeco Insurance and Colorado Casualty, both Liberty Mutual Agency Markets companies, announced key management appointments to lead their respective personal and commercial lines operations in their Mountain territory. Claudette A. Kenmir has been named vice president, Safeco Insurance, and Mountain …
An insurance company doesn’t want to pay for any civil damages resulting from the collapse at Crandall Canyon in Utah that killed six coal miners and some of the rescuers who tried to save them. Hartford Casualty Insurance Co. filed …
Barack Obama wasn’t the only one to make history Nov. 4 when he was elected the first black U.S. president. Statehouses also broke ground on several fronts. New Hampshire became the first state in U.S. history to give women the …
