Colorado News

5 Florida Regions Among Top 10 Tornado-Prone

The rural area to the northeast of Denver, Colo., tops the nation when it comes to regions most prone to tornados, according to Boston-based CDS Business Mapping LLC, an online hazard mapping firm. The top 10 most tornado prone metro-areas …

Figures

35 The number of compensable fatalities the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services’ Workers’ Compensation Division received notification of in 2007 – the third-lowest number reported since the state began tracking the statistic in 1943. According to DCBS’ statistics, …

Colorado Casualty Offers Farm Line of Business Online

Englewood, Colo-based Colorado Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, is offering farm line of business (ISO Division Four) on Commercial IQ, its web-based application for quoting and application submission, for agents in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah …

NATIONAL COVERAGE

S&P Says Nationals Safe, While Midwest- Focused Insurers at Risk N2 | Washington Report House Subcommittee Moves Key Federal Insurance Regulation Bills N4 | Home Insurers Bitten by $350 Million in Dog Claims Average Liability Claim Tops $24,000 N6 | …

Flood & Peterson Distributes $2.7 Million in Workers’ Comp Insurance Dividends

Greeley, Colo.-based Flood & Peterson Insurance recently distributed $2.7 million in workers’ compensation dividend checks to 1,227 Colorado clients as a reward for maintaining safe workplaces. The $2.7 million in dividend checks that Flood & Peterson distributed come from Pinnacol …

ASI Lloyds Expands Property Coverage Offerings in Louisiana

ASI Lloyds (ASI), a subsidiary of Florida-based American Strategic Insurance Corp. and an admitted Louisiana insurer, has launched an investor, rental and seasonal dwelling policy for Louisiana properties in addition to its current homeowners offering. ASI opened for business in …

More Nebraska Beef Recalled Despite Assurances

Federal authorities last month assured consumers that a meat plant linked to nearly 50 illnesses caused by tainted ground beef had made enough changes after a recall to ensure that its products were safe. Less than a month later, the …

Colorado Complaint Index Compares Insurance Companies

Colorado’s Division of Insurance has published an online index of insurance company complaints, allowing consumers to see whether a company has an above, below, or average number of complaints compared to other companies. “When consumers consider doing business with a …

Colorado Climatologist Raises Hurricane Forecast

Noted hurricane researcher William Gray, a former Colorado State University climatologist, has revised his Atlantic forecast upward and now calls for a total of nine hurricanes this season — an increase of one. Gray said five of the hurricanes will …

Texas Orders $4.4M in Fines and Restitution in June

Enforcement actions by Texas Commissioner Mike Geeslin in June included five license revocations, a license denial, and fines and restitution totaling $4,422,505, theTexas Department of Insurance reported. Copies of Geeslin’s orders may be obtained by contacting TDI’s Public Information Office. …