Firefighters struggled to gain control of a series of wind-driven wildfires burning across Northern California, including a raging forest fire that forced hundreds to flee their homes in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The fast-moving blaze in the Bonny Doon area, …
Government food inspectors say Ohio-grown tomatoes are still safe to eat. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says Ohio tomatoes are not part of a salmonella outbreak linked to three types of raw tomatoes. McDonald’s, Wal-Mart, Burger King, and Kroger …
Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter has signed Senate Bill 11, which creates rules concerning funding for the provision of uncompensated trauma care to persons injured in motor vehicle accidents, and House Bill 1407, allowing the insurance commissioner to increase the penalties …
Colorado consumers need to be aware of an insurance scam that appears to be operating in the aftermath of the Windsor tornado, according to the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association. In one case reported to the association, the would-be victim …
Preferred Professional Insurance Company (PPIC), an Omaha-based Catholic-owned medical liability insurance firm, recently announced two additions to its staff: Lyda H. Whiteside as account executive, and Lisa M. Wendell as agency account coordinator. Whiteside will be responsible for generating new …
Enforcement actions taken by Texas Insurance Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during April 2008 include nine license revocations, two license denials and fines and restitution totaling $771,165. The today announced Copies of Geeslin’s orders may be obtained by contacting …
One insurance company based in the Midwest says weather-related losses are adding up quickly. Madison, Wis.-based American Family Insurance Company says that claims are mounting in the Midwest since tornados, windstorms, hail and flooding have hit the multi-state area all …
Arson is suspected in a fire that swept through the Texas Governor’s Mansion early on June 8, causing damage that state officials described as “bordering on catastrophic.” The 150-year-old mansion has been undergoing a complete, $10 million renovation since October …
Michael Van Gilder, CEO of Van Gilder Insurance Corp., and Steve Schneider, president of CB Insurance LLC, an affiliate of Central Bancorp, announced their firms have signed a letter of intent for the sale and purchase of Van Gilder’s Colorado …
Weather researcher William Gray’s team is calling for eight hurricanes in the Atlantic this year, four of them major. The forecast calls for a very active season, with 15 named storms. The revised outlook from the Colorado State University researchers …
