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Utah Insurance Agent Barred from Business in North Dakota

A Utah insurance agent has been ordered to stop doing business in North Dakota. State Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm says Bart Winterton of Vernal, Utah, operated as an insurance producer without being licensed in North Dakota. Hamm’s cease-and-desist order bars …

Utah Counties Sue BLM Over Road Dispute

State officials say 10 Utah counties have sued the federal government over title to thousands of miles of roads that cross public land in the state, and 12 more counties are expected to follow suit next week. Utah Chief Deputy …

Utah: 750K More Victims In Health Dept Data Breach

An additional 750,000 people had their personal information stolen by hackers, state health officials said this week after discovering that the thieves downloaded thousands more files of data than authorities initially believed. Officials originally estimated that about 24,000 people had …

Colorado Casualty Names Brewer Regional VP for Denver Region

Centennial, Colo.-based Colorado Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Corp. regional company, named Michael C. Brewer to regional vice president for the company’s Denver region. The Denver region is comprised of Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. Brewer will be responsible for growing …

Utah Medical Records Breach More Extensive

Health officials in Utah say hackers who downloaded thousands of medical files from state computers last week stole far more personal information than originally thought. The Utah Department of Health said Friday that nearly 182,000 recipients of Medicaid and the …

K2 Acquires Majority Stake in Midwestern

San Diego, Calif.-based managing general agent K2 Insurance Services LLC has acquired a majority stake in Midwestern Insurance Alliance Inc., an MGA based in Louisville, Ky. that underwrites workers’ compensation coverage with a focus on transportation. Terms of the deal …

Union Pacific to Pay $1.5 Million in Fines

Union Pacific Railroad will pay $1.5 million in fines for environmental damage in Provo and other areas of the Intermountain West. The Daily Herald of Provo reported the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the settlement in a news release last …

Utah Officer Dismissed From Suit Over Student’s Death

A federal judge has dismissed the city of St. George, Utah and one of its police officers from a lawsuit filed by the parents of a high school student who was killed while handling a blank-firing prop pistol just before …

Utah Offers New Earthquake Hazard Maps for Salt Lake County

Utah is selling new maps that show the shaking intensity of earthquakes for the west half of Salt Lake County. The set of 10 maps also spotlights the risks of landslides, rock falls, floods, radon gas and other hazards in …

Feds Reimburse County in Utah for Flooding Damages

The federal government has reimbursed Cache County, Utah and municipalities more than $780,000 for flooding damages last spring. The Herald Journal of Logan reported that President Barack Obama approved the request after declaring an emergency for the area. A record-breaking …