Utah News

E. Coli Fear Spurs Ground Beef Recall in 10 States

Supervalu Inc. announced this week that it was recalling some ground beef sold in its Albertsons and Save-A-Lot stores because it is believed to be contaminated with E. coli. Most of the products were sold under the Moran’s label at …

Bristol West to Sell Auto Insurance in Utah

Bristol West Holdings Inc. of Davie, Fla., announced that it has begun writing private passenger automobile insurance in Utah. With the addition of Utah, Bristol West now writes insurances in 25 states. Jeffrey J. Dailey, Bristol West’s CEO, said Utah …

Business Moves

Cadence, Strategic Independent Agents Alliance Cadence Insurance Services of Colorado Springs, Colo., became a member of the Strategic Independent Agents Alliance, a network of independent insurance agencies. Cadence Insurance Services joined the ICA Agency Alliance Master Agency network in Colorado …

Insurers try to prevent losses in wildfire hotspots

Spooked by devastating wildfire seasons, the nation’s top insurers are inspecting homes in high-risk areas throughout the West and threatening to cancel coverage if owners don’t clear brush or take other precautions. The inspections have angered homeowners and watchdog groups …

Personal Lines Leaders

Agency Name 2006 Personal Personal Total 2006 Main Office Main Office Web site Lines Lines P/C Premiums City State Premium Revenue Written 1 Keystone Insurers Group $316.0 million $39.5 million $790.0 million Northumberland Pennsylvania www.keystoneinsgrp.com 2 The Leavitt Group $300.0 …

Insurers try to prevent losses in wildfire hotspots

Spooked by devastating wildfire seasons, the nation’s top insurers are inspecting homes in high-risk areas throughout the West and threatening to cancel coverage if owners don’t clear brush or take other precautions. The inspections have angered homeowners and watchdog groups …

Ace USA Makes Senior Level Appointments in San Francisco

Ace USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the Ace Group of Companies, announced that Brian Witzmann has been appointed senior vice president and regional executive officer for Ace USA’s Northwest Region, and Stephen Dennison has been named client executive. …

House Passes Bill Blocking Giant Retailers’ Entry into Banking

The U.S. House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a measure closing a loophole and blocking giant retailers like Wal-Mart and The Home Dept from owning industrial loan corporations, or ILCs. For ILCs already owned by commercial firms, the bill would …

My New Markets

Allied Medical Organizations PL/GL Nuts & Bolts: Travis-Pedersen Associates Inc. is now offering a policy that covers a broad range of medical malpractice and general liability exposures. Allied health care facilities are those businesses that provide medical services directly to …

Legislators aim to crack down on fraud

For years, Al Capone outwitted federal efforts to nail him for murder and other mobster-type crimes. The feds finally took him down with a breathtakingly simple courtroom gambit: tax evasion. California Capones Modern-day insurance Capones can expect a similar fate …