Wyoming News

Pipelines at Risk of Failure in Montana, Wyoming

Federal safety regulators disclosed problems Tuesday with oil and other hazardous liquid pipelines at seven major river crossings and hundreds of smaller crossings in Montana and northern Wyoming, problems that could put the lines at increased risk of failure. Problems …

Cheyenne Hail Damage Could Reach Millions

Damage from the thunderstorm that dropped golfball-sized hail on Cheyenne is expected to reach into the “tens of millions,” according to the insurance industry. The executive director of the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association, Carole Walker, said that the damage …

Wyoming Gov Signs Disaster Declaration for Flooding

Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead has signed a disaster declaration for damages around the state caused by the ongoing flooding. The state estimates about $6.8 million in damages so far to agriculture and infrastructure. That includes the cost of preventative efforts, …

Baseball League Not Liable in Woman’s Death, Wyoming Jury Rules

A Wyoming jury has ruled that a youth baseball league is not responsible for the death of a woman at a Casper ball field in 2008. The jury concluded Casper Youth Baseball did not behave negligently in connection with the …

Wyoming Senate Kills Workplace Gun Bill

A Wyoming legislative committee has killed a bill that would have barred employers in the state from prohibiting their workers from keeping guns in their vehicles at the workplace. The Senate Transportation Committee voted 5-0 on to defeat the workplace …

Wyoming Bill Would Allow Guns in Cars at Work

The Wyoming House is considering a bill that would prevent employers from prohibiting workers from keeping guns in their vehicles at the workplace. The House voted 36-23 in favor of House Bill 207, sponsored by Rep. Sam Krone, R-Cody. The …

Wyoming Roads Deadliest in U.S. in 2009

A national survey says Wyoming led the nation with the highest number of traffic deaths per capita in 2009. The study conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says Wyoming had 24.6 deaths per 100,000 residents in 2009 based …

2010’s Top Insurance Stories in the West

In 2009, independent insurance agents and brokers faced a “perfect storm” with the economic downturn, premiums at a fraction of what they used to be, and unemployment and home foreclosure rates up, said Kevin Baker of San Jose, Calif.-based Suhr …

How an E&O Claim Could Affect Agency Employee’s Career

Survey Finds Agencies Take a Second Look at Hiring Employees With Past E&O Histories Today’s soft insurance market, reduced commissions and a tough economy for agency owners and their clients might be adding to agency errors and omissions (E&O) exposures. …

Ratings Recap: State Auto National, Mountain West Farm Bureau

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has placed its ‘A-‘ counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on State Auto National Insurance Co. (SA National), a subsidiary of State Auto Financial Corp. and a member of SAG, on CreditWatch with negative implications. …