Wyoming News

BW Insurance Agency Acquires Contractor’s Insurance Services

Bank of the West’s subsidiary BW Insurance Agency Inc. has acquired Contractor’s Insurance Services Inc., a full-service agency that specializes in providing commercial and personal lines, risk management and asset protection services for the building industry throughout the Pacific Northwest. …

Ohio, 39 States Settle with Sony BMG over Anti-copying Software

SONY BMG Music Entertainment has agreed to pay Ohio and 39 additional states $4.25 million to resolve the states’ investigation into problems that arose when SONY placed anti-copying software on music CDs without notifying consumers. “The Consumer Sales Practices Act …

Drunk Driving Death Rates Declined in 23 States Last Year

Drunken-driving deaths declined slightly across the nation in 2005, and the rate of drunken-driving deaths fell in 23 states, according to transportation officials. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that 23 states and Puerto Rico had a decrease in …

New Markets

Accident Site and Public Response Nuts & Bolts: AIG Specialty Excess, an umbrella and excess casualty underwriting unit of the AIG Companies, announced the addition of Accident Site Advisor and PublicResponse to its excess liability insurance. The built-in enhancements, catering …

New Markets

Accident Site and Public Response Nuts & Bolts: AIG Specialty Excess, an umbrella and excess casualty underwriting unit of the AIG Companies, announced the addition of Accident Site Advisor and PublicResponse to its excess liability insurance. The built-in enhancements, catering …

Colorado Airport Singing Holiday Blues; Losses Just Now Rolling In

Stranded travelers lined up at ticket counters at snowbound Denver International Airport early Thursday, hoping to get out of town amid a powerful snowstorm that paralyzed Colorado’s biggest cities with up to 2 feet of snow. The news wasn’t comforting: …

Storm Closes Cheyenne Government Offices, Interstates

A major winter storm hit southeastern Wyoming on Wednesday, closing interstate highways, stranding travelers and sending government workers home early in Cheyenne. Mike Sowko, forecaster with the National Weather Service in Cheyenne, said Wednesday evening that the storm was the …

Minn. Taco John’s CEO Offers to Pay Medical Bills for E. Coli Victims

The head of Taco John’s International offered this week to pay medical bills for customers who got ill from E. coli bacteria at three of the chain’s Mexican restaurants. Some 76 people were sickened after eating at Taco John’s in …

Report: Growth in Health Premiums Outpaces Earnings in Wyoming

Health care premiums grew about six times faster than earnings for Wyoming workers from 2000 to 2006, according to a report issued Monday by a consumer group. Families USA found that annual premiums for family health care coverage offered through …

State Preparations for Pandemic Flu Creative But Vary Widely

Trailers packed with cots and medical supplies are parked in secret locations around Colorado, ready for doctors to open makeshift hospitals in school gyms if a flu pandemic strikes. Parts of southeastern Washington are considering drive-thru flu shots during a …