January 4, 2007
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. …
December 28, 2006
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 …
December 26, 2006
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 …
December 25, 2006
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 …
December 24, 2006
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 …
December 22, 2006
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: …
December 22, 2006
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 …
December 21, 2006
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 …
December 20, 2006
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 …
December 19, 2006
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 …