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EPIC in Phoenix Adds Aschermann, Brehm, Lopes in Arizona

Jul 16 2019 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has added Luke Aschermann as a client manager, Norma Brehm as a property/casualty claims manager and Belinda Lopes as a principal/senior client advocate. All join EPIC in Phoenix,...

Employees in Arizona City to Use Self-Driving Cars for Work Rides

Jul 15 2019 // Dozens of city employees in the Phoenix suburb of Chandler will use self-driving vehicles at work in partnership with Waymo, an autonomous vehicle company.The partnership will begin sometime this month as Chandler...

Employees in Arizona City to Use Self-Driving Cars for Work Rides

Jul 9 2019 // Dozens of city employees in the Phoenix, Ariz., suburb of Chandler will use self-driving vehicles at work in partnership with Waymo, an autonomous vehicle company.The partnership will begin this month as Chandler evaluates...

$6M Death Claim Filed in Arizona Police Shooting

Jul 2 2019 // A law firm says it has filed a $6 million claim against the city of Phoenix in the death of a man who was shot by police officers investigating a string of armed robberies. News media was sent a copy of the notice that the...

Motel 6 Settles Another Class Action Over Giving Guest Lists to Immigration Agents

Jul 1 2019 // Motel 6 has agreed to pay $10 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over claims the budget chain routinely provided guest lists from properties in Arizona to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, court...

Technology Expected to Aid Drivers in Arizona Dust Storms

Jul 1 2019 // With Arizona’s monsoon season quickly approaching, state transportation planners plan to begin installing a new dust-detection system on Interstate 10.The Arizona Department of Transportation recorded 85 dust-related...

Technology Expected to Aid Drivers in Arizona Dust Storms

Jun 24 2019 // With Arizona’s monsoon season quickly approaching, state transportation planners plan to begin installing a new dust-detection system on Interstate 10.The Arizona Department of Transportation recorded 85 dust-related...

$10M Claim Says Police in Arizona Violated Family’s Rights

Jun 18 2019 // A $10 million legal claim was filed against the city of Phoenix that says police officers committed civil rights violations by pointing guns and profanely yelling commands at the father and pregnant mother of two young...

Arizona Claim Seeks $45M for Incapacitated Woman Who Gave Birth

May 24 2019 // Lawyers for an incapacitated woman who later gave birth at a Phoenix long-term care facility have filed a $45 million notice of claim against the state.The precursor to a lawsuit says the woman allegedly was raped...

Arizona City’s Pedestrian Safety Effort Fails

Apr 26 2019 // Phoenix, Ariz. officials failed to advance an effort that aimed to reduce pedestrian deaths by improving street safety in the city.The Phoenix City Council voted 4-4 this week on the motion to direct city staff to develop...

Arizona Becomes 48th State with Cellphone-Driving Law

Apr 25 2019 // Arizona ended a decade of resistance to restrictions on using a cellphone while driving when Gov. Doug Ducey signed a law this week outlawing holding a phone behind the wheel.It is now the 48th state to ban texting and the...

Cops Draw Blood to Catch Impaired Drivers

Apr 23 2019 // It was about 6:30 on a Friday night in January when Phoenix Police Det. Kemp Layden pulled over a white Jeep Cherokee that was speeding and weaving in and out of its lane.The 47-year-old driver spoke slowly, his eyes were...

Strong Tower in Arizona Names Anderson Vice President of Personal Lines

Apr 16 2019 // Strong Tower Insurance Group in Arizona has named Aaron A. Anderson vice president of personal lines. He was previously with American National as an agency development manager. He was a district sales manager for American...

Americans Still Don’t Trust Autonomous Vehicles, Reuters Poll Shows

Apr 15 2019 // Half of U.S. adults think automated vehicles are more dangerous than traditional vehicles operated by people, while nearly two-thirds said they would not buy a fully autonomous vehicle, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos...

Uber, Before IPO, Joins Others in Adjusting Timeline for Driverless Cars

Apr 9 2019 // Uber Technologies Inc. expects it will be a long time before one of its biggest investments, self-driving cars, is ready for wide-scale deployment, a senior scientist said on Monday, as the ride-sharing firm gears up to go...

Fixing Errors in Autonomous Cars’ Perceptions Before They Hit the Road

Apr 5 2019 // It’s a big question for many people in traffic-dense cities like Los Angeles: When will self-driving cars arrive? But following a series of high-profile accidents in the United States, safety issues could bring the...

Arizona Man Another Death Linked to Faulty Takata Air Bag

Apr 3 2019 // An Arizona man who died from injuries sustained in a crash three months after purchasing a used Honda Civic has become the 16th fatality in the U.S. linked to defective air bags at the center of one of the biggest...

Marsh & McLennan Agency Acquires Lovitt & Touché in Arizona

Apr 2 2019 // Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC has acquired Phoenix, Ariz.-based Lovitt & Touché.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Charlie Touché, Lovitt & Touché CEO since 1998, will lead MMA’s operations in Arizona...

Americans Still Don’t Trust Autonomous Vehicles: Reuters/Ipsos Poll

Apr 2 2019 // Half of U.S. adults think automated vehicles are more dangerous than traditional vehicles operated by people, while nearly two-thirds said they would not buy a fully autonomous vehicle, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos...

Arizona Names Insurance Department Head to Second Agency

Mar 20 2019 // Gov. Doug Ducey has chosen the head of the state’s insurance department to also serve as interim director of Arizona’s financial institutions agency while the two are consolidated. Keith Schraad has directed...