All the headlines from our Arizona Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 2 2017 // The Arizona Supreme Court is letting stand a lower court’s ruling that the state’s medical marijuana law is constitutional in requiring counties to approve reasonable zoning regulations. Maricopa County...
Sep 25 2017 // MJ Insurance has named Melissa Glissmeyer a risk management consultant in the Phoenix, Ariz. office. Glissmeyer will be part of the commercial insurance and risk management department and be responsible for driving sales...
Sep 19 2017 // As the U.S. Congress moves quickly to pass the first federal law governing self-driving cars, some state and city officials are pushing back over fears that the measure will limit their ability to regulate vehicle safety...
Sep 18 2017 // Arizona’s efforts to combat opioid abuse are getting a $3.1 million boost from federal taxpayers.The U.S. Department of Health Services says the funding provided the state Department of Health Services is included in...
Sep 15 2017 // The Arizona Supreme Court is letting stand a lower court’s ruling that the state’s medical marijuana law is constitutional in requiring counties to approve reasonable zoning regulations.Maricopa County Attorney...
Sep 12 2017 // A woman who was married to her cousin at age 14 in a ceremony overseen by polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs has won a $16 million lawsuit against the group.Elissa Wall’s lawyer said that the decision lets attorneys...
Sep 5 2017 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. subsidiary, Gallagher Bassett Services Inc., has acquired National Transportation Adjusters Inc. in Scottsdale, Ariz.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Keith Dunlap and his associates at...
Sep 5 2017 // LP Insurance Services Inc. has named John Bolce regional manager overseeing the sales team, productivity, development and growth of the Phoenix, Ariz. location as well as Sacramento, Calif.He is a member of the LP...
Sep 4 2017 // Widerman & Company, Smith Brothers InsuranceWiderman & Company Insurance of Haddonfield, N.J., has merged its business with Smith Brothers Insurance of Glastonbury, Conn. This combination allows Widerman &...
Aug 15 2017 // RightSure Insurance Group has acquired Tucson, Ariz.-based Arizona Economy Insurance. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Arizona Economy Insurance is an independent insurance agency. Tucson, Ariz.-based RightSure is...
Aug 4 2017 // Arizona officials are launching a campaign to make Arizonans aware of the year-round risk of flooding, particularly during the monsoon.Director Wendy Smith-Reeve of the Arizona Division of Emergency Management says most...
Jul 31 2017 // The Arizona State Transportation Board is poised to announce a project grant to a company that will work on a system to reduce the risk of wrong-way driving. The board’s decision will come after Gov. Doug Ducey...
Jul 24 2017 // Crest Insurance Group LLC has acquired Tucson, Ariz.-based Troon Insurance Services. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Troon was founded by Clebern Best and has been serving the Greater Phoenix area for 20 years. Crest...
Jul 24 2017 // Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. has named Stephen Glazier vice president and casualty loss control specialist.Glazier is based at Woodruff-Sawyer’s Denver, Colo., office. He will serve as a casualty loss control consultant...
Jul 20 2017 // The 2017 Verisk Wildfire Risk Analysis shows that Texas is ranked second behind California for the number of households at high or extreme risk from wildfire.The analysis determined the number and percentage of households...
Jul 17 2017 // The National Weather Service confirmed a small tornado has touched down in southeastern Arizona.Meteorologists confirmed the sighting through images on social media after issuing a tornado warning for the Picacho Peak and...
Jul 10 2017 // Zenefits is in trouble with another government regulator.San Francisco, Calif.-based Zenefits FTW Insurance Services violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by misclassifying 743 account executives and sales development...
Jul 6 2017 // The law firm of Kutak Rock LLP has added J. Michael Low, former director of the Arizona Department of Insurance, to the firm’s insurance, regulatory and government affairs group. Low, who will represent insurers,...
Jul 6 2017 // A northern Arizona wildfire is nearing full containment and officials say it’s time to take precautions against possible post-fire flooding.Officials say there’s a high risk of flooding during the monsoon, and...
Jul 5 2017 // Homeowners in northern Arizona were given the green light to return days after being displaced by a fast-moving wildfire, while residents more than 200 miles away fled their homes after a blaze forced an evacuation of a...