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Arizona Bill to Axe Required Auto Glass Coverage Appears Dead

Feb 22 2017 // Arizona drivers used to paying nothing when their car windshields are cracked or shattered by rocks appear likely to keep the insurance coverage for at least another year.That’s because an effort by insurance...

Socius Insurance Services Names Grace as Assistant Vice President in Arizona

Feb 21 2017 // Socius Insurance Services Inc. has hired Cassandra Grace to join its management and professional liability practice as assistant vice president. Grace will be based in Phoenix, Ariz. Grace has more than a decade of...

Appalachian Underwriters Makes McKee Comp Underwriter in Arizona

Feb 6 2017 // Appalachian Underwriters Inc. has added Melissa McKee as a workers’ compensation underwriter to its Scottsdale, Ariz. office. McKee will focus on the production of new workers’ comp business, with a primary...

Insurers Back Arizona Bill Cutting Required Auto Glass Coverage

Jan 24 2017 // Rock-shattered windshields are such a common occurrence on Arizona roads that insurance companies have long been required to replace broken glass for free to drivers with full coverage policies.It ends up being a big...

Arizona Governor Offers Proposals for Health Insurance Overhaul

Jan 24 2017 // Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is urging Congress not to repeal former President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul without a well-developed replacement plan, suggesting in a letter that it may take three years for a new...

Malicious Adware Found on Computers in Arizona Legislature

Jan 23 2017 // Arizona officials say they found malware on a laptop computer at the state Legislature that triggered concerns of system-wide hack.A Department of Administration spokeswoman said that a forensic analysis found an adware...

Universal Group Taps McCoy to Lead Arizona Business Unit

Jan 20 2017 // Universal Group LTD, based in Omaha, Neb., has named Mike McCoy as president of its newly formed business unit in Arizona.Based in Phoenix, McCoy will serve as agency principal in charge of sales and marketing for...

Malicious Adware Found on Computers in Arizona Legislature

Jan 13 2017 // Arizona officials say they found malware on a laptop computer at the state Legislature that triggered concerns of system-wide hack.A Department of Administration spokeswoman said that a forensic analysis found an adware...

RightSure Insurance Purchases American Cornerstone in Arizona

Jan 10 2017 // RightSure Insurance Group has acquired Chandler, Ariz.-based American Cornerstone. The purchase of American Cornerstone represents RightSure’s 10th book of business acquisition. American Cornerstone offers a variety...

R&Q Completes Novation from Arizona Captive PacWest

Jan 9 2017 // Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd. announced the novation of liabilities for policy years 2001 to 2011 from Arizona-domiciled PacWest Captive Insurance Company Inc. to the its segregated account company in...

Fleet of Self-Driving Uber Cars Gets Warm Welcome from Arizona Governor

Dec 27 2016 // Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is happy about the arrival of a fleet of Uber self-driving cars delivered via a self-driving truck that transported them from California.Ducey’s office says the governor welcomed the truck...

Confie Acquires Oasis Insurance in Arizona

Dec 19 2016 // Confie has acquired Mesa, Ariz.-based Oasis Insurance. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Oasis Insurance is a provider of non-standard auto insurance. It operates from 21 offices located in Phoenix, Tucson, Mesa,...

The Charity Issue: Snapshots of Giving

Dec 19 2016 // During their annual convention in March, more than 50 members of NetVU (the Network of Vertafore Users) devoted a day to serving at the San Antonio Food Bank. Volunteers sorted 12,000 pounds of food, enough for 10,000...

Suit over Woman Shot by University of Arizona Officer Revived

Dec 6 2016 // A federal appeals court has resurrected an excessive-force lawsuit by a woman who was shot by a University of Arizona police officer six year ago as she held a knife in her hand outside her home.Amy Hughes had lost her...

Lovitt & Touché in Arizona Taps Spong and Muzzy

Nov 30 2016 // Lovitt & Touché in Arizona recently hired Will Spong as senior vice president of employee benefits.The firm also recently hired Scott Muzzy as sales executive. Spong will oversee business development, with a focus on...

Holiday DUI Enforcement Push in Arizona Underway

Nov 29 2016 // Law enforcement officials plan to gather at Arizona’s Capitol to publicize the launch of their annual DUI enforcement and sober designated driver campaigns. State, local and federal officials are set to speak at...

Brightway Insurance Opens Office in Arizona

Nov 14 2016 // Brightway Insurance opened a location in Arizona. Shauna Summ has opened Shauna Summ Agency in Phoenix. The Landers Agency, owned by Kandie Landers, opened in Glendale, Colo., recently. Brightway Insurance is a national...

Crest Names Abud Commercial Lines Producer in Arizona

Nov 3 2016 // Crest Insurance Group LLC has named Rosette Abud a commercial lines producer in its Arizona office. Abud has a background in human resources. She was formally the district manager of BenefitMall Payroll and Human Resource...

Fired Arizona Child Safety Workers Seek Revival of Wrongful Firing Suit

Oct 21 2016 // The Arizona Court of Appeals is set to consider reviving a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by five Arizona child welfare workers fired in 2014 amid an agency scandal.The ex-Child Protective Services employees argue they...

MJ Insurance Adds Moore as Consultant in Arizona

Oct 17 2016 // MJ Insurance has added Pat Moore as an employee benefits and risk management consultant in its Phoenix, Ariz. office. Moore will drive sales and service to new and existing clients while specializing in benefits consulting...