All the headlines from our Arizona Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 21 2015 // NORCAL Mutual Insurance Company is now offering medical professional liability insurance to physicians and health care professionals in Arizona. This is the twelfth state to come under the parent company’s umbrella...
Oct 5 2015 // Der Manouel Insurance Group in California has named Jim Wood as director of marketing.Wood will work with the DMIG consultants and service staff in finding the carrier solutions for clients. He will also help to develop...
Sep 24 2015 // The tropical Pacific is sending a big dollop of rain into the U.S. Southwest. While it won’t help much in drought-ridden California, it’s another step in the right direction for Arizona and New Mexico.The...
Sep 22 2015 // Willis North America has named Paula Bernal public entity practice leader at Willis of Arizona. Bernal will be based in Phoenix, and lead Willis of Arizona’s public entity practice and be responsible for driving...
Sep 15 2015 // Two Maricopa County, Ariz. residents have filed a lawsuit against a California company over a salmonella outbreak linked to tainted cucumbers.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports there have been 341...
Sep 15 2015 // A University of Arizona student is suing the school after a 270-pound meteorite crushed his hand. The Arizona Republic reported that the lawsuit filed in Pima County Superior Court earlier this week says freshman Grant...
Aug 11 2015 // A wildfire in Arizona that has grown to more than 6,000 acres and forces hundreds to evacuate is now 40 percent contained, fire officials say. The Willow fire in Mohave Valley is being battled by more than 300 firefighting...
Aug 10 2015 // Worsening conditions at a wildfire in northwestern Arizona prompted authorities to issue a second evacuation order over the weekend.The decision Sunday to order an additional 700 homes evacuated brings the number of...
Aug 5 2015 // Lockton Cos. has named Andy Forsell as a property/casualty producer in its Phoenix, Ariz. office. Forsell joins Lockton Mountain West Series. Prior to joining Lockton, Forsell was a property/casualty consultant at Brown...
Aug 3 2015 // An Arizona Supreme Court ruling in July may expose agents who write auto policies to malpractice lawsuits if they are accused of failing to inform their customers about uninsured and underinsured motorists coverage —...
Jul 30 2015 // An Arizona court ruling says an employee hurt in an auto accident isn’t entitled to workers’ compensation for her injuries though she had just made a business errand to finish her work day.The employee deviated...
Jul 21 2015 // All traffic along a major freeway connecting California and Arizona was blocked indefinitely when a bridge over a desert wash collapsed during heavy rain, and the roadway in the opposite direction suffered severe damage,...
Jul 17 2015 // An Arizona Supreme Court ruling may expose agents who write auto policies to malpractice lawsuits if they are accused of failing to inform their customers about uninsured and underinsured motorists coverage – even with a...
Jul 1 2015 // The state of Arizona has settled a lawsuit brought by a dozen families who lost loved ones when a Hotshot firefighting crew was overcome by a wildfire near the small community of Yarnell.The settlement announced by state...
Jun 29 2015 // The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal from former Representative Rick Renzi of Arizona, leaving intact his conviction for public corruption, insurance fraud and racketeering.Renzi, a Republican, argued unsuccessfully...
Jun 15 2015 // An Arizona court has ruled that a previous decision on driving under the influence of drugs doesn’t apply retroactively.A 2014 state Supreme Court decision said authorities can’t prosecute Arizona motorists for...
Jun 10 2015 // A report issued today shows 4.5 million U.S. homes at high or extreme risk of wildfire as the multi-year drought continues.The report’s author said the worsening drought means 2015 has the potential to be one of the...
Jun 3 2015 // The Arizona Department of Transportation reported that deaths of Arizona residents in motor-vehicle crashes dropped by nearly 9 percent in 2014.The department collected data on law enforcement reports to find that 774...
Jun 2 2015 // An Arizona court has ruled that a previous decision on driving under the influence of drugs doesn’t apply retroactively.A 2014 state Supreme Court decision said authorities can’t prosecute Arizona motorists for...
May 22 2015 // An unusually cool and wet May is delaying the start of the wildfire season around northern Arizona.Weather conditions at this time last year were hot and windy, frustrating firefighters battling what became a...