Latest Arizona Headlines

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Iroquois Group Names Zerarka Regional Manager in Arizona

Apr 25 2014 // The Iroquois Group named Patrick Zerarka as the Southwest team as a regional manager in Arizona. Zerarka has 15 years of experience in the insurance industry with a background in agency operation, marketing and sales....

Arizona Senate Takes Side of Uber, Lyft Ridesharing Services

Apr 24 2014 // Calling Uber a cutting-edge concept, the Arizona Senate approved a bill that exempts it and other rideshare companies from the same regulations that traditional taxi and limo companies have.The amended bill exempts...

Widows of Arizona Firefighters File Additional Claims

Apr 13 2014 // Two Granite Mountain Hotshots’ families are seeking to obtain additional death benefits from a state retirement system for public safety workers.The widows of Andrew Ashcraft and William Warneke filed claims last...

Top 10 States and Cities for Job Growth

Apr 7 2014 // North Dakota, California, Texas and Florida did well in job growth in 2013 while Arkansas and Pennsylvania lagged and West Virginia was the only state to lose jobs.Overall, 12 states showed job growth of at least two...

Backers Drop Arizona Legislation on Workers’ Comp Benefits

Apr 7 2014 // Business-backed legislation to prohibit workers from filing lawsuits alleging they were unfairly denied workers’ compensation benefits for on-the-job injuries is going nowhere in the Arizona Legislature.Supporters of...

Mississippi Governor to Sign Religious Practices Bill Opposed by Civil Rights, Gay Groups

Apr 3 2014 // Mississippi lawmakers on Tuesday passed the final version of a bill that says state and local governments cannot put a substantial burden on religious practices, a measure that sparked debate about possible discrimination...

Arizona Joins Fray Over Ridesharing Services

Mar 31 2014 // Arizona has joined a number of states debating how to regulate so-called ridesharing programs that have popped up around the country and riled traditional taxi and limousine establishments.An amendment to an unrelated bill...

Backers Drop Arizona Legislation On Workers’ Comp Benefits

Mar 27 2014 // Business-backed legislation to prohibit workers from filing lawsuits alleging they were unfairly denied workers’ compensation benefits for on-the-job injuries is going nowhere at the Arizona Legislature.According to...

JPMorgan Snub, Lloyd’s Insurance Threat Spurred Change at SAE Fraternity

Mar 27 2014 // Early this month, JPMorgan Chase & Co. stopped managing an investment account for a prominent client: the charitable foundation of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, one of the nation’s largest fraternities.The bank was...

Tesla Could Skip Dealers Under Arizona bill

Mar 21 2014 // Electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors would be allowed to sell cars in Arizona without establishing a dealer network under a bill approved by a state Senate committee this week.House Bill 2123 is strongly opposed by...

Lockton Adds Risk Management Advisor Bradley in Arizona

Mar 3 2014 // Scott Bradley has joined Lockton Cos.’ Phoenix office.Bradley will serve as a business advisor on risk management and commercial insurance for corporate clients. He is experienced in developing and managing complex...

People – West

Feb 24 2014 // Arizona workers’ compensation insurance provider CopperPoint Mutual Insurance Co. named Rick Jones executive vice president and chief operating officer.CopperPoint is formerly SCF Arizona. Jones will be responsible...

Transportation Network Companies, Uber Liability Gap Worry Insurers

Feb 10 2014 // There’s a growing concern over a gap between personal and commercial insurance where ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft are concerned – and slowly states and cities across the country are taking a look at how...

Arizona’s CopperPoint Names Jones Chief Operating Officer

Feb 4 2014 // Arizona workers’ compensation insurance provider CopperPoint Mutual Insurance Co. named Rick Jones executive vice president and chief operating officer.CopperPoint is formerly SCF Arizona. Jones will be responsible...

People – South Central

Jan 27 2014 // Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Cos. added John Brooks as a senior field representative for Arkansas, Louisiana and eastern Texas.A graduate of Louisiana State University, Brooks has been part of the insurance industry...

Claims From Yarnell Hill Fire Denied by Arizona City

Jan 23 2014 // The city of Prescott has denied more than 100 damage claims seeking a total of $662 million for property owners and relatives of firefighters who died in the Yarnell Hill fire in Arizona.Ninety-one property owners filed...

Arizona School District Gets $23M Claim Over Boy’s Injury

Jan 13 2014 // The mother of a boy who suffered a brain injury after falling at a Tucson, Ariz. elementary school has filed a $23 million claim against the school district.The Arizona Daily Star reported Saturday that the claim for...

People – West

Jan 13 2014 // Equity Risk Partners named four insurance industry executives to its team in California, while also establishing the firm’s physical presence in Southern California. Equity’s new executive hires are Doug...

Arizona DUIs Dropped In 2013

Jan 8 2014 // For the first time in a decade, the total number of DUIs in Arizona has dropped.That’s according to statistics from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, which coordinates a statewide task force targeting...

University of Arizona Grant To Study Mine Risk Management

Jan 8 2014 // The University of Arizona will conduct two research studies on ways to improve mine safety using $1.3 million in grants from a mine safety foundation. The two grants announced Monday will pay for a risk management study by...