All the headlines from our Arizona Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 5 2014 // Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill that would protect cities and towns from large insurance liabilities in the case of a disaster that results in the death or serious injury of a public safety employee.House Speaker...
Apr 28 2014 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners announced that the Arizona Department of Insurance has licensed State Based Systems, an NAIC-owned and operated regulatory tool. “We are confident in the ability of...
Apr 25 2014 // Crestbrook Insurance Co., an affluent market personal lines carrier, has expanded into Arizona. Independent insurance agents and brokers appointed with Crestbrook in Arizona are now able to offer the property and casualty...
Apr 25 2014 // Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s veto of House Bill 2262, which would have exempted ridesharing companies from commercial insurance requirements imposed on traditional taxi and livery companies, has insurance groups singing...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...