All the headlines from our Arizona Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 31 2012 // Arizona motorists will be able to use their smart phones to prove to a police officer that they have insurance for their vehicles.Gov. Jan Brewer has signed into law a bill to have Arizona join Idaho in permitting...
Mar 28 2012 // Idaho became the first state in the nation on Wednesday to enact legislation to allow motorists to use a smart phone to demonstrate proof of insurance coverage.Gov. Butch Otter signed Senate Bill 1319, which enables Idaho...
Mar 23 2012 // A bill in Arizona that would have changed the current mandatory auto insurance laws to empower law enforcement to tow and impound vehicles if they are driving without liability insurance was defeated in the House...
Mar 20 2012 // A bill to change Arizona’s mandatory auto insurance laws to allow law enforcement officials to tow and impound vehicles without liability insurance is raising concerns that it could lead to the towing of a small...
Mar 20 2012 // Phoenix, Ariz.-based TriWest Healthcare Alliance has lost a $20.5 billion contract to manage health benefits for U.S. military families, and company officials say 1,000 jobs in Arizona are now at risk.The U.S. Department...
Mar 19 2012 // A report on Arizona’s property/casualty insurers issued recently shows a drop in written premiums to $7.4 billion, and a large increase in losses incurred to $6.4 billion for 2010.The report, from the Arizona...
Mar 19 2012 // A Mexican immigrant who had a romantic relationship with an Arizona sheriff has filed a $1 million notice of claim against the sheriff and the county.Pinal County Sheriff’s officials say the precursor to a lawsuit...
Mar 7 2012 // Several hundred Sun City Grand homeowners in Surprise have been awarded nearly $14 million in one of the largest construction-defect cases in Arizona history.The Arizona Republic reports the money was awarded by an...
Mar 7 2012 // A Mexican immigrant who had a romantic relationship with an Arizona sheriff has filed a $1 million notice of claim against the sheriff and the county.Pinal County Sheriff’s officials say the precursor to a lawsuit...
Mar 5 2012 // Conditions that pushed fire through a million acres of Arizona grassland and forest last year could return this spring to Southern Arizona.The warnings are out, and some early fires have already proved difficult to manage....
Mar 5 2012 // Veracity, StratusPleasant Grove, Utah-based Veracity Insurance Solutions LLC has acquired Stratus Insurance Services Inc. Of particular interest to Veracity was Stratus’s collective experience in program management....
Mar 1 2012 // A report on Arizona’s property/casualty insurers issued on Thursday shows a drop in written premiums to $7.4 billion, and a large increase in losses incurred to $6.4 billion for 2010.The report, from the Arizona...
Feb 24 2012 // Like many banks engulfed by the mortgage crisis, First National Bank of Nevada specialized in risky home loans that didn’t require borrowers to prove their incomes. When the housing bubble burst, First National got...
Feb 23 2012 // How automotive glass repair companies are allowed to access glass claims has become a contentious issue in South Carolina where independent shops are trying to break a national company’s hold on the market.South...
Feb 16 2012 // Sacramento, Calif.-based Donald K. Sams & Associates Inc., an independent claims adjuster has expanded into Arizona. The expansion into the southwest was essential to accommodate the needs of their clients throughout...
Feb 9 2012 // A Senate panel voted 3-2 to overturn an Arizona Supreme Court to rule that set a precedent in “wrongful birth” lawsuits.The panel said doctors and medical professionals can be held liable only for the cost of...
Feb 6 2012 // Arizona is set to get $5.2 million in disaster aid from the Department of Agriculture.USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the award as part of more than $300 million in emergency assistance to 33 states and Puerto Rico....
Feb 3 2012 // The family of a slain U.S. Border Patrol agent filed a $25 million wrongful death claim against the federal government on Wednesday.The 65-page document that’s a precursor to a lawsuit was filed in Phoenix and claims...
Jan 31 2012 // MJ Insurance has created a product for the golf industry that includes both insurance coverage and risk management.The company’s “Golf Program” offers a variety of coverages, which is important for the...
Jan 31 2012 // Forest Service officials in southern Arizona are bracing for another bad fire season.Forest Service spokesman Heidi Schewel told the Arizona Daily Star that the agency is looking at an above normal season with the...