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People Moves: Former Arizona Insurance Regulator Joins Mitchell Sandler

Feb 6 2023 // Evan Daniels, a former Arizona insurance regulator, has joined Mitchell Sandler as counsel. Daniels joins the Washington, D.C.-based company after leading the Arizona Department of Insurance & Financial Institutions,...

People Stranded at Arizona Park Due to Heavy Flooding Headed out

Jan 20 2023 // Some 300 campers stranded at a park near Tucson due to flooding from recent rain storms were headed back to dry land.Rangers at Catalina State Park were helping campers walk across the receding wash at the park’s...

Arizona Father Seeking Answers After Son Dies in State Care

Jan 18 2023 // Richard Blodgett, a single father, was jailed on a drug charge when a worker from Arizona’s child welfare agency delivered the news: His son was brain dead and on life support, just days after being taken into state...

Family of Arizona Many who Dies in Jail Files Lawsuit

Jan 6 2023 // The family of Phoenix, Arizona, man who died in a Maricopa County jail two years ago has filed a lawsuit, alleging police officers used unreasonable force during his arrest.The suit filed last Friday in federal court seeks...

Federal Aid for Flood Damage going to Northern Arizona Tribe

Jan 3 2023 // President Joe Biden has approved a disaster declaration made by the Havasupai Tribe in northern Arizona, freeing up funds for flood damage as it prepares to re-open for tourists after nearly three years.The Federal...

Johnson & Johnson Acquiring Statewide Insurance Corp in Arizona

Jan 3 2023 // Johnson & Johnson acquired the assets of Statewide Insurance Corp. in Arizona, as it looks to expand into several Southwestern states. Statewide Insurance Corp. serves clients across the Southwest, writing specialty...

Wife of Man Killed by Police on Arizona Settles Suit for $8M

Nov 28 2022 // The widow of an unarmed Texas man fatally shot by police outside his suburban Phoenix hotel room in 2016 has agreed to settle her wrongful death lawsuit.A notice of settlement filed Tuesday in federal court in Arizona...

Hub Acquires Assets of Priority Insurance Associates In Arizona

Nov 3 2022 // Hub International Limited acquired the assets of Priority Insurance Associates LLC in Scottsdale, Arizona. Priority co-owners Victoria Turns and Nancy Vukelich, and the Priority Insurance Associates team will join Hub...

Arizona Court: PTSD Claimant Missed Statute of Limitations for Bad Faith Claim

Oct 26 2022 // John C. France’s workers’ compensation claim cleared the way for Arizona first responders to receive workers’ compensation benefits for post-traumatic stress syndrome.But the former Gila County...

Arizona Tornado Damaged Homes, Power Lost in Dust Storms

Oct 5 2022 // Up to 10 homes were damaged after a tornado touched down in northern Arizona Monday while around Phoenix, dust storms caused downed power lines, fires and cut power to thousands, authorities said.The National Weather...

AM Best Places Credit Ratings of American Reliable in Arizona Under Review

Sep 5 2022 // AM Best has placed under review with negative implications the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “a” (Excellent) of American Reliable...

Arizona Nightclub Wins $1.6M in COVID-19 Lockout Lawsuit

Aug 23 2022 // The operators of a Tucson, Arizona, nightclub have won a $1.6 million settlement against the landlord who locked them out of their business during the pandemic.The Arizona Daily Star reported that a jury in Pima County...

AM Best Places Credit Ratings of American Reliable in Arizona Under Review

Aug 22 2022 // AM Best has placed under review with negative implications the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “a” (Excellent) of American Reliable...

Department of Labor Reopens Comment Period on Arizona’s OSHA Plan

Aug 11 2022 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is reopening the comment period for an additional 60 days on the proposal to reconsider and revoke the final approval of Arizona’s...

People Moves: Hub Names Prill Regional President; GBS in Arizona Adds Maggio

Aug 4 2022 // Hub International Ltd. named Andy Prill to Hub’s executive management team as regional president of the newly created Mountain Northwest region.Prill will be responsible for the direction, leadership and growth of...

Alera Group Acquires DFG 401(k) in Arizona

Jul 19 2022 // Alera Group acquired DFG 401(k) Advisors in Phoenix, Arizona. The firm joins Alera Group under the name BCG 401(k) Advisors through Benefit Commerce Group (BCG), an Alera Group company headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona....

Arizona Jail Attack Lawsuit Settles for Nearly $12M

Jun 16 2022 // The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office in Arizona reached an $11.75 million settlement in a lawsuit involving a jail attack that seriously injured an inmate more than two years ago.The county’s Board of...

Northern Arizona Watches Winds as Western Wildfires Blaze

Jun 15 2022 // Calmer winds and cooler temperatures Tuesday allowed firefighters across the U.S. West to get a better handle on blazes that have forced hundreds of people from their homes.As red flag warnings expired and winds died down...

Safety Board Says Broken Rail Probably Caused Arizona Train Derailment

Jun 14 2022 // A broken rail was the probable cause of a fiery freight train derailment and subsequent bridge collapse in Arizona nearly two years ago, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a new investigative report.Twelve...

Arizona Wildfire Growing, Forces Evacuations

Jun 13 2022 // Evacuations are in effect in parts of northern Arizona as a wildfire about 6 miles north of Flagstaff steadily grew Sunday, authorities said.Coconino National Forest officials said the Pipeline Fire was reported at 10:15...