All the headlines from our Arizona Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 1 2008 // Faced with hundreds of big, hard-to-control blazes, California is struggling with what could be its most expensive firefighting season ever, burning through $285 million in the past two months alone and up to $13 million a...
Aug 20 2008 // More than 250 residents and tourists have evacuated an American Indian village in a remote, scenic offshoot of the Grand Canyon after weekend flooding that wrecked trails and nearly washed away some river rafters in the...
Aug 19 2008 // Conduit Insurance Services of Irvine, Calif., has a new residential wrap market – “mini-wrap” available in California, Arizona and Nevada. The program is designed for smaller single-family and...
Aug 14 2008 // MetLife Auto & Home has announced that it has introduced a new pricing platform in Arizona. The platform, called METRIX, will enable the company to be more aggressive in pricing homeowners insurance. At the heart of...
Aug 7 2008 // Phoenix-based Sterling Grant & Associates has named Eric Shunk to the new position of broker. Shunk specializes in comprehensive health, life, property and casualty insurance. Shunk began his career in the IT industry...
Aug 4 2008 // Aon Re Global named Jan-Oliver Thofern CEO and chairman of its German subsidiary, Aon Ruck.Thofern was previously a member of the company’s executive committee. He succeeds Holger Gaserow, who plans to retire at the...
Jul 7 2008 // Richmond, Va.-based insurance broker Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co. promoted F. Michael Crowley to president and chief operating officer.As president, Crowley has been responsible for HRH’s retail operations. In the...
Jun 26 2008 // Auto insurance companies are supporting parents and teens with driving safety programs as the Arizona Teen Driver Safety Act goes into effect July 1. With the new law, teen driversin the state will have new requirements to...
Jun 20 2008 // An Arizona appellate court ruling says a state law on medical malpractice lawsuits is unconstitutional. At issue is a law that sets qualifications required for expert witnesses in medical malpractice cases. A three-judge...
Jun 16 2008 // Thanks to a bill recently signed by Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, families of workers in the state now have greater protections when companies willfully or repeatedly violate laws and it results in a worker’s...
Jun 13 2008 // A man filed a claim with the Gilbert Public Schools district after his son’s high school graduation — and his own jacket — were ruined by rain at the outdoor ceremony last month.Kirk Gossett is asking for...
Jun 2 2008 // The Supreme Court of Arizona ruled that an insurance agent’s clients may assert claims for professional negligence against the client and may assign such claims to third parties.According to D. Jere’ Webb v....
Jun 2 2008 // The Arizona Legislature passed a bill designed to allow captive insurers to cover employment practices liability risk and remove the requirement that at least one incorporator be a resident of the state. Captive insurance...
May 30 2008 // Thanks to a bill recently signed by Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, families of workers in the state now have greater protections when companies willfully or repeatedly violate laws and it results in a worker’s...
May 29 2008 // Arizona legislators are debating whether to ban texting while driving. Supporters say it would “send a message” about safety while critics call it overkill when other distractions such as eating and changing...
May 19 2008 // Members of Arizona Captive Insurance Association (AzCIA) have elected two new directors to the 2008-09 Board of Directors. The new directors include Brent Hill, vice president at Hill Insurance Services, and Peter Joy,...
May 19 2008 // The Arizona Legislature has passed a bill designed to allow captive insurers to cover employment practices liability risk and remove the requirement that at least one incorporator be a resident of the state.Captive...
May 19 2008 // Charlotte, N.C.-based national wholesale insurance broker AmWINS Group Inc. named James Drinkwater president of its AmWINS Brokerage division. He will be responsible for the management of the division, which is focused on...
May 5 2008 // Patrick G. Ryan, founder and executive chairman Aon Corp., said he intends to retire Aug. 1, 2008. Ryan said the firm’s transition to a new management team under CEO Greg Case is complete.Ryan founded Aon, which has...
May 5 2008 // Grange Mutual Casualty Co. announced that Randy Montelone will retire at year end after 29 years of service with the company.Tom Welch, current president of Grange Life Insurance Co., a Grange subsidiary, assumes the role...