All the headlines from our Arizona Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 21 2002 // The Arizona Legislature passed a bill May 16 aimed at protecting consumers who depend on structured settlements, and could become the fourth state this year to enact such a law, according to the Alliance of American...
May 8 2002 // A new chapter was unveiled in the Arthur Andersen battle with investors Monday as the company said it would agree to pay $217 million to compensate those investors in an alleged fraudulent Arizona charity. Andersen had...
May 8 2002 // Following the lead of State Farm, Prudential Insurance will limit Arizona customers seeking new auto and homeowner’s coverage in order to maintain control of its policyholder base, according to The Tribune....
Apr 17 2002 // The Arizona Legislature has unanimously approved an American Insurance Association (AIA)-sponsored bill that streamlines how Arizona insurers manage deductible workers’ compensation policies.HB 2276, authored by...
Apr 1 2002 // BNCCORP Inc. of Bismarck, N.D., announced plans for its insurance subsidiary to acquire Milne & Company Insurance, Inc., d/b/a Milne Scali & Company, one of the largest independent insurance agencies in...
Jan 31 2002 // According to the National Association of Independent Insurers, rental car companies would be the only beneficiaries of a bill to shift insurance responsibility now moving through the Arizona Legislature.Under current...
Nov 14 2001 // Strategic Research Institute announced that it will carry the theme of its Cyberinsurance series of conferences to the entire technology spectrum at the 4th Annual Insurance Technology Symposium to be held Feb. 3-6, 2002,...
Nov 13 2001 // Unless the government intercedes, Tucson International Airport could face large increases in liability and property insurance rates because of the Sept. 11 attacks. The Associated Press reported the airport could see its...
Sep 24 2001 // Arizona Insurance Director Charles Cohen suspended the license of Penn Treaty Network America Insurance Company, prohibiting the company from issuing any new policies in the state. The action came as a result of a finding...
Sep 18 2001 // Arizona Insurance Director Charles Cohen has suspended the license of Penn Treaty Network America Insurance Company which will prohibit the company from issuing any new insurance policies in the state. The action came as a...
Sep 5 2001 // In spite of an ongoing influx of litigation, U.S. courts continue to reject class-action lawsuits involving diminished value, a concept referring to the difference between the value of a vehicle before and after it was...
Aug 29 2001 // It doesn’t matter how much advance notice they get from the state motor vehicle departments — many insurance companies hold off until the last minute before considering how they will comply with automobile...
Jun 25 2001 // Pasadena, Calif.-based PAULA Financial (PAULA) and the managing general agency Great Northern Underwriters (GNU) of Portland, Ore., recently entered into a partnership, the first step of which entails the incorporation of...
May 21 2001 // The Arizona Department of Insurance and the Arizona Corporation Commission’s Securities Division are coordinating enforcement efforts to address a growing number of cases involving the sale of fraudulent securities...
Apr 17 2001 // A new look has come to the Spring 2001 edition of the Arizona Department of Insurance’s “Automobile Premium Comparison Survey.”Premiums are quoted for 10 cities throughout the state. Insurance Director...
Mar 26 2001 // The “Api” FSR on Mutual Insurance Company of Arizona was affirmed by S&P. Key rating factors included extremely strong capital adequacy, historically positive operating results and conservative reserving....
Mar 26 2001 // Three months into the new year, the picture for the California workers’ comp market is not pretty, and it’s likely to get worse. Developments in recent weeks-including lowered ratings, carrier losses, declining...
Feb 26 2001 // Arizona has awarded State National Specialty Insurance Co. a certificate of authority for writing multiple lines of insurance. This authorization allows State National Specialty to write casualty, marine and...
Feb 13 2001 // The Alliance of American Insurers filed comments with the Arizona insurance department regarding proposed amendments to the state’s insurance holding company law that would require insurers that are part of holding...
Jan 16 2001 // A lower court decision that an Arizona insurance company could not sue its former attorney for malpractice, negligence and fraud was reversed last week by the Appellate Division of Arizona’s Supreme Court.Senate...