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Colorado Man Files Negligence Suit in Deadly New Mexico Bus Crash

May 30 2019 // A Colorado man who survived a bus crash in New Mexico that killed three people including his wife last July has filed a lawsuit.Ramon Grajeda-Beltran and Olga Hernandez-Beltran of Rocky Ford were passengers on a commercial...

8 Tornadoes, Hail Hit Colorado’s Northeastern Plains

May 29 2019 // Severe thunderstorms produced eight weak tornadoes over Colorado’s northeastern plains while snow fell in parts of the mountains on the unofficial start of summer. The National Weather Service says no damage was...

Colorado Refocuses Rules on Safety, Won’t Halt Drilling

May 23 2019 // Colorado officials said that they had no plans to stop energy companies from drilling for oil and gas while regulators overhaul state rules to make health, safety and the environment their top priority.Dan Gibbs, chief of...

Colorado Begins Work on New Safety-Focused Oil and Gas Rules

May 16 2019 // Colorado oil and gas regulators are outlining some of their first planned rule changes under a new law that makes public safety and the environment their top priorities.The Oil and Gas Conservation Commission will meet...

Rock Band Sues Colorado Brewery Over ‘Guns ‘N’ Rose’ Beer

May 13 2019 // The rock band Guns N’ Roses is accusing a Colorado brewery of piggybacking off their fame to sell beer and merchandise.The band filed a trademark infringement lawsuit Thursday against Colorado-based Oskar Blues...

$20M in Flood Work Still Not Funded in Colorado

May 7 2019 // The federal government hasn’t funded $20 million in work to fix roads damaged by flooding in a northern Colorado county nearly six years ago. The Fort Collins Coloradoan reports that a 2018 law that changed how the...

Workers’ Comp Claims in Colorado’s Cannabis Industry Not as High as You Think

Apr 24 2019 // It’s a safe bet that there are a number of those among us who envision workers in the marijuana industry as mostly a bunch of mellow bud-blazers haphazardly performing the daily tasks of trimming, potting,...

Brown & Riding Adds Katz in Colorado to Environmental Practice Group

Apr 23 2019 // Brown & Riding’s environmental practice group has added Tricia Katz to its team of environmental-focused insurance brokers. Katz works out of Denver, Colo. She specializes in assisting contracting risks with the...

AAIS Gets Insurance Department Approval for CannaBOP in Colorado

Apr 23 2019 // The American Association of Insurance Services has received approval for its cannabis businessowners policy (CannaBOP) program from the Colorado Department of Insurance.AAIS announced it filed for approval of the program...

AAIS Expands Cannabis Businessowners Insurance Policy to Colorado

Apr 15 2019 // The American Association of Insurance Services has expanded its Cannabis Businessowners Policy (CannaBOP) program with a new filing in Colorado.CannaBOP debuted in California last year and now AAIS is bringing the program...

Jury Awards Colorado Woman $3.6M in Excessive Force Suit

Apr 12 2019 // A jury has awarded $3.6 million to a Colorado woman who claimed that deputies used excessive force when they arrested her and later shocked her with a stun gun while she was restrained.The Denver Post reports the jury...

Combined Agents of America Expands into Colorado, Adds 7 New Agencies

Apr 10 2019 // Austin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America (CAA) has expanded into Colorado, with the addition of Renaissance Insurance Group in Windsor, Colorado.CAA is an agency partnership organization whose members now include...

Here’s the ‘Unlucky 13’ Forecast for the 2019 Hurricane Season

Apr 5 2019 // There’s a lot of reasons people think 13 is an unlucky number. This year may add another.At least 13 storm systems should reach tropical strength and get a name in 2019, with five becoming hurricanes and two spawning...

Virtus Adds Olson to Lead Expansion into Colorado

Apr 3 2019 // Virtus has partnered with Erik Olson to lead expansion in Colorado as president of Virtus Rocky Mountain. Olson Erik joins Virtus from Moody Insurance Agency, where he opened their Fort Collins office. Virtus is a Kansas...

AAIS Expands Cannabis Businessowners Insurance Policy to Colorado

Apr 2 2019 // AAIS (the American Association of Insurance Services), the only national not-for-profit insurance advisory organization governed by its member companies, has expanded its Cannabis Businessowners Policy (CannaBOP) program...

Some Data Indicates Increasing Accident Rates in Marijuana States

Apr 1 2019 // Preliminary research indicates that the legalization of recreational marijuana in 10 states has increased accident rates, the Insurance Information Institute said.The group cited an October 2018 study by the Highway Loss...

Bolder Insurance in Colorado Names Mckeon Insurance Advisor

Mar 29 2019 // Bolder Insurance has named Patrick Mckeon a business and personal insurance advisor. Mckeon previously worked as an intern at Philadelphia Insurance and The Maguire Foundation. Bolder Insurance is an independent insurance...

Weather Service Reports Record Gust During Colorado Springs Blizzard

Mar 25 2019 // The National Weather Service says winds reached a record 96 mph in Colorado Springs during last week’s blizzard. The 96-mph gust was measured at 1:04 p.m. on March 13 during the bomb cyclone storm that hit the...

Hub Acquires Assets of Ritehealth Solutions in Colorado

Mar 19 2019 // Hub International Ltd. has acquired the assets of Lafayette, Colo.-based RiteHealth Solutions Inc.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. RiteHealth owner Rachel Zeman will join Hub Colorado as a senior employee benefits...

Pinnacol Assurance in Colorado to Distribute $70M Dividends

Mar 18 2019 // Pinnacol Assurance announced on Monday it is distributing general dividend checks to its customers totaling $70 million.Pinnacol also recently lowered its rates by 10 percent on average. Both the dividend and the rate...