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ISO Introduces Endorsements to Address Ridesharing Policy Gaps

Apr 2 2015 // ISO has introduced two new personal auto coverage options for ridesharing drivers when they’re logged in but don’t have any passengers – an issue that has been the subject of controversy among insurance...

ICAT Launches Special Purpose Lloyd’s Syndicate for Mid-Sized U.S. Risks

Apr 1 2015 // Colorado-based natural disaster recovery specialist ICAT announced that Lloyd’s of London has granted approval of Special Purpose Syndicate 6123 to further expand ICAT’s per risk capacity.Subject to completion...

Lawsuit Lost by Parents Of Colorado Theater Shooting Victim

Mar 30 2015 // The parents of a woman who was killed in the Colorado movie theater shooting have lost their bid to hold ammunition sellers liable for the attack. Sandy and Lonnie Phillips, whose daughter, Jessica Ghawi, was one of 12...

Georgia State Agencies Preparing for Medical Marijuana Law

Mar 30 2015 // In an emotional ceremony in his Capitol office, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed an executive order Friday ordering state agencies to start preparations now for the enactment of the state’s medical marijuana...

Colorado Senate Passes Condo Builder Liability Measure

Mar 20 2015 // A bill to make it harder to sue condominium builders has cleared its first hurdle in the Colorado Legislature.The measure would make it harder to sue builders of single and multifamily homes for defective construction. It...

Lawmakers in Colorado Launch Debate on Homebuilder Liability

Mar 18 2015 // Colorado lawmakers started work this week on one of the most anticipated issues of the legislative session: liability for homebuilders.But whether the bills are a way to spark the construction of more affordable housing,...

Colorado to Join ‘Zero Deaths’ Traffic Safety Plan

Mar 17 2015 // Colorado is signing on to a national effort to reduce traffic deaths dramatically – all the way to zero.Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper plans to tout the effort Monday afternoon at the Capitol. Six years ago the national...

Colorado Bills Would Allow Shooting Lawsuits and Study School Violence

Mar 16 2015 // Colorado schools could be sued for shootings under legislation introduced Friday by state lawmakers who say they are sending a directive to education officials to do more to keep students safe.“It’s about...

Most Wrongful-Death Lawsuits in Colorado Listeria Outbreak Settled

Mar 13 2015 // A Denver, Colo. judge wrapped up most of the wrongful-death lawsuits stemming from a 2011 listeria outbreak that killed more than 30 people and sickened more than 140 others.The Denver District Court judge approved...

Lockton in Colorado Adds Bell as Personal Lines Producer

Mar 11 2015 // Lockton’s Denver, Colo. operation has hired Nate Bell as personal lines producer. Bell has spent 13 years in the insurance industry, most recently as a personal lines producer and sales leader for IMA nationwide. He...

Sophisticated Resilience Model in Development in Colorado – And It’ll be Free

Mar 9 2015 // Efforts are underway in Colorado to build a sophisticated computer model that will offer a look down to the minute details at just how communities may withstand — or crumble under — perils like earthquakes,...

Report: Wildfire Reconstruction of West’s Riskiest Homes – $237B

Mar 9 2015 // In the Western United States there are nearly 900,000 homes representing an estimated reconstruction cost of more than $237 billion considered at “very high” or “high” risk from wildfires, a report...

CIA-Leavitt and Ewing-Leavitt Merge in Colorado

Mar 3 2015 // CIA-Leavitt Insurance Agency and Ewing-Leavitt Insurance Agency, both Leavitt Group affiliates, have merged their Colorado Springs, Colo. offices. The merged agency will be located in the CIA-Leavitt office at 5585...

Alaska Becomes 3rd State to Legalize it

Feb 26 2015 // Alaska has become the third U.S. state to legalize marijuana. But the historic day passed with little public acknowledgement in a state with a savvy marijuana culture that has seen varying degrees of legal acceptance of...

Report: Wildfire Risk to Homes in West Tops $237B

Feb 26 2015 // In the Western U.S. there are nearly 900,000 homes representing an estimated reconstruction cost of more than $237 billion considered at “very high” or “high” risk from wildfires, a report issued...

NTSB Says Deadly Plane Crash in Colorado Linked to Selfies

Feb 23 2015 // Federal investigators say selfies were a likely factor in a small plane crash near Denver, Colo., last year that killed two people. The National Transportation Safety Board says recordings from a GoPro camera found near...

Sophisticated Resilience Model in Development in Colorado – And It’ll be Free

Feb 20 2015 // Efforts are underway in Colorado to build a sophisticated computer model that will offer a look down to the minute details at just how communities may withstand – or crumble under – perils like earthquakes, hurricanes,...

Nearly $15M Awarded by Colorado Jury in Racial Discrimination Case

Feb 13 2015 // A federal jury has awarded nearly $15 million to 11 Denver, Colo.-area warehouse workers who accused a trucking company of segregating workers by race, calling black people “stupid Africans” and punishing those...

Colorado Reviewing Construction Liability Law

Feb 11 2015 // A simmering dispute over liability in home construction is heating up at the Colorado Legislature. A bipartisan group of lawmakers announced a bill Tuesday to address the construction-defects law. The law governs how...

People – West

Feb 9 2015 // Capital Insurance Group has named Dawnya Campbell agency development manager for the Western portion of the Bay Area Territory in the Northern California Region.The regional team serves independent agents for...