All the headlines from our Colorado Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 22 2014 // Meteorologists say six tornadoes touched down east of Denver on Wednesday and more spring thunderstorms are expected Thursday along the Front Range and eastern Colorado. No significant damage was reported from the twisters...
May 13 2014 // U.S. states plagued by historic drought are bracing for an early wildfire season with a cost that may rise as high as $1.8 billion, or almost $500,000 more than what’s available to control the blazes.Oklahomans...
May 12 2014 // U.S. railroad company Union Pacific Corp said on Monday that a rail line on which a train derailed near the town of LaSalle in northern Colorado was back in service.The train, which was heading to an East Coast...
May 5 2014 // The new sharable economy is growing across the country, and one question looms large: What are the insurance implications?Homeowners and renters understand the types of insurance they need and where they can buy coverage....
May 1 2014 // Lynn Finch has joined Lockton’s energy practice in Denver, Colo.Finch is an account executive with the energy practice. She will operate from Lockton’s Denver office. Finch has more than 15 years of experience...
Apr 28 2014 // PartnerOne Environmental named Vonnie Nuce as senior underwriter. Nuce will be based in the Denver, Colo. office and will be responsible for underwriting new and renewal business for all PartnerOne products. Nuce has more...
Apr 28 2014 // Minnesota-based MMIC Insurance, Inc. is now doing business in Colorado. The company offers medical professional liability insurance, health IT services and patient safety options to hospitals and large health systems,...
Apr 21 2014 // Jay Sherwin joined Lockton’s Denver, Colo. operation as senior vice president and department manager of financial and professional services.In his role with Lockton, Sherwin will focus on developing insurance and...
Apr 11 2014 // Colorado lawmakers advanced legislation to regulate transportation companies that use cellphone apps to connect riders to drivers on their personal cars. The legislation would put companies like UberX and Lyft under the...
Apr 10 2014 // Gov. John Hickenlooper says $13 million from a state lottery fund will be used to help restore parks, trails and open spaces damaged by last year’s floods. Hickenlooper and officials of lottery-supported Great...
Apr 10 2014 // An expected effect of drought has caught parts of the West off guard.Mini-storms of tumbleweed have invaded the drought-stricken prairie of southern Colorado, blocking rural roads and irrigation canals, and briefly...
Apr 9 2014 // Under its effort to continue expanding across Colorado, Allstate says it will appoint 24 new agency owners in the state this year and it will offer to pay people for referring qualified candidates.Including support staff...
Apr 7 2014 // CIA-Leavitt Insurance Agency named Brenda Gilleland-Edgar an owner/partner of the firm, as well as vice president of the corporation and vice president of operations. Gilleland-Edgar focuses on farm and ranch and banking...
Apr 7 2014 // There has been much discussion regarding the increasing frequency and intensity of storms around the world. While both underwriters and insurance buyers are concerned with exposure to potential catastrophic losses from...
Apr 2 2014 // Voting is underway in a small Colorado community that wants to issue licenses to drone hunters. Deer Trail’s town clerk, Kim Oldfield, said voting was steady after polls opened at 7 a.m. Tuesday, and results are...
Mar 31 2014 // Days before a key vote in Colorado Legislature on ridesharing regulation a large insurer has come out with a poll that shows the majority of Coloradans believe rideshare companies should cover their drivers with commercial...
Mar 27 2014 // The snowpack atop mountain peaks in California and Colorado has a new set of eyes watching from high above to better gauge the amount of water that will rumble down rivers and streams each spring as runoff.In a new...
Mar 25 2014 // Thousands of Coloradans could face major cost increases for their flood insurance, just as many are trying to decide whether to rebuild or move on after the devastating September flooding.More than 5,700 federally...
Mar 24 2014 // The Colorado Legislature has once again delayed a vote on a bill aimed at preventing agricultural fires from starting wildfires.The move on Friday came after its sponsor said he wanted to kill the proposal because farmers...
Mar 24 2014 // Colorado is getting an additional $199 million from the federal government to help communities devastated by September’s historic floods, U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced.The funds...