Latest Colorado Headlines

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Progressive Expanding in Colorado, Florida, Ohio, Texas

Oct 6 2010 // Progressive Insurance recently announced plans to add hundreds of new jobs in Colorado, Florida, Ohio and Texas by the end of January 2011.The additions include sales, service and claims positions. Progressive said it will...

Colo. Fourmile Canyon Fire Most Expensive in State’s History

Oct 4 2010 // Insurance damage estimates from the Fourmile Canyon fire that burned in September now total more than $200 million, making it the most expensive wildfire in the state’s history, according to the Rocky Mountain...

Colorado Says Nebraska Insurer Pays $153,000 Fine

Sep 22 2010 // Colorado regulators say World Insurance Co. of Omaha, Neb., has paid a $153,000 fine after it was accused of not providing benefits it promised. The state Division of Insurance said that, among other things, the company...

Colorado Raids Insurance Fund to Fight Second Wildfire

Sep 15 2010 // Colorado is freeing up more money to help pay for fighting the wildfire burning near Loveland, the second major wildfire to hit the state in a week.An executive order issued Sept. 13 provides up to $3 million for the...

Firefighters Battle ‘Most Destructive Wildfire in Colorado History’

Sep 10 2010 // Approximately 700 firefighters have been battling a wildfire just outside Boulder, Colo., for five days. Meanwhile, Boulder residents are preparing to evacuate any time as the Fourmile Canyon fire spread to within 10 miles...

Pinnacol Assurance to Credit $15M to Certain Policyholders

Sep 6 2010 // Colorado’s Division of Insurance announced it has reached a settlement agreement with Pinnacol Assurance concerning filing issues raised earlier this year. Meanwhile, the quasi-governmental workers’...

Colo. Town Gives Green Light to Golf Carts on Roads

Aug 27 2010 // Erie, Colo., is the second community in Boulder County to allow people to drive golf carts on public streets. The town trustees voted 4-3 to allow the electric vehicles on streets with posted speed limits of 25 mph....

Pinnacol Assurance To Credit $15M to Certain Policyholders

Aug 26 2010 // Colorado’s Division of Insurance announced it has reached a settlement agreement with Pinnacol Assurance, the state’s largest workers’ compensation insurer, concerning filing issues raised earlier this...

Pinnacol Tells Court Records Should Remain Private

Aug 24 2010 // Colorado’s quasi-governmental workers’ compensation insurer Pinnacol Assurance has testified that records concerning a private business incentive event should remain private — yet a state judge...

Colorado Medical Malpractice Insurer Fined $48,400

Aug 16 2010 // Colorado’s Department of Regulatory Agencies Division of Insurance has fined Denver-based COPIC, one of the state’s largest medical professional liability insurers, following a market conduct...

Colorado Questions Whether Pinnacol’s Rates Are Excessive, Unfair

Aug 12 2010 // Colorado’s Division of Insurance has scheduled a public hearing on Wednesday, August 25, to consider rates submitted by Pinnacol Assurance, the state’s quasi-governmental workers’ compensation insurer, to...

Baltimore Restaurant Workers Awarded $34M after CO Leak

Jul 30 2010 // A Baltimore jury has awarded $34.3 million to 23 employees of an Inner Harbor steakhouse who suffered brain damage as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning.The plaintiffs worked for the Ruth’s Chris Steak House at...

Construction Claims: Understanding Colorado’s Statutory Notice of Claim Process

Jul 5 2010 // In the construction industry, it is almost inevitable that at some time contractors and design professionals will receive a notice of claim (NOC) letter. This is the first step in the claims process that may lead to an...

Pinnacol Officials Face Colo. Lawmakers

Jun 8 2010 // Officials from Colorado’s state-chartered workers’ compensation insurer Pinnacol Assurance have some explaining to do.The Legislative Audit Committee recently met to go over the company’s financial...

Recent Colorado Storm Caused Estimated $70M in Insured Damage

Jun 4 2010 // The first major Colorado hail and wind storm of 2010 carries an estimated insurance price tag of $70 million, according to the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association (RMIIA).Approximately 13,600 auto and...

Insurers Paid $768 Million in Losses from 2009 Colorado Windstorm

May 25 2010 // An insurance organization says a windstorm that brought two weak tornadoes, rain and hail to the western Denver suburbs last July caused $768 million in insured losses to vehicles and homes. The Rocky Mountain Insurance...

Insured Damage Estimates for 2009 Colorado Storm Season at $1.4 Billion

May 19 2010 // Final insurance damage estimates for Colorado’s 2009 summer storm season has been tallied at $1.4 billion, making it the most expensive in state history, according to the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information...

People

May 17 2010 // Irvine, Calif.-based Superior Access Insurance Services Inc. named Tom Crawford chairman of the board of directors. Before joining Superior Access, Crawford served as chairman, president and CEO of Crawford & Co. With...

Business Moves

May 17 2010 // Security Planning, CSIProsSalt Lake City-based Security Planning & Insurance Corp., an insurance carrier in the childcare industry, launched Charter School Insurance Professionals (CSIPros), an insurance company to...

Colorado Rejects Bill Restricting Video Surveillance

May 17 2010 // The Colorado Senate Judiciary Committee has defeated a bill that would have limited the use of surveillance of employees who have submitted a workers’ compensation claim.Among other things, HB 1012, would have...