All the headlines from our Colorado Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 6 2010 // The Colorado Senate Judiciary Committee last night 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...
Apr 29 2010 // Allstate Insurance Co. has sannounced it is looking to appoint 51 exclusive agency owners in Colorado in 2010. “We see a significant opportunity in the current economy to attract mid-career, mid-level managers to own...
Apr 28 2010 // The Colorado House of Representatives has passed a bill that may have the unintended consequence of driving insurers that provide contractors coverage out of state, according to the Professional Independent Insurance...
Apr 23 2010 // Colorado Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, announced the appointment of Diane Nance-Ona as territory manager for Nevada. Nance-Ona will implement operational strategies and marketing plans to...
Apr 12 2010 // The Colorado House has passed a bill to increase funding to help fight insurance fund by surcharging insurance companies. Insurers currently are charged $425 annually, and House Bill 1385 that amount to $561. Revenue from...
Apr 8 2010 // The 2010 Atlantic hurricane season will produce an above-average eight hurricanes, four of them major, posing a heightened threat to the U.S. coastline, the Colorado State University hurricane forecasting team predicted...
Apr 5 2010 // Pinnacol Assurance, Colorado’s quasi-governmental workers’ compensation insurer, has submitted a potential separation agreement to Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter that would establish Pinnacol as a domestic mutual...
Apr 2 2010 // Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter has has made three appointments to the Workers’ Compensation Cost Containment Board. Michael W. Mitchell of Windsor will serve a term expiring Dec. 13, 2011. Richard C. Zellen of Arvada will...
Apr 1 2010 // The Colorado General Assembly has decided not to consider Pinnacol Assurance’s proposed plan to separate from the state, according to the company.Earlier in March, the quasi-governmental workers’ compensation...
Mar 22 2010 // Iroquois of California based in Sacramento, Calif., added a former insurance consultant, marketing manager and agency owner to its staff. Mike Mullens will serve as regional manager in Northern California, bringing more...
Mar 22 2010 // The Colorado House is considering a bill that would require automobile insurance policies, health benefit plans, limited benefit health insurance, dental plans, and long-term care plans that are issued or renewed on or...
Mar 19 2010 // Pinnacol Assurance, Colorado’s quasi-governmental workers’ compensation insurer, has submitted a potential separation agreement to Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter that would establish Pinnacol as a domestic mutual...
Mar 16 2010 // The Colorado House has passed a bill that requires a motor vehicle insurance company to be appointed as an insured person’s agent in a lawsuit arising from an accident in which the at-fault driver is deemed to be...
Mar 11 2010 // Denver-based IMA of Colorado Inc., a retail insurance brokerage, announced that Cathy Sims has been promoted to vice president – employee benefits, and Sandy Harvath has been promoted to vice president –...
Mar 8 2010 // Steve Peeters, who most recently was president and chief operating officer of Jacksonville, Fla.-based Zurich Insurance Services, joined The Main Street America Group as vice president, commercial lines product.Peeters...
Mar 4 2010 // The Colorado House is considering a bill that would require that automobile insurance policies, health benefit plans, limited benefit health insurance, dental plans, and long-term care plans that are issued or renewed on...
Mar 1 2010 // Coloradans need to brace themselves for winter’s snowiest month, the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association is warning. March 17 marks the seventh anniversary of the state’s most damaging blizzard...
Feb 22 2010 // Several bills up for hearings this week in the Colorado legislature that are being pushed by the Colorado Trial Bar are likely to contribute to frivolous lawsuits that drive up insurance costs for consumers, according to...
Feb 17 2010 // Colorado’s state-chartered worker compensation insurer has offered the state $200 million for greater autonomy.In exchange, Pinnacol Assurance would remain the state’s workers’ compensation insurer of...
Feb 11 2010 // Wells Fargo Insurance Services has named Charles Delich branch manager for its office in Colorado Springs, Colo. Delich is responsible for leading the service and sales teams in Colorado Springs, including a focus on...