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Colorado Auto Rates Down, Study Shows

Mar 10 2008 // Car insurance rates for Colorado drivers on average have dropped 35 percent since the state changed its auto insurance system nearly five years ago, according to an independent study released by Gov. Bill Ritter’s...

Study: Repealing Colorado’s No-Fault Auto Insurance Reduced Claim Costs

Mar 7 2008 // The repeal of Colorado’s no-faul automobile insurance law in 2004 has helped to reduce claims costs in the state, according to a recently released study by the Insurance Research Council.In 2004, the first year after...

Colorado Senate Backs Raising Medical Malpractice Cap

Mar 5 2008 // The Colorado Senate has given final approval to a bill that would increase the amount juries can award in some medical malpractice suits.Senate Bill 164 applies to cases where someone has been disfigured or impaired. It...

Colorado Casualty Appoints CEO, Announces President Retirement

Mar 4 2008 // Englewood, Colo.-based Colorado Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, announced that president and CEO Donald E. Frette is retiring in May, following a 15-year career with the company. Frette will be...

Colo. Insurers Refund $5.7 Million for Overcharges

Feb 24 2008 // Two insurance companies have refunded about $5.7 million to Colorado customers affected by billing and record keeping errors, state officials said this month.Hartford Financial Services Group has returned more than $2.5...

Colorado Auto Rates Down, Study Shows

Feb 19 2008 // Car insurance rates for Colorado drivers on average have dropped 35 percent since the state changed its auto insurance system nearly five years ago, according to an independent study released today by Gov. Bill...

Two Colo. Insurers Refund $5.7M to Consumers

Feb 18 2008 // Two insurance companies have refunded about $5.7 million to Colorado customers affected by billing and record keeping errors, state officials said Thursday.Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield has restored nearly $3.2 million to...

Sloan Mason Offers Oilfield Program in Colo.

Feb 12 2008 // San Diego-based Sloan Mason is offering exclusive access to a new oilfield program for oilfield contracting companies in Colorado. The company said it provides competitive general liability/auto/workers compensation...

Wis. Senate Squeaks Through Bill to Ban Credit Scoring

Feb 10 2008 // With the 2008 legislative sessions now in full swing, many states are taking another look at the issue of insurers using credit scoring to underwrite or rate auto or homeowners insurance. Insurance trade groups are...

Colo. Legislation to Ban Use of Credit Scoring in Underwriting Defeated

Feb 10 2008 // As the issue of credit scoring continues to be the subject of state legislative proposals, insurance agents in Colorado are celebrating the defeat of a bill that would have prohibited property/casualty insurers from using...

Declarations

Feb 10 2008 // Remaining Confident“We remain confident that there will be a day when medical marijuana patients are not discriminated against in the workplace.” —Safe Access attorney Joe Elford, reacting to a decision by...

Colo. Agents Praise Credit Scoring Ban Defeat; Next Up: Wisc.

Jan 31 2008 // As the issue of credit scoring continues to be the subject of state legislative proposals, insurance agents in Colorado are celebrating the defeat of a bill that would have prohibited property/casualty insurers from using...

CO Credit Ban Defeated on House Floor

Jan 30 2008 // The Colorado House rejected legislation Tuesday that would have prohibited insurers from using credit information as a factor for the acceptance, denial, renewal or rating of a potential insured for insurance underwriting...

Insurers to Fight Credit Scoring Ban on Colo. House Floor

Jan 28 2008 // Legislation that would prohibit insurers’ use of credit information narrowly advanced out of the Colorado House Business Affairs and Labor Committee Thursday on a 6-5 vote. According to the Property Casualty Insurers...

Colorado Mandates Electronic Rate Filings

Jan 18 2008 // The Colorado Division of Insurance announced that property/casualty and health insurance rate filings submitted in paper form after Jan. 1, 2008 will be returned for noncompliance. House Bill 07-1234, which took effect...

Colorado’s Van Gilder Adds Three to Staff

Dec 18 2007 // Denver-based Van Gilder has added three persons to its staff. Tony Dodd has joined the firm as an account executive specializing in homeowner association risk management programs. Kyle Krisman has assumed the role of...

Colorado Supreme Court Says Lack of Seatbelt Use Can Limit Damage Awards

Dec 6 2007 // The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that a jury should consider a person’s failure to use a seatbelt when determining damages for pain and suffering resulting from an automobile accident.In Valdez v. Pringle, a jury...

Wells Fargo Names Miceli Benefits Practice Leader for Colorado

Nov 9 2007 // Wells Fargo Insurance Services announced the appointment of Dennis Miceli to the position of employee benefits practice leader for the company’s Colorado locations. Miceli will be based out of the company’s...

Colo. Farms Ordered to Surrender Records in Insurance Investigation

Oct 17 2007 // Three San Luis Valley, Colo., farms have been ordered to turn over records to a federal investigator looking into whether they illegally sold potatoes after collecting up to $1.3 million in federal insurance payments on...

Colo. Releases Tools for Consumers to Check Insurance Company Complaints

Sep 27 2007 // The Colorado Division of Insurance has released two references to help consumers make more informed decisions about buying insurance: an Interactive Complaint Ratio search tool and the Consumer Complaint Ratio Report.The...