All the headlines from our Colorado Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 11 2007 // The Colorado Legislature wrapped up its regular session on May 4, with fairly positive results for the insurance industry and consumers. The auto insurance system will remain a tort system, instead of reverting back to a...
May 10 2007 // Cadence Insurance Services of Colorado Springs, Colo., has become a member of the Strategic Independent Agents Alliance, a network of independent insurance agencies. The company was the 2,200th Independent Strategic Member...
Apr 25 2007 // Denver-based Pinnacol Assurance, a Colorado workers’ compensation insurer, announced it will issue a general dividend to its policyholders. In mid-May, enearly 56,000 eligible Colorado businesses will receive...
Apr 23 2007 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America hired Benjamin J. McKay III as senior vice president of federal government relations in its Washington, D.C., office.Previously, McKay served as chief of staff for U.S....
Apr 10 2007 // The The Colorado Senate Appropriations Committee voted to indefinitely postpone a bill that insurance associations say would have forced drivers to pay for mandated medical payments coverage. Senate Bill 193, sponsored by...
Apr 3 2007 // Atmospheric science experts at Colorado State University have increased their forecast for the 2007 hurricane season, largely due to the rapid dissipation of El Niño conditions.The Colorado team is now calling for a very...
Mar 30 2007 // An early spring storm swept across the central U.S. early on March 29, spinning off tornadoes that killed an Oklahoma couple in a home that was blown to pieces and a Colorado woman whose small town was nearly destroyed.A...
Mar 26 2007 // The Colorado House approved and sent to the Senate a bill that would require companies to allow injured workers to choose between two doctors for workers compensation care. It also would allow workers to change doctors if...
Mar 26 2007 // The Colorado House Business Affairs and Labor Committee has approved two workers’ compensation bills: one affecting employee’s choice of physician and another affecting firefighters.House Bill 1176 would change...
Mar 26 2007 // The Colorado House Business Affairs and Labor Committee has approved two workers’ compensation bills: one affecting employee’s choice of physician and another affecting firefighters.House Bill 1176 would change...
Mar 21 2007 // The Colorado Senate Appropriations Committee is scheduled to vote on Friday on a bill that insurance associations say would force drivers to pay for mandated coverage that most consumers now choose to reject.Senate Bill...
Mar 12 2007 // The Colorado House has passed a bill that would require children under age 18 to wear a helmet when riding a motorcycle. Passing on a 39-26 vote, House Bill 1117 would create penalties of $100 if the operator is under 18...
Mar 12 2007 // Buckling up when you drive a car or wearing a helmet when you are on a motorcycle seems like it should be a “given” in 2007. But the reality is that even today, many motorcycle riders still don’t wear...
Mar 6 2007 // It’s dark, cold and 4:30 in the morning. John Marroney is driving his pickup truck to see if any of his cows need help giving birth to their calves.At 8:30 a.m., Bob Watkins is balancing on the back of a lurching hay...
Mar 5 2007 // The Colorado House has passed a bill that would require children under age 18 to wear a helmet when riding a motorcycle. Passing on a 39-26 vote, House Bill 1117 would create penalities of $100 if the operator is under 18...
Feb 22 2007 // Earth’s Best Organic 2 Apple Peach Barley Wholesome Breakfast baby food, which has been recalled nationwide, should not be fed to babies because of the risk of contamination, state health officials said.Officials...
Feb 12 2007 // Outgoing Colorado regulator comments on consumer choices, ethicsIn 2004 at the age of 34, David Rivera was appointed to be Colorado’s State Insurance Commissioner, the youngest insurance person to serve in that...
Feb 12 2007 // One-on-one interviews with 15 insurance regulators At a recent meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Insurance Journal sat down with 15 insurance regulators to talk about issues affecting their...
Feb 11 2007 // In 2004 at the age of 34, David Rivera was appointed to be Colorado’s State Insurance Commissioner, the youngest insurance person to serve in that position. This January, newly elected Gov. Bill Ritter announced he...
Feb 11 2007 // When David Rivera was appointed to be Colorado’s state insurance commissioner two years ago, he was the youngest insurance person to serve in that position at age 34. While he is handing the reins over to Marcy...