Latest Colorado Headlines

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17 – AZ,CO,ID,IL,IN,IA,KS,MN,MO,NE,NV,ND,OH,OR,SD,UT,WI

Feb 11 2007 // 28 – AL,AK,CA,CO,CT,DE,DC,FL,GA,KS,LA,ME,MD,MI,MO,NV,NJ,NY,OH,OR,PA,TN,TX,VT,VA,WA,WV,WI22 – AL,AZ,CO,FL,GA,IL,IN,IA,KY,MI,MN,MO,NE,NC,ND,OH,SC,SD,TN,UT,VA,WI 14 –...

Auditors Say Colo. Computers Unprepared for Disaster

Feb 7 2007 // The Colorado Governor’s Office of Information and Technology failed to ensure that state agencies have recovery plans for systems on the state mainframe computer in the event of a disaster, potentially compromising...

Business Moves

Jan 28 2007 // Goldman Sachs, USI HoldingsInsurance broker USI Holdings Corp. agreed to be acquired by GS Capital Partners, a private equity affiliate of Goldman, Sachs and Co., in a transaction valued at approximately $1.4 billion,...

Colo. Ranchers Still Struggling to Reach Cattle Stranded By Snow

Jan 26 2007 // A month after the first wave of devastating winter storms hit Colorado, some eastern Colorado ranchers still haven’t been able to get feed to their cattle, state Agriculture Commissioner John Stulp said.State...

Golden Eagle, Colorado Casualty, Take Billing Online

Jan 24 2007 // Golden Eagle Insurance and Colorado Casualty, both members of Liberty Mutual Group, are now providing Online Billing Service Centers to allow customers to make online payments and view their account summaries and payment...

Rare Snow Storm Surprises Arizona, While Colorado Struck Again

Jan 24 2007 // More than a foot of snow fell on parts of northern Arizona, and several more inches were possible while children as far south as Tucson got a rare chance to play in the snow.Sunday’s storm was the latest of winter...

Lawmakers Pushing FEMA to Speed Up Aid for Colorado Plains

Jan 12 2007 // Colorado lawmakers are trying to put pressure on the federal government to speed up aid to ranchers and county governments digging out from back-to-back blizzards on the southeastern plains.Sens. Ken Salazar, D-Colo., and...

FEMA Offers Aid to Colorado Storm Victims

Jan 10 2007 // The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal aid has been made available to supplement state and local response efforts in Colorado for...

Colorado Casualty Celebrates 25 Years, Expands Personal Lines in West

Jan 8 2007 // Colorado Casualty, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, recently hosted a 25th anniversary celebration with 140 employees and more than 100 appointed agents in attendance.The company also announced it would be expanding its...

Late storm binge has Western states singing holiday claims blues

Jan 8 2007 // While the nation was mostly natural disaster-free in 2006, the West suffered a few fourth quarter storms that took the blush off of an otherwise relatively rosy year. Beginning with Thanksgiving and heading into the New...

Colorado, Idaho Gov.-elects appoint insurance department heads

Jan 8 2007 // Colorado’s Gov.-elect Bill Ritter announced he is appointing Manitou Springs Mayor Marcy Morrison, a Republican, as insurance administrator. And Idaho Gov.-elect Butch Otter said he would appoint state Rep. Bill Deal...

Drive Insurance from Progressive lowers auto rates in Colorado

Jan 8 2007 // The Drive Group of Progressive Insurance Companies is lowering auto insurance premiums in Colorado by an average of 5.2 percent for new customers effective Sept. 6 and existing customers effective Oct. 16, the company...

8 Drive Insurance from Progressive lowers Colo. auto rates

Jan 7 2007 // Tort system helping to reduce costs8 Gov.-elects appoint insurance department heads Colorado picks Mayor Morrison, Idaho picks Rep. Deal8 Calif. workers’ comp reforms workingYet outgoing commissioner says still room...

Colorado, Idaho Gov.-elects appoint insurance department heads

Jan 7 2007 // Colorado’s Gov.-elect Bill Ritter announced he is appointing Manitou Springs Mayor Marcy Morrison, a Republican, as insurance administrator. And Idaho Gov.-elect Butch Otter said he would appoint state Rep. Bill Deal...

News Currents

Jan 7 2007 // Late storm binge has Western states singing holiday claims bluesWhile the nation was mostly natural disaster-free in 2006, the West suffered a few fourth quarter storms that took the blush off of an otherwise relatively...

News Currents

Jan 7 2007 // Drive Insurance from Progressive lowers auto rates in ColoradoThe Drive Group of Progressive Insurance Companies is lowering auto insurance premiums in Colorado by an average of 5.2 percent for new customers effective...

Colo. Governor-Elect Makes More Appointments

Jan 2 2007 // Farmer and longtime Prowers County Commissioner John Stulp will be nominated to head the Colorado Agriculture Department, Gov.-elect Bill Ritter said.The Democrat also said he would appoint Manitou Springs Mayor Marcy...

Colorado Gov.-Elect Appoints Morrison Insurance Commissioner

Dec 29 2006 // Colorado newspapers are reporting that Gov.-elect Bill Ritter has appointed Manitou Springs Mayor Marcy Morrison the state’s next insurance commissioner. Morrison will have to resign her position as Manitou Springs...

Drive Insurance from Progressive Lowers Auto Rates in Colorado

Dec 28 2006 // The Drive Group of Progressive Insurance Companies announced that it is lowering auto insurance premiums in Colorado by an average of 5.2 percent for new customers effective Sept. 6 and existing customers effective Oct....

Commissioners, compensation rules, earthquakes made for shaky ground

Dec 25 2006 // In the era when cowboys and gold panners roamed, the West was characterized as a wild yet adventurous place to live. Judging by 2006’s insurance industry headlines, those sentiments don’t seem to have...