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Pinnacol Distributes $50M in Dividends to 51K Colorado Companies

Apr 4 2022 // Pinnacol Assurance is distributing general dividend checks to its customers totaling $50 million. Pinnacol has also lowered premium rates by an average of 11%.This is the seventh consecutive year of general dividend...

Colorado Stadium Fire Torched Seats, Suite Area

Mar 30 2022 // Firefighters extinguished a blaze that torched several rows of seats and a suite area at the Denver Broncos’ stadium last week.The fire broke out on the fourth level at Empower Field at Mile High just after 2 p.m....

Residents Return Home After Fleeing Colorado Wildfire

Mar 29 2022 // Nearly 20,000 people who were forced to flee a wildfire in northern Colorado were back home Monday after firefighters were able to stop the spread of the fire at 190 acres.The fire that broke out Saturday in the rolling...

Jury Awards $14M in Damages to Colorado Protesters

Mar 28 2022 // Jurors found police used excessive force against protesters, violating their constitutional rights, during demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd two years ago, ordering the city to pay a total of $14 million in...

Firefighters Increase Containment on Colorado Wildfire

Mar 28 2022 // A wildfire south of Boulder that forced nearly 20,000 people to flee was listed at 35% contained by Sunday afternoon and most evacuations had been lifted, officials with Boulder Fire-Rescue said.The fire, which ignited...

Pinnacol Distributes $50M in Dividends to 51K Colorado Companies

Mar 24 2022 // Pinnacol Assurance is distributing general dividend checks to its customers totaling $50 million. Pinnacol has also lowered premium rates by an average of 11%.This is the seventh consecutive year of general dividend...

Colorado Oil Regulator Rejects Plan to Drill Near Homes

Mar 15 2022 // The state of Colorado’s oil regulator this week rejected a request by Occidental Petroleum Corp. to drill new oil and gas wells roughly 800 feet away from homes, in a test of a new rule that sets a wide berth between...

New Chief at Pinnacol in Colorado Plans to Transform Hundred-Year-Old Carrier to Deal with Changing Workforce

Mar 10 2022 // John O’Donnell picked an interesting time to change jobs.The way the world works is radically changing, and just as the pandemic – apparently – wanes, he’s taking the helm of a large workers’...

Trial Starts for Lawsuit Over Police Use of Force in Colorado

Mar 8 2022 // The trial for a lawsuit accusing Denver, Colorado, police of using indiscriminate force two years ago against people protesting the killing of George Floyd started Monday in federal court.Opening statements will come after...

Colorado Wildfire Victims Hitting ‘Green’ Building Code Hurdle

Mar 3 2022 // Some homeowners recovering from Colorado’s most destructive wildfire in history, which decimated entire neighborhoods near Denver late last year, say they could end up paying tens of thousands of dollars more to...

3 Hurt When Floor Collapses During Colorado House Party

Feb 28 2022 // Three people were taken to a hospital after a floor collapsed during a house party in a Denver area suburb, authorities said.South Metro Fire Rescue said crews responded Saturday at about 9:30 p.m. to the home southeast of...

U.S. Supreme Court Takes Up Clash Between Religion and LGBT Rights

Feb 23 2022 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday took up a major new legal fight pitting religious beliefs against LGBT rights, agreeing to hear an evangelical Christian web designer’s free speech claim that she cannot be forced...

City Insurance Launches in More California and Colorado Cities

Feb 23 2022 // Distinguished Programs is expanding its City Insurance program to select cities in California and Colorado, as well as launching new umbrella coverage eligibility for condos and rentals with underlying City Insurance...

COVID Underscores Lack of Whistleblower Protections

Feb 22 2022 // Originally posted on Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts.Inside a partially completed Amazon warehouse here, workers last summer walked on conveyor belts four stories high without safety harnesses,...

Report: Blocked Intake May Have Led to Ohio Hotel CO Emergency

Feb 8 2022 // A blocked fresh-air intake at a hotel pool equipment room may have been to blame for a carbon monoxide buildup that sent more than a dozen people to hospitals more than a week ago, authorities said.A report by the Ohio...

Massachusetts Lawmakers Advance Internet Data Privacy Bill

Feb 7 2022 // A bill that would grant Massachusetts residents what supporters describe as fundamental internet privacy rights — including greater control over their personal information — is making its way through the Statehouse.The...

Colorado Lawmakers Make First Pass on Wildfire Bill

Feb 3 2022 // Colorado lawmakers passed a bill to increase wildfire mitigation efforts, just a month since a devastating fire tore through suburbs north of Denver, destroying more than 1,000 homes and businesses and killing at least one...

BTIS Launches Expanded Workers’ Comp Coverage in California, Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, Nevada, Texas

Feb 2 2022 // Builders & Tradesmen’s Insurance Services Inc. announced access to an expanded workers’ compensation coverage option, which is now available in California, Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, Nevada and Texas.BTIS...

Colorado Wildfire Caused $513M in Damage, Officials Say

Jan 24 2022 // The Colorado wildfire caused at least $513 million in damage and destroyed nearly 1,100 homes and structures, officials as they updated the toll of property lost in the most destructive wildfire in state history.Boulder...

Woman Missing in Colorado Wildfire Was Last Seen Trying to Save Dogs

Jan 21 2022 // As a fast-moving wildfire spread in suburban Denver, an emergency responder warned Edna Nadine Turnbull to evacuate. But the 91-year-old went back inside her home to rescue her dogs.Turnbull and her pets were never seen...