All the headlines from our Colorado Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 2 2004 // SCA Insurance of Pueblo, Colorado, a large multi-office agency, had been watching the insurance agency management system market for years, keeping an eye open for a new and compelling agency management solution. Having...
May 17 2004 // A group of Colorado motorists claim they have overpaid auto insurance premiums for the past 25 years and should be reimbursed.Insurance representatives claim if the proposed class-action lawsuit is successful, it could...
May 17 2004 // The Colorado legislature adjourned sine die on May 5, giving final approval to several measures before going home. The American Insurance Association (AIA) reported that positive legislation affecting the insurance...
May 7 2004 // A bill that limits the use of credit histories to set insurance rates got final approval from state lawmakers on May 5 after they gave up trying to ban the practice.Under the measure (Senate Bill 216), insurers...
May 7 2004 // The Colorado legislature adjourned sine die on May 5, giving final approval to several measures before going home. The American Insurance Association (AIA) reported that positive legislation affecting the insurance...
May 3 2004 // Legislation that reportedly could have significantly increased automobile insurance premiums by forcing consumers to buy $35,000 in medical payments coverage was defeated in the Colorado House. “This legislation (HB...
Apr 19 2004 // The Colorado Legislature defeated a bill (SB-52) that would have kept Motor Vehicle Reports (MVRs) confidential for up to the first six points of driving violations, according to the American Insurance Association (AIA)....
Apr 16 2004 // Legislation that could have significantly increased automobile insurance premiums by forcing consumers to buy $35,000 in medical payments coverage was defeated in the Colorado House.“This legislation (HB 1287) could...
Apr 8 2004 // Drivers might have to buy more insurance coverage under a bill given initial approval by members of the House on April 6.Lawmakers backed a change in the law that would say coverage for uninsured or underinsured motorists...
Apr 6 2004 // The Colorado Senate passed legislation (SB 216) on April 5 that follows the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) credit-based insurance scoring model act. “This legislation provides lawmakers a...
Apr 5 2004 // A proposal to ban use of credit-based insurance scores (HB 1292) would do severe harm to, and cause unintended consequences for, Colorado consumers, according to the American Insurance Association (AIA). “Removing...
Apr 2 2004 // Community First Bankshares Inc. has acquired Englewood, Colo.-based Shepherd Insurance Agency through its affiliate, Community First Insurance Inc. Community First also has acquired an insurance book of business from...
Mar 30 2004 // The Colorado Legislature defeated a bill (SB-52) on March 30 that would have kept Motor Vehicle Reports (MVRs) confidential for up to the first six points of driving violations, according the American Insurance Association...
Mar 23 2004 // A proposal to ban use of credit-based insurance scores (HB 1292) would do severe harm to, and cause unintended consequences for, Colorado consumers, according to the American Insurance Association (AIA).“Removing...
Mar 8 2004 // Last fall at a University of Virginia Law School forum on tort reform, some of the nation’s top tort experts agreed there were no easy answers on how to solve the nation’s longstanding love-hate relationship...
Feb 27 2004 // Acordia, Inc. announced today that Renita Wolf is the new Vice President, Regional Controller for Acordia’s Central Region. Wolf is responsible for business planning, reporting, accounting and financial statements....
Feb 9 2004 // I recently had the opportunity to interview Colorado Commissioner Doug Dean to discuss the most prominent issues facing the Colorado insurance market. While Colorado may not be the hotbed of insurance maladies (like, say,...
Feb 9 2004 // Washington Governor Bill Owens appointed Doug Dean commissioner of Insurance in January 2003. As commissioner, Dean heads the Division of Insurance, which is one of eight divisions within the Department of Regulatory...
Feb 9 2004 // The United States Census Bureau’s Census 2000 estimated the population of the State of Colorado at 4,301,261. Approximately 87 percent of the adult residents had graduated from high school and about 33 percent had...
Feb 9 2004 // The information provided below was taken from the 2002 Colorado Insurance Industry Statistical Report. All figures quoted are acquired from information filed by each company with the Colorado Division of Insurance, and the...