All the headlines from our Utah Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 14 2018 // Utah lawmakers want the state to set aside $2 million to sue California over rules that make coal-fired power more expensive.The proposal from Republican Rep. Mike Noel passed through a subcommittee this week with only one...
Jan 31 2018 // Across the United States, all 15 surplus lines service offices experienced increases in excess and surplus (E&S) lines insurance premium, totaling $28.1 billion, the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX)...
Jan 22 2018 // NFP has named Clint Wadsworth vice president for corporate benefits. Wadsworth has been assigned to oversee and help lead the corporate benefits strategy within NFP’s existing large employer segment. Wadsworth will...
Jan 12 2018 // Salt Lake City, Utah-based Leavitt Group Insurance Advisors has named Mike Scott a senior risk advisor and director of program business. Scott will focus on middle markets, large accounts, and hard-to-place specialty...
Jan 5 2018 // American Republic Insurance Co. has signed an agreement to acquire Great Western Insurance Co.Terms of the deal were not disclosed, and the deal is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval....
Dec 18 2017 // Okerlund, Sorensen & Leavitt Insurance Agency in Richfield, Utah, and Briggs-Yardley Leavitt Insurance Agency in Salina, Utah, have merged operations. The combined agency’s managing principal is Cory Sorensen,...
Dec 4 2017 // The number of fatal car crashes linked to drivers on drugs has spiked in the last two years in Utah while alcohol-related fatal wrecks have declined slightly, state figures show.The Legislature’s annual report on...
Nov 27 2017 // The number of fatal car crashes linked to drivers on drugs has spiked in the last two years in Utah while alcohol-related fatal wrecks have declined slightly, state figures show.The state Legislature’s annual report...
Nov 13 2017 // As the threat from hackers and cybercriminals intensifies, a growing number of states are buying cyber insurance to protect themselves — and taxpayers.“It’s expensive. It’s a big budget item for us. But...
Oct 13 2017 // Root Insurance has expanded its services to drivers in Utah.Root, which is now operating in Illinois, Oklahoma, Indiana, Ohio and Arizona, asserts that drivers can save up to 52 percent by using Root’s data-driven...
Oct 4 2017 // USI Insurance Services has named Chris Swensen property/casualty practice leader for its Salt Lake City, Utah, office. Swensen has 18 years of insurance industry experience, including group captives, professional...
Sep 26 2017 // Insurance rates aren’t expected to go up in Ogden neighborhood where a wildfire destroyed three homes and caused the evacuations of hundreds.But authorities are warning the residents to be on high alert for...
Sep 26 2017 // Damage from a rare tornado that ripped through a Utah county a year ago still lingers in the homes and minds of people who live in its path.The twister gutted 12 homes and damaged dozens more in Weber County, causing a...
Sep 12 2017 // A woman who was married to her cousin at age 14 in a ceremony overseen by polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs has won a $16 million lawsuit against the group.Elissa Wall’s lawyer said that the decision lets attorneys...
Sep 11 2017 // Prospect General Insurance Agency has expanded Flood Guard, an admitted residential flood insurance product, into Utah.Flood Guard is an alternative to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Through its rating...
Sep 4 2017 // Utah State Forester Brian Cottam said “stupid human tricks” have led to the states’ wildfire bill being double what it usually is.Cottam says the cost to Utah for this year’s wildfires is projected...
Aug 25 2017 // Utah State Forester Brian Cottam said “stupid human tricks” have led to the states’ wildfire bill being double what it usually is.Cottam says the cost to Utah for this year’s wildfires is projected...
Aug 17 2017 // Idaho Transportation Department officials are hoping technology from a Utah company will help improve traveler safety if traffic comes to a complete halt during the solar eclipse.Millions across the country are expected to...
Jul 18 2017 // Salt Lake City, Utah-based GBS Benefits Inc. has named Scott Schneider president.Schneider has a background in finance, underwriting and sales. Rick Fielding, who has been the president of GBS since the company’s...
Jul 17 2017 // The cost of fighting a southern Utah wildfire that forced hundreds of people to evacuate has reached nearly $34 million.Fire spokeswoman Julie Thomas said the tab for fighting the blaze near the Utah ski town of Brian Head...