All the headlines from our Utah Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 4 2008 // The families of six men killed in a Utah mine cave-in sued the mine’s Ohio owners, claiming that the collapse occurred because they were harvesting coal unsafely.The lawsuit filed in 3rd District Court contends...
Mar 24 2008 // Berkshire HathawayJake Garn, chief financial examiner of the Utah Insurance Department, announced that the department issued a Certificate of Authority to Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp. The company now is authorized to...
Mar 11 2008 // Jake Garn, chief financial examiner of the Utah Insurance Department, announced that the department issued a Certificate of Authority to Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp. The company is authorized to sell insurance in...
Mar 10 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com.Blanket Accident Insurance Nuts &...
Mar 10 2008 // Arthur J. Gallagher, Taylor BenefitsArthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Utah-based Taylor Benefits. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1996, Taylor Benefits offers employee benefit...
Mar 10 2008 // Scrap the Destructive Plans“The U.S. Forest Service adopted illegal forest management plans that threaten California’s pristine national forests with road construction and oil drilling. … The Forest...
Feb 26 2008 // That earthquake in eastern Nevada last week may be a bit of a wake-up call for Utah homeowners.According to the Utah Department of Insurance, most homeowners in the state don’t have coverage for earthquakes. Like...
Feb 22 2008 // Utah-based CPA firm Larson & Co. announced a merger with Los Angeles-based Rosenberger Schwartz & Co. The merged firm, Larson & Rosenberger, combines 32 years of insurance auditing and tax expertise, as well...
Feb 19 2008 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Taylor Benefits located in Holladay, Utah. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Doug Taylor and his associates will continue to operate in their current location under the...
Jan 28 2008 // Bryan Horn is convinced he recently lost his job at a Utah County credit union because he’s gay.He said he was forced to resign, four days after telling his boss he intended to marry his partner. “They were...
Jan 27 2008 // The Workers’ Compensation Fund, one of Utah’s largest insurers, is working to recover a stolen laptop that held personal data records for some 2,800 people.The laptop was taken Dec. 9 from an auditor’s...
Jan 22 2008 // Utah lawmakers may consider restricting or revoking driving privilege cards for undocumented immigrants when the 2008 Legislature convenes this week. Created in 2005, the cards allow immigrants to drive legally —...
Jan 18 2008 // Defying White House veto threats, the Democratic-controlled House this week passed sweeping mine safety legislation aimed at preventing future underground disasters like the one that took nine lives last year at Crandall...
Jan 8 2008 // Worker’s Compensation Fund, one of Utah’s largest insurance companies, is working to recover a laptop stolen from an auditor’s car that held personal data records for some 2,800 people.The laptop was...
Dec 23 2007 // Kelly Russell, a director and chief affiliation officer for the Leavitt Group, pondered the question put before him: What would most people be surprised to learn about the nation’s 15th largest brokerage firm?...
Dec 23 2007 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com.Small Residential General Contractors Nuts...
Dec 11 2007 // Health, prosperity, safety and security are all desirable aspects when it comes to seeking a place to live, work or raise a family. According to the fourth annual Most Secure U.S. Places to Live rankings from Farmers...
Oct 5 2007 // An Arkansas company is offering $100 to a Utah woman who found a severed mouse head in a can of green beans if she pledges not to take legal action.The letter from Allens Inc. of Siloam Springs, Ark., describes it as a...
Oct 4 2007 // Robert E. Fulwider was inaugurated as the new chair of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”), with C. Brett Nilsson, and J. David Daniel assuming the offices of chair-elect...
Sep 28 2007 // Local miners told the Utah Mine Safety Commission that more regulations would do little to improve safety at the state’s mines.The commission was formed by Gov. Jon Huntsman to explore whether Utah should begin...