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Utah Tesla Driver Had Hands off Wheel Before Crash, Data Shows

May 18 2018 // A Utah driver turned on the semi-autonomous functions of her Tesla vehicle and then didn’t touch the steering wheel again for 80 seconds before slamming into a firetruck stopped at a red light last week, a summary of...

Police Probing Whether Autopilot Feature Was on in Utah Tesla Crash

May 15 2018 // Police are investigating whether a Tesla sedan’s semi-autonomous Autopilot feature was engaged when it rear-ended a fire department truck in Utah.The Tesla Model S crashed into the truck at 60 mph apparently without...

Tesla With Autopilot in Utah Collides with Truck Stopped at Light

May 14 2018 // A Tesla sedan with a semi-autonomous Autopilot feature has rear-ended a fire department truck at 60 mph apparently without braking before impact, but police say it’s unknown if the Autopilot feature was engaged.The...

Leavitt Group Adds Hancock in Utah

Apr 30 2018 // Leavitt Group Insurance Agency of Vernal, Utah has added Tyson Hancock as an insurance agent. Hancock specializes in commercial insurance in the oil, gas, and agriculture industries as well as insurance for individuals and...

Utah Ax-Throwing Venue Approved to Serve Beer?

Apr 16 2018 // Despite safety concerns, a recreational ax-throwing venue in Salt Lake City, Utah, has been approved for a license to serve beer.The state liquor commission approved Social Axe Throwing’s request for a recreational...

Utah Family Drops Disability Discrimination Suit Against Boy Scouts

Apr 12 2018 // A Utah family who sued the Boy Scouts of America for policies they claimed discriminated against their son with Down syndrome has withdrawn the lawsuit after the organization said it would help the boy earn his Eagle Scout...

Utah Construction Firms Agree to Settle Whistleblower Lawsuit for $1.2M

Apr 6 2018 // Two Utah construction companies have agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle a whistleblower’s lawsuit alleging abuse of a federal program that helps small businesses.The U.S. Attorney’s Office says the Salt Lake...

Utah Ax-Throwing Venue Approved to Serve Beer?

Apr 2 2018 // Despite safety concerns, a recreational ax-throwing venue in Salt Lake City, Utah has been approved for a license to serve beer.The state liquor commission approved Social Axe Throwing’s request for a recreational...

Utah Subway Shop Suit Over Wrongly Accused Worker Dismissed

Apr 2 2018 // A judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by owners of a Utah Subway shop where a worker was wrongly accused of drugging a police officer’s drink.U.S. District Judge Dee Benson ruled that police in Layton did...

Utah Subway Shop Suit over Wrongly Accused Worker Dismissed

Mar 23 2018 // A judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by owners of a Utah Subway shop where a worker was wrongly accused of drugging a police officer’s drink.U.S. District Judge Dee Benson ruled that police in Layton did...

Utah Governor Signs Legislation Allowing Terminally Ill to Use Pot

Mar 23 2018 // Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has signed a bill allowing terminally ill people to use certain forms of marijuana. Herbert’s office announced Wednesday that he signed the measure allowing people to use the drug if a doctor...

County in Utah Filed Suit Against Drugmakers, Doctors in Opioid Crisis

Mar 22 2018 // Officials of a northern Utah county are suing drug manufacturers, distributors and doctors in an effort to mitigate the consequences of the nation’s opioid crisis.Summit County has filed a lawsuit in state district...

Women Sue Utah City, Former Chief Over Misconduct Allegations

Mar 22 2018 // Five women claimed in a lawsuit that the city of Provo, Utah and former Mayor John Curtis failed to take action to protect them from alleged sexual harassment and assault by the city’s former police chief.The city...

Parent of Utah Child with Down Syndrome Suing Boy Scouts

Mar 21 2018 // The father of a boy who has Down syndrome is suing the Boys Scouts of America for blocking his son from becoming an Eagle scout and revoking his merit badges.Logan Blythe has been a scout through the National Parks Council...

Lyft Driver Killed in Utah in Rollover Accident

Mar 13 2018 // Utah police say a Lyft driver has died after being ejected from the vehicle in a rollover accident east of Saltair.They have identified the man as 26-year-old Aaron Roll of Holladay. Unified Police say Roll was thrown from...

Hub Acquires Assets of Utah-Based Spectra Management

Mar 6 2018 // Hub International Ltd. has acquired the assets of Sandy, Utah-based Spectra Management LLC.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Brent Bennett, president and CEO of Spectra, will continue to lead Spectra operations.Spectra...

Surplus Line Premium Increased by 6.4% Nationwide in 2017

Mar 5 2018 // All 15 surplus lines service offices across the United States experienced increases in excess and surplus (E&S) lines insurance premium in 2017, the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) reports. U.S. surplus...

Surplus Line Premium Increased by 6.4% Nationwide in 2017

Feb 19 2018 // All 15 surplus lines service offices across the United States experienced increases in excess and surplus lines insurance premium in 2017, the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas reported. U.S. surplus line premium...

Why Agencies Need Creativity in Hiring Now More Than Ever

Feb 19 2018 // As the economy continues to improve, insurance agencies are finding that hiring and retaining qualified employees, which is never easy, has become even more of a challenge. It’s become tougher even though salaries at...

Surplus Line Premium Increased by 6.4% Nationwide in 2017

Feb 19 2018 // All 15 surplus lines service offices across the United States experienced increases in excess and surplus (E&S) lines insurance premium in 2017, the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) reports. U.S. surplus...