1 Arrested After Fatal Crash Between Car, Pedestrian
A person was arrested following a fatal crash between a car and pedestrian early Tuesday morning.
August 8, 2017
Auto
Colorado
Fire Decimates Historic Mill Just Months From Complete Renovation
More than a century of history on the cusp of a comeback is gone, consumed by fire in the dead of night in downtown Windsor. The Historic Windsor Mill, built in 1899 and set for rebirth nine years after being devastated by a large tornado, was destroyed by fire early Sunday morning.
August 7, 2017
Property
Colorado
Evacuees Return, Damage Measured As Western Wildfires Wane
Relief was arriving after a rough stretch of wildfires all around the U.S. West, with firefighters slowly surrounding once-fierce blazes and evacuees starting to stream back home. Authorities surveying the damage from a blaze in Northern California said Tuesday that at least 41 homes and 55 other buildings had been destroyed near the town of Oroville.
July 12, 2017
Auto
Property
Arizona
California
Colorado
Nevada
Legalizing Recreational Marijuana Is Linked To Increased Crashes
Legalizing recreational marijuana use in Colorado, Oregon and Washington has resulted in collision claim frequencies that are about 3 percent higher overall than would have been expected without legalization, a new Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) analysis shows.
June 22, 2017
Auto
Legislation & Regulation
Colorado
Oregon
Washington
NICB’s 2016 Hot Spots Vehicle Theft Report
The Albuquerque, N.M. metropolitan statistical area (MSA) had the highest per capita auto theft rate in 2016 according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s (NICB) latest Hot Spots report.
June 13, 2017
Auto
Alaska
California
Colorado
Montana
New Mexico
More Than 5,000 Claims In $375 Million Rocky Flats Settlement “Appear To Be Valid”
A $375 million class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of property owners who lived downwind from the former Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant has yielded more than 10,000 claims, and so far about half “appear to be valid,” the attorney overseeing the case said Wednesday.
June 8, 2017
Litigation
Colorado
Insurance Assessment Using Drone Leaves Homeowner With Concerns
As thousands of storm-related claims are being processed throughout the Denver area, one homeowner isn’t buying what insurance companies are trying to sell as a faster way to handle claims; Michael Clark wants to see a claims adjuster and not a drone.
June 7, 2017
Technology
Colorado
Hailstorms Left Their Mark In 2016
Everything is big in Texas, including hailstorms. The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) said today that insurance claims for hail damage in Texas last year exceeded the previous two years combined.
June 2, 2017
Auto
Property
Colorado
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Minnesota
Fuel Tanker Blaze Shuts Down Interstate Near Denver
Road crews pulled one person from flaming wreckage Wednesday morning as a fuel tanker caught fire after crashing into a median on I-25. Colorado Department of Transportation officials immediately closed down the interstate when the tanker caught fire.
June 1, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Workers' Compensation
Colorado
Denver Hailstorm Is Costliest Ever For Colorado
The hailstorm that pounded west metro Denver with golf ball- and baseball-sized stones on May 8 will rank as the most expensive catastrophe in state history, according to estimates Tuesday from the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association.
May 25, 2017
Auto
Catastrophe
Property
Colorado
Car Owners Face Insurance Headaches 2 Weeks After Hailstorm
Thousands of people continue to deal with insurance issues nearly two weeks after a powerful hailstorm punished Colorado.
Drivers are still reporting long waits at repair shops as crews feverishly work to get ahead on their workload.
May 22, 2017
Auto
Colorado
Drivers are still reporting long waits at repair shops as crews feverishly work to get ahead on their workload.
Extensive Damage In Denver Metro Area Following Major Hailstorm
The damage from Monday’s hailstorm was severe and widespread in the Denver metro area, breaking out windows at a university, flooding sections of a hospital and shattering windshields and pummeling roofs on scores of cars.
May 10, 2017
Auto
Property
Colorado
Insurer Battles Cannabis Candy Company Over “Karma Kandy” Killing
The insurer of a Colorado candy manufacturer has petitioned to be absolved of any obligation to the firm. United Specialty Insurance says it is under no obligation to indemnify the company’s losses following its involvement in a murder case in Denver.
May 9, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Litigation
Colorado
Behind The Drone Deployment Strategies At Allstate, Erie And USAA
The skies above storm-damaged residences are poised to get busier this year. After several years of testing and building up capabilities, many major insurers are ready to deploy drones at claim time in order to collect crucial data for claims adjusting.
May 1, 2017
Property
Risk Management
Technology
Colorado
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Specialist Surplus Lines Coverage Needed For Wildfire Zones
Wildfires are brutal, fast, and indiscriminate in the carnage they wreak. Yet, in some states, they’re so commonplace they have their own season.
April 24, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Property
California
Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
