insurance
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Justices to hear Adams County school district’s challenge to state order, vehicle insurance appeal
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The Colorado Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear two cases involving the ability of an Adams County school district to challenge a reorganization order from the state, and the parameters of auto insurance policies covering antique or classic cars. At least three of the court’s seven members must consent to take up an appeal.…
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State Supreme Court takes on homeowner insurance issue, shows interest in 2 criminal cases
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The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether two Boulder County homeowners may pursue their insurance claim for hail damage, even though they reported it to their insurer 10 days beyond their policy’s deadline. The legal question and facts are virtually identical to another case the court accepted in December out of Denver, Gregory…
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10th Circuit says COVID-19 not a basis for Aspen restaurant’s insurance claim
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COVID-19 did not cause an Aspen restaurant to suffer income losses that entitled it to compensation from its property insurer, the federal appeals court based in Denver ruled on Tuesday. L’Hostaria, a since-closed restaurant, filed suit against The Cincinnati Insurance Company in December 2020, alleging it lost approximately $40,000 per month due to pandemic-related closures…
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Insurance companies asked to extend coverage for Marshall fire victims
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Insurance companies with clients who lost homes in the Marshall fire had until Friday, the one-year anniversary of Colorado’s most destructive fire, to let Colorado’s Division of Insurance know if they’re going to extend coverage of those clients’ additional living expenses to 24 months. Commissioner Michael Conway sent the companies notice in early December. Superior…
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State Supreme Court takes up cases on fishing rights, defamation, late-filed insurance claims
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Colorado’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear three cases on appeal, implicating private ownership of riverbeds throughout the state, liability for statements that attorneys make publicly about their cases, and the ability of homeowners to pursue insurance claims filed outside of their policy’s deadline. It takes the consent of three of the court’s seven members…
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Colorado insurance recoveries up 93% due to wildfire claims
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The state helped Coloradans recover nearly $20 million in additional insurance payments last year, mostly from catastrophic wildfire claims. A report released Tuesday found that the Colorado Division of Insurance recovered more than $19.6 million from investigating consumer complaints during the 2021-22 fiscal year – an increase of 93% from the previous year. The report…
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10th Circuit reinstates race discrimination lawsuit over ‘crazy brown man’ comment
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Whether a Hispanic insurance agent in Greeley had his contract terminated because he was perceived as a “crazy brown man running around with a gun” will now be a question for a jury to decide, as the federal appeals court based in Denver has reinstated the racial discrimination lawsuit. A trial judge last year sided…
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Individual health insurance premiums expected to increase by over 11% in Colorado
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Health insurance premiums are expected to increase by over 11% in Colorado’s individual market and over 9% in the small employer market in 2023, according to the Division of Insurance. The division released the proposed premium increases Tuesday, using preliminary insurance company filings for 2023. In the individual market – health insurance plans separate from…
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Colorado bans hospitals from pursuing debt collection without price transparency
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Hospitals in Colorado will soon face a ban on pursuing debt collections against patients if they do not post their prices online – thanks to legislation signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday. Beginning in August, House Bill 1285 prohibits hospitals not following federal price transparency laws from using debt collectors, filing negative credit…
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Colorado courts banned from ordering juveniles to pay restitution to insurance
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From 2016 to 2020, more than 200 juveniles in Colorado were ordered to pay more than $3.57 million in restitution fees to insurance companies. Now, that practice is over with the enactment of new legislation that immediately prohibiting courts from ordering juveniles to pay restitution to insurance companies, though it still allows the courts to…
