Tag: insurance
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Colorado Supreme Court, 4-3, makes it easier for late-filed home insurance claims to proceed
The Colorado Supreme Court made it easier on Monday for homeowners to file damage claims with their insurance companies outside the deadline in their policies. By 4-3, the justices applied a rule they had previously extended to limited circumstances requiring insurers to show their ability to investigate and defend against a homeowner claim is harmed…
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Colorado Supreme Court to hear cases on open records, illegal sentencing, insurance dispute
The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday it will hear appeals in multiple cases, including the question of whether the public may access information about law enforcement officers who have been decertified for misconduct. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to review an appeal. Among the cases granted, the justices took…
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Hundreds in Denver rally for Ukraine, Trump easily wins South Carolina primary, lawmakers tackle ‘orphan’ drugs | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Today is Feb. 26, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Hundreds of Ukraine supporters gathered at a rally at the Colorado state Capitol in Denver on Saturday to mark the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the U.S. ally. “Today, we are asking members of U.S. Congress to step up and vote for…
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Appeals court says car rental companies can be sued as insurers
Colorado’s second-highest court clarified last week that car rental companies can be sued as if they were insurance companies when they fail to pay benefits on policies they offer in the course of renting vehicles. After a hit-and-run driver caused two passengers to sustain more than $700,000 in medical bills, they sought payment from the…
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Debate over proposals tackling drug use, treatment illustrates ideological divide in Colorado
Colorado lawmakers on Tuesday tackled two proposals that offer convergent – and divergent – approaches to combatting drug abuse during a discussion that starkly illuminated on ideological disagreements at the state Capitol. Both bills emerged out of ad hoc panel, which met over the summer as a response to soaring addiction rates nationwide and…
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Colorado lawmakers OK bill dealing with copays, deductibles in wake of shuttered insurance firms
When Friday Health Plans went belly up in August last year, it didn’t just leave 30,000 Coloradans without health insurance. Most of those former clients, largely in the individual market, found themselves facing the prospect that they’d have to start over with a new health insurance company mid-year and pay a new round of deductibles…
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Skirted Heifer in downtown Colorado Springs aims to regroup after building damage forces restaurant’s closure
About 36 hours after a car rammed his Skirted Heifer hamburger restaurant in downtown Colorado Springs early Sunday morning and forced it to close for at least the next several weeks, owner Kevin Megyeri somehow described Monday as “a good day.” “As bad as yesterday has gone, it’s been really incredible seeing the support of everybody from…
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[CSG PRINT]Skirted Heifer in downtown Colorado Springs aims to regroup after building damage forces restaurant’s closure (copy)
About 36 hours after a car rammed his Skirted Heifer hamburger restaurant in downtown Colorado Springs early Sunday morning and forced it to close for at least the next several weeks, owner Kevin Megyeri somehow described Monday as “a good day.” “As bad as yesterday has gone, it’s been really incredible seeing the support of…
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Colorado lawmakers begin to tackle major housing bills, including occupancy limitations
Major measures on housing are starting to move at the state Capitol this week, which saw the first hearings on some of the roughly 260 bills introduced in this session so far. Colorado faces an acute housing shortage. One study puts the deficit in metro Denver region alone at 45,025 to 115,012 housing units. As…
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Colorado Democrats want to open medically assisted suicide to out of state residents, cut down waiting time
A proposal from two Democratic legislators seeks to allow residents of other states to obtain medically assisted death in Colorado, as well as cut down the waiting time to make the request. Medically assisted death is legal in Colorado and nine other states. According to data from Forbes and Statista, more than 13,000 Americans died…