Press Release

New generation approved in time to take advantage of expiring federal tax credits and save ratepayers money

In a stipulated agreement with the Colorado Securities Commissioner, Eric Gemelli and his company Market4Caster, LLC, of Golden, Colorado, admitted to unlicensed sales of millions of dollars of securities in violation of the Colorado Securities Act.

Today, Governor Polis and the Colorado Division of Insurance (DOI), part of the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), released new data from homeowner insurance carriers showing that in many counties hail is the largest cost driver of homeowners insurance spikes. In an effort to better understand the breakdown of homeowners insurance rates, DOI requested data from 20 homeowners insurance carriers, representing 80% of the market. This data was used to calculate average homeowners insurance premiums for 11 counties from across the state, including how much of a policyholder’s premium is attributable to hail and wildfire risks, and to understand mitigation discounts available for hail and wildfire mitigation.

On October 17, 2025, Davis Mortuary and Davis Crematory, through appointed designee Brian Cotter, permanently relinquished their registrations to operate as a funeral home establishment and crematory in the State of Colorado.

The Colorado Office of Policy, Research and Regulatory Reform (COPRRR), in the Executive Director’s Office at the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), released the 2025 sunset reports today. The reports have been sent to the Colorado General Assembly and are now available online at coprrr.colorado.gov.

The Colorado Office of Policy, Research and Regulatory Reform (COPRRR), within the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), is currently seeking feedback from the public on the 2025 sunset reviews, which will be published on October 15, 2025.

This week, the federal government, through the Department of Health & Human Services and the U.S. Department of Treasury, announced that the Colorado Division of Insurance (DOI) will receive $339 million in pass-through funding for its health insurance initiatives, bringing total pass-through funds awarded since 2020 to $1.49 billion.

Brown University’s School of Public Health released research estimating the individual market premium impacts of the Colorado Option.

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) will host several virtual public comment hearings and encourages anyone who is interested or potentially impacted to participate in these upcoming hearings. The online PUC Calendar is updated with all public comment hearing opportunities and can be found here.

On January 6, 2025, the Director of the Division of Real Estate, Marcia Waters, executed a Stipulation and Final Agency Order for public censure, fines, and revocation of the license for Maksym Mykhailyna, License CR.200002225. The licensee operated as a certified residential appraiser with a principal office address of 1000 Speer Blvd Apt 1409, Denver, CO 80204-4079.  In addition, the licensee operated a controlling appraiser license, License CA.200002917, with the same address.