DENVER—A Denver District Court judge has ordered the state-chartered workers’ compensation insurer to make public the expense accounts for a golf trip earlier this year.
The judge ruled Thursday that the reports are public information after KMGH-TV in Denver reported that CEO Ken Ross and three board members attended a golf trip in May to Pebble Beach, Calif., that was intended to reward top-producing agents.
Pinnacol attorneys contended the information is proprietary and could invade agents’ privacy rights.
The court gave Pinnacol 30 days to hand over the information. A spokeswoman for Pinnacol did not return phone messages on whether the company would appeal.
Pinnacol is Colorado’s insurer of last resort. It qualifies for a series of tax breaks as a quasi-public entity.
