Texas / South Central News for June 2010 BancorpSouth Insurance Exec Re-Elected to Louisiana Guaranty Board McGinnes Named Senior VP at JDW Insurance in El Paso Texas DPS Takes 1,738 Vehicles, 160 Drivers Off the Road Louisiana Hurricane Recovery Board Disbanding Texas Prepares as Tropical Storm Alex Heads Toward Hurricane Status Top New Orleans Chef Sues BP Over Seafood Losses For Gulf Oil Disaster Victims, Claims Processing May Be Improving As Alex Looms, Texans Wait for Decision on Flood Insurance Attorney Contingency Fee Bill Dies in Final Hours of Louisiana Session Oklahoma to Place Pegasus Insurance into Rehabilitation Affinity Benefits Partners Launches Program for Texas Restaurants Equipment Dealers Dividend Grows 436% in 3rd Year with Texas Mutual Boldt Named Texas Accredited Customer Service Rep. of the Year FEMA: Arkansas, Other Delta States Need Time to Review Flood Map Louisiana Gov. Adds to Attorney General’s Coffers for BP Investigation Mullen Named President of Dallas Chapter of CPCU Society Oklahoma State Revenue Up but So Is Unemployment Rate Judge Tells Louisiana to Reconsider Health Insurance Contract Texas Association Honors Outstanding Insurance Agents Knauf, Plaintiffs Agree to Settlements in Chinese Drywall Cases Louisiana Legislature: No Malpractice Coverage for Elective Abortions Lawmakers Say Insurance Reform Veto Will Cost Oklahoma Agencies Wood Elected President of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas A.M. Best Downgrades Affirmative Insurance Holdings, Subsidiaries Driving Laws, Repeal of License Fee Hike Sent to Louisiana Gov. Oklahoma Flooding Causes Insurance Problems for Some Homeowners Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Arkansas Insurance Agency A.M. Best Revises Outlook to Negative for Dallas National Insurance Co. TWG Insurance Makes Executive Promotions Louisiana’s Melancon Urges BP to Pay Jobless Rig Workers’ Full Salaries HCC Insurance Appoints Morley as Head of Professional Liability Unit Health Complaints in Louisiana from Oil Spill Pollutants Now at 109 Bill to Ban Chinese Drywall Cancellations Approved in Louisiana Mullis Newby Hurst Adds Wiggins as an Account Executive Texas Work Comp Enforcements Include Suspensions, Insurer Fines Revamp of Oklahoma Workers’ Comp System Signed by Governor Judge: Louisiana Attorney General Can Investigate BP America First Insurance Appoints Jimenez to Specialty Lines AVP Emergency Declared in Wake of Oklahoma Flooding and Severe Storms Oklahoma Calls on Insurers to Renew Policyholders After Storms Producer Development: Combined Agents of America Keeps It In-House Allstate: Texas Auto Theft Numbers Drop 2.5% Statewide Texas Approves 10 Companies to Self-Insure for Workers’ Comp Arkansas Agents Name The Republic Group Company of the Year All Agents Welcome at Texas Session on Health Reform Law Oklahoma Governor Signs Workers’ Compensation Bills Louisiana Health Officials Record 71 Spill-Related Medical Complaints Float-Builder Liability Exemption Rejected in Louisiana Senate Louisiana Tells Illinois Pair to Cease Unlicensed Insurance Business Louisiana to American Trade Association: Stop Selling Insurance Louisiana AG Files Discovery and Investigation Petition Against BP Armer Elected President of Central Oklahoma Chapter of CPCU Society Louisiana to OSHA: Investigate Oil Spill Cleanup Safety Texas Agency Named Trusted Choice Agency of the Month Texas High Court Sides with Lloyd’s in Contractual Liability Exclusion Case Texas Supreme Court Denies Review of Workers’ Comp Stop-Loss Case Gulf Spill Workers Complaining of Flulike Symptoms Insurers: May Storms in Oklahoma Caused $1B in Damage Schiappa Joins Maclean, Oddy & Associates Whamond Named COO of HCC Insurance; Irick Promoted to CFO Texas Agents Group, Tarrant County College Launch IRC Program Oklahoma Agent Announces Run for Insurance Commissioner Post The Essential Insurance Group Unites with Higginbotham & Associates Eisenrich Elected President of Texas-based Combined Agents of America Private Company to Manage State’s Insurance Claims in Louisiana LWCC Promotes Colvin to Occupational Medicine Manager Texas / South Central News Archives