August 31, 2006

• Plaintiffs Crowd La. Courthouse, Suing Insurers Just in Case
• Texas Agents' Group Testifies Before Committee on Windstorm Coverage
• Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Seeks Solutions
• La.'s Road Home Forced to Shut Down Online Applications
• Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association Elects Officers
• Seibert Joins PWIB Texas

August 30, 2006

• Arkansas' Bowman Keeps Eye on Earthquake Market

August 29, 2006

• A Year Later: La. Issues Updated Hurricane Katrina Insurance Figures
• Texas Insurers Say They Learned Lessons from Hurricane Katrina
• Texas Arson Hotline Call Results in Arrests and Reward
• In Advance of Windstorm Hearing, AIA Provides Input for Texas Legislators
• Texas Agent Group Urges Lawmakers to Address Windstorm Problems
• Grant Joins SWBC as CEO of Property and Casualty Division
• Retired General, Former USAA Chairman Dies at Age 86
• CIGNA HealthCare of Texas Adds Schornick as VP - Network Operations
• Texas Agent Honored by National Republican Congressional Committee
• Texas Sen. Robert Duncan Honored by AMERIGROUP Foundation

August 27, 2006

• La. Supreme Court Upholds Katrina, Rita Claims Extension
• U.S. Judge to Decide if Levee Break Cases go Forward in La.
• FARA Launches Property Services Division for Non-Catastrophe Claims
• Ahrens Named Health Care Provider Ombudsman for Texas DOI

August 25, 2006

• La. Judge Rules Claims Deadline Extension Laws Constitutional
• PCI: Judge's Ruling on Prescription Period Sets Wrong Precedent
• La. Man Booked for Trying to Defraud Insurance Company

August 24, 2006

• AJS Will Pay Fine, Comply with Okla. Telephone Laws
• Industry Group: Rita Did $150M Damage to 23 La. Chemical Plants
• Four Arrested Following LSU Stadium Fire
• Intracorp Workers' Comp HCN Certified by Texas Department of Insurance

August 23, 2006

• Okla. Agents Denounce Contingent Fee Settlement Agreements
• Many New Orleanians Unable to Find Affordable Insurance
• Two Plead Guilty in La. Following Workers' Comp Investigation
• La. Commissioner Candidate Will Brief Press in New Orleans Aug. 23
• Texas Agent Group to Hold 2nd Annual Small Agency Conference in Oct.
• Annual Texas Workers' Comp Conference Set for December 4-5

August 22, 2006

• Texas Workers' Compensation Network Expansions Approved
• TDI to Provide Assistance at El Paso Disaster Recovery Center
• MHBT, Fireman's Fund Award $13K to Texas Fire Department

August 21, 2006

• Texas AG Says Hotel and Owner Exploited Hurricane Evacuees
• La.'s Gov. Blanco: No Quick Fixes for Insurance Woes
• Southwest Risk Adds Proprietary Crane/Heavy Construction Program

August 18, 2006

• Ex-adjuster Sentenced for Fraudulent Claims in San Antonio
• La. Governor Meets With Insurers About Hurricane Problems
• Texas' IES Continues to Expand Online Quoting System
• Hearing Set for Texas Windstorm Pool Reinsurance Request

August 17, 2006

• 17 Indicted in La., Accused of Staging Wrecks for Insurance Payments
• Ark. Work Comp Commission Updates Mileage and Compensation Rates
• Martin Joins The Republic Group as Director, Personal Lines
• Presidential Disaster Declaration Approved for El Paso, Texas

August 16, 2006

• Number of Teen Smokers in Oklahoma Falls
• Fire Out of Control at Military Flare-Manufacturing Plant in La.
• FEMA to Repay Nearly $56M to Texas for Hurricane Costs

August 15, 2006

• 99% of La. Insurers Extending Claims Period; Assistance Program Started
• Rebuilding Plans for Eastern New Orleans Made Public

August 14, 2006

• Insurers in Louisiana Agree to Extend Hurricane Lawsuit Deadline
• Occupational Fatalities Increased in Texas in 2005
• 100,000 Homeowners in La. Register for The Road Home
• Texas Mutual Promotes Gallagher and Walsh

August 11, 2006

• La. Commissioner Candidates Among First to Sign up for Fall Campaigns
• Okla. Private Sector Job Deaths Decline During 2005
• Okla. Lags in Children With Health Coverage

August 10, 2006

• Number of Uninsured Children in Ark. Drops 60 %, Highest in U.S.
• Harris Named VP-Personal Lines at Heartland Marketing Group

August 9, 2006

• Hallmark Files for Public Offering; Elects New CEO
• 2007 Workers' Compensation Rates Announced in Ark.
• Texas Clarifies Rules on Designated Doctors, Peer Reviewers
• RISC Promotes Winstead to Senior VP

August 8, 2006

• Not Buying Reinsurance for La. Cost Allstate $2 Billion
• La.'s Baker Sponsors Bill to Improve Post-Disaster Business Loan Program
• Kemper Auto and Home Aims to Relieve Texas Select Policyholders
• Texas Mutual Announces Manufacturers Purchasing Group

August 7, 2006

• La. Judge Sets Aug. 17 Hearing on New Insurance Deadlines
• Texas Independent Agents Oppose Agency Compensation Settlements
• Texas Action Council on Theft Launches Anti-Theft Web Site
• Lone Star Energy Earns Texas Mutual Group Dividend
• Seminars to Highlight Texas Work Comp Health Care Delivery Improvements

August 4, 2006

• State-run Insurer Could Cover Dropped Allstate Policies in La.
• Court Refuses Quick Decision on La. Insurance Suit Extensions
• Republic Announces Merger Agreement With Delek Capital
• GeoVera Offers Homeowners Coverage to Texas Select Policyholders
• Okla. Governor Issues Statewide Burn Ban

August 3, 2006

• TDI Announces June 2006 Enforcement Actions
• Texas AG Warns West Texans About Scams After Flooding
• Post-Hurricane Population Count Under Way in New Orleans

August 2, 2006

• Allstate Seeks Options for South La. Homeowners Policies
• Ark. Gov. Signs Rules to Enforce Smoking Ban Beginning Aug. 10
• Okla. Man Charged With Defrauding 8
• Texas Workers' Comp Conference to Focus on Reform Legislation

August 1, 2006

• La. Commissioner Says Allstate is not Leaving State
• Texas Orders Unlicensed Company to Stop Selling Travel Insurance
• Texas Agent Duplicates First Ever Hole-In-One at Lubbock Golf Course
• Pine Bluff, Ark., Building Codes Don't Meet High Standards,ISO Says
• Texas Agent Group Launches Homeowners Market Web Page