Texas / South Central News
News for October 2008
October 31, 2008
October 30, 2008
- Oklahoma Gets HUD Funding to Aid in Disaster Recovery
- Louisiana Saints' Nesbit Files Lawsuit Against Diet Pill Manufacturer
October 29, 2008
- Storms Take Toll on Louisiana Nonfarm Jobs
- Texas Nonfatal Workplace Injury/Illness Rate at 5-Year Low in 2007
October 28, 2008
- 2008 a Rough Year for Texas Insurers
- Texas Lawmakers Critical of Federal Response to Hurricane
- Arkansas High Court Won't Rule on Workers' Comp Fairness Issue
- Texas Windstorm Insurance Pool's Mobile Claim Office Closing Nov. 5
October 27, 2008
- Arkansas Insurance Company Owner Sentenced to 6 Years
- 4 CAA Members Make 'Best Practices' List
- Texas EMT Sentenced in Workers' Comp Fraud Case
October 24, 2008
- RMS Estimates Ike Insured Losses Now in $13B to $21B Range
- Insurance Checkpoints Continue to be a Priority in Louisiana
- 2,000 Texas Families Moving to FEMA Trailers
October 23, 2008
- Texas Monitoring for Fairness in Treatment of Ike-Affected Policyholders
- Jury Convicts Louisiana Woman in Money Laundering Scheme
- New Van Provides Better Road-Condition Pictures in Arkansas
October 22, 2008
- Louisiana Money Laundering Case Deliberations Resume
- Spilman Named Governmental Affairs Manager for Texas Agents Group
- Meurer and Grimsley Join Texas Security General in San Antonio
- Arkansas' Unemployment Rises to 4.9%
October 21, 2008
October 20, 2008
- Texas Supreme Court Revisits Workplace Injury Case
- Beecher Carlson Names Levene Managing Director, Opens Dallas Office
- Hanchey and Prince Join Specialty Risk Associates in Baton Rouge
- SBA: $50M Approved for Louisiana Storm Victims
October 17, 2008
- Louisiana Citizens Settles Policyholder Lawsuits for $35 Million
- Medical Professional Liability Insurer Drops Rates by 6.2% in Texas
- Aon Consulting Adds Heck in Houston Office
October 16, 2008
- Confie Seguros Acquires Alamo Auto Insurance Group
- Louisiana High Court Rejects Insurance Liquidation Case
- Louisiana Producer Charged With Submitting Falsified Claims
- Texas Regulators: Ike Repairs on Coast Must Follow Building Code Rules
October 15, 2008
- Crime Prevention Program Comes to Texas/Mexico Border
- El Paso Woman Sentenced in Insurer Embezzlement Scheme
October 14, 2008
- Oklahoma Lawmakers Consider Making ATVs and UTVs 'Street-Legal'
- Texas AG Urges Continued Reporting of Ike Related Price Gouging
- FEMA Extends Hurricane Ike Housing Deadline in Louisiana
October 13, 2008
- Ike is Costliest Storm in Texas History; Price Tag Now More Than $11B
- Deadlines Near for Renewing Katrina, Rita Flood Insurance Policies
- Louisiana State Senator Pleads Guilty in Money Laundering Case
- Fines for No Insurance Included in $815M Texas Drivers Owe State
- Medicus Appoints Johnson Chief Financial Officer
October 10, 2008
- American National Aiding Clients of Former Agent Accused of Premium Theft
- Houston-based General Agency Adds Starmark as a Provider
- Medicus Names Johnson Chief Financial Officer
- Medical Group Earns First Texas Mutual Workers' Comp Dividend
October 9, 2008
- Ike Claims for Texas Windstorm Pool May be Less Than Expected
- Regulators: 40,000 Policies to be Removed From Louisiana Citizens
- Texas Commission Says Insurance Counsel Should Remain Independent
- US Credit Crisis Threatens New Orleans' Recovery
October 8, 2008
- Louisiana Regulator Honored by National Insurance Society
- Louisiana Senator Says State Declared Agricultural Disaster
- Feds Deny Flood Aid to Oklahoma; Gov. Henry Seeks Public Help
- Texas Lawmakers to Review Ike Damage and State's Response
- OSHA Fines Oklahoma Refinery $91K
October 7, 2008
- Investigation: Ike's Toll on Environment a Heavy One
- Louisiana Lawmakers Seek Limit on Named Storm Deductibles
- Louisiana Citizens Board Approves Increase
- Texas Company Cited in Fatal I-430 Bridge Accident in Arkansas
October 6, 2008
- Port of New Orleans Settles With Insurer Over Katrina Damage
- Arkansas Court to Consider Workers' Comp Fairness Issue
- Texas Orders Nearly $220K in Fines, Restitution in August
- Scholarships Raised for North Texas Risk and Insurance Students
October 3, 2008
- Texas Law Firm Pleads Guilty to Role in Staged Accident Scheme
- Most Texas Banks Stable and Safe, Advisory Firm Says
- Texas Rolls Out Insured Driver Database Statewide
October 2, 2008
- Pair to Stand Trial in Oklahoma for Inflating Insurance Company Assets
- Adjusters Working Ike Claims from Texas Coast to Arkansas Border
- Madden to Serve as President of Dallas Independent Agents Group
October 1, 2008