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		<title>Gulf Fishermen Reel From Seafood Troubles</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 16:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gloom infects the hard-working shrimp and crab docks of this gritty fishing town as the second full year of fishing since BP&#8217;s catastrophic oil spill kicks into high gear. Usually folks are upbeat and busy in May, when shrimpers get &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>The Next New Thing: Coverage Issues from Fracking Claims</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 16:35:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every few years it seems that there are predictions a new type of claim that threatens to engulf carriers. In the 1980s and 1990s it was environmental clean up claims and SuperFund, followed shortly by asbestos, the fear of Y2K &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Bexar County, Texas, Gets Special Insurance Fraud Prosecutor</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 16:09:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has expanded its fight against insurance fraud into San Antonio. TDI Commissioner Eleanor Kitzman has announced the placement of a special insurance fraud prosecutor and investigator who have joined the Bexar County District Attorney’s &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Oklahoma House OKs Allowing Armed State Attorneys</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 16:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oklahoma&#8217;s attorney general and assistant attorneys general would be able to carry firearms virtually anywhere in the state under a bill approved in the House. The House voted 82-11 for the bill that authorizes those state officers to carry anywhere &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Texas Mutual to Distribute $150M Policyholder Dividend</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 16:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Texas Mutual Insurance Co.’s board of directors has approved the company’s plan to distribute $150 million in workers’ compensation dividends. This marks the 14th consecutive year the board has approved a dividend distribution to qualifying policyholder owners. By the end &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Fraud Charges Against Former Louisiana Sheriff Candidate Dropped</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 16:04:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charges against former St. Helena Parish, La., sheriff candidate Frederick D. Bell of Kentwood for alleged insurance fraud and theft have been rejected by the district attorney&#8217;s office. Assistant District Attorney Angel Monistere tells The Advocate the charges were dropped &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Luttrell Elected President of Combined Agents of America</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 15:55:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA), based in Austin, Texas, has a newly elected 2012-13 Management Committee. The new committe includes: President Roger Luttrell, president of Benton-Luttrell-Brown in Van Alstyne, Texas; Executive Vice President Don B. Hudson, vice-president of JHC &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Professional Claims Managers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 22:12:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arthur J. Gallagher &#38; Co. has acquired Professional Claims Managers Inc. in Dallas, Texas. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Formed in 1986, Professional Claims Managers (PCM) is a full service third party administrator that provides comprehensive claims and &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Ratings of Dallas National Insurance Downgraded, Under Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 16:57:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to B-(Fair) from B (Fair) and issuer credit rating to “bb-” from “bb” of Dallas National Insurance Co. (Dallas National) in Dallas, Texas. Both ratings have been placed under review with &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-Workers Accused in Thibodaux, Louisiana, Restaurant Fire</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 16:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two former employees are accused of torching a Western Sizzlin restaurant in Thibodaux, La., early on May 21. Police say 18-year-old Donavan Cade Hoffpauir and 22-year-old Derrick Hebert, both of Thibodaux, were arrested on a charge of arson after allegedly &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Celebration Believed to Have Led to Louisiana Tech Frat House Blaze</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2012/05/23/248640.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 16:39:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fire investigators in Ruston believe a weekend fire that gutted a Louisiana Tech University fraternity house originated in the fireplace while students burned old class notes to celebrate the end of their school year. Saturday afternoon, students noticed smoke coming &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Texas Judge Rules State Parole Officials Can Be Held Liable</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 16:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A federal judge in Texas has ordered that state parole officials can be held personally liable by inmates suing over restrictive sex-offender conditions required of them, even though they were never convicted of a sex crime. U.S. District Judge Lee &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Officials: 3 Dead in Explosion at Old Arkansas Oil Well</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 16:34:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Officials say three workers are dead following an explosion at an abandoned oil well near El Dorado in southern Arkansas. Union County Emergency Manager Jerry Thomas says three workers at Long Brothers Oil Company were taking apart a metal tank &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Saints&#8217; Vilma Sues NFL Commissioner Goodell for Defamation</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2012/05/22/248518.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 16:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Suspended New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has filed a defamation lawsuit against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. The suit in U.S. District Court in New Orleans claims Goodell has made false statements about Vilma while discussing the NFL&#8217;s bounty investigation &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>False Damage Claims Lead to Jail Time for Texas Couple</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 16:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A North Texas couple have been sentenced to prison for their part in a conspiracy to defraud the city of Garland, Texas, of nearly $2 million by filing fraudulent damage claims against the municipality. Kenneth Wayne Brown, 51, and his &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Judge Vacates Order After Ethics Rule Cited</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 15:58:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An Oklahoma workers&#8217; compensation court judge has vacated an order he signed in favor of an attorney he plans to work for after leaving the bench. Judge Kent Eldridge told The Oklahoman in a copyright story that he determined the &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Louisiana Parish Wants to Dispose of State-Owned Katrina Properties</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 16:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A St. Bernard Parish commission is debating what to do with about 2,000 parish properties sold to the state by victims of Hurricane Katrina. The Times-Picayune reports that a panel overseeing the properties will discuss what to do with the &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings of Gramercy Insurance Co.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 16:15:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A.M. Best Co. announced it has downgraded the financial strength rating to C++ (Marginal) from B (Fair) and issuer credit rating to “b” from “bb” of Gramercy Insurance Co. (GIC) in Dallas, Texas. The outlook for both ratings is negative. &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>More Texas Land Out of Worst Drought Stage</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 05:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recent rainfall across much of West Texas has diminished to less than 2 percent the area of the state in the worst drought stage. Records show that hasn&#8217;t happened since March 2011. The U.S. Drought Monitor map released May 17 &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Texas Company Fined $212K Over Safety Hazards</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 02:51:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Federal regulators have imposed a fine of more than $200,000 against an aluminum products manufacturing facility in Carrollton, Texas, for safety and health violations. The U.S. Department of Labor&#8217;s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Western Extrusions Corp. with &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Court: Louisiana Cab Company President not Liable in Death Case</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 17:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A court has ruled that the head of a Bossier City, La., taxi cab business cannot be held personally liable in a lawsuit over the death of a 12-year-old boy. The victim in the case was Justin Bloxom, whose body &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Louisiana Citizens Approved for $75M Line of Credit</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2012/05/18/248175.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melinda Deslatte</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Louisiana&#8217;s property insurer of last resort has gotten permission to secure a $75 million cash line of credit in case a hurricane damages the state. The Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has enough money set aside to cover a $110 &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Houston&#8217;s Dean &amp; Draper Recognized for Technology Best Practices</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2012/05/18/248167.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:31:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Houston-based Dean &#38; Draper Insurance Agency has been recognized by the Network of Vertafore Users (NetVU) for employing technology best practices that enhance productivity, simplify processes and improve customer service outreach. The 2012 Automation Excellence Award was bestowed during the &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Health Insurance Exchange Rejected by Louisiana Senators</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:27:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A proposal that would have set up a body of elected and appointed officials to craft the health insurance exchanges that anchor President Barack Obama&#8217;s health overhaul has failed to gain traction in the Louisiana Senate. The Senate Finance Committee &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Lafayette, Louisiana, Traffic Camera Program to Continue</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2012/05/17/247982.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 16:45:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lafayette, La.&#8217;s traffic camera enforcement program will remain in place. The City-Parish Council voted to extend Lafayette Consolidated Government&#8217;s contract with Redflex Traffic Systems, but it drastically changed the extension negotiated by City-Parish President Joey Durel&#8217;s administration. The council not &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Texas Windpool to Remain Under Administrative Control</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 16:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie K. Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Texas’ insurer of last resort for wind and hail in coastal counties will remain under the administrative control of state regulators and it will file for a 5 percent rate increase in August to become effective Jan. 1, 2012. At &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Two Workers Hurt in Texas Fracking Tank Site Blast</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 15:18:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two workers were hurt in an explosion at a hydraulic fracturing tank site in south Texas early on Wednesday, a sheriff&#8217;s dispatcher said. U.S. workplace safety regulators cited the company that owns the site, Vann Energy Services LLC, three months &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Texas Cabinet Company Fined for Safety, Health Violations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 16:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Federal regulators recently proposed fines against a Texas-based cabinet manufacturer over safety and health violations. The U.S. Department of Labor&#8217;s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Zamco Inc., doing business as Concepts in Cabinetry, with 14 safety and health &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Naked Unicyclist in Texas Charged with Distracting Drivers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 16:15:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Police say a man arrested in a Southeast Texas city for riding his unicycle in the nude was distracting drivers and creating a hazard. Kemah police Chief Greg Rikard says 45-year-old Joseph Glynn Farley was not intoxicated or impaired when &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Social Media Postings Lead to Firing of Texas Executive</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 17:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Houston-based Francesca&#8217;s Holdings Corp. reported it has fired its chief financial officer, saying that he improperly communicated company information through social media. But the women&#8217;s clothing retailer also raised its fiscal first-quarter earnings estimate, citing better than expected sales. Its &#8230;]]></description>
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