U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Mid Continent Exploration and Production Safety Network have renewed an alliance to promote safety at oil and gas operations in Oklahoma. OSHA reported that the alliance is committed to providing …
LevelFirst, the Dallas-based wholesale broker and MGA binding facility owned by IIAT Services Co., has promoted Kate Innocent to vice president. Innocent joined LevelFirst in 2014 as associate underwriter and most recently served as assistant vice president. She holds the …
Legislation backed by the insurance industry and some Texas business groups that curtails the ability of policyholders to sue insurance companies over property claims following extreme weather events passed the state Senate in mid-May and headed for the governor’s desk. …
A national transportation research group says deteriorated and congested roads and bridges in Oklahoma cost the state’s motorists $5 billion a year in higher vehicle costs, crashes and congestion-related delays, the Associated Press reported. A report released by the Washington, …
The Texas Workers’ Compensation Research and Evaluation Group has released its 2017 research agenda, a blueprint for its efforts to provide critical data for decision-makers in the Texas workers’ compensation system, the Texas Department of Insurance reported. The research group …
The Texas Senate on May 19 passed a measure banning texting while driving statewide. HB 62 by Midland Rep. Tom Craddick previously was approved by the House. While more than 100 cities in the state have texting and driving bans …
The Texas Legislature has passed a bill exempting certain commercial insureds from the requirement that agents make a “diligent effort” to find insurance in the admitted insurance market before taking the risk to the surplus lines insurance market. Gov. Greg …
In advance of the start of the Atlantic hurricane season, the Louisiana Department of Insurance pointed out that over the last 18 months, nearly 90 percent of the state’s parishes have been included in major disaster declarations. “Over the last …
Both Louisiana and Arkansas recently enacted emergency regulations aimed at protecting insureds in the aftermath of devastating floods in those states. Louisiana’s action extends an emergency rule put in place following massive flooding in that state in August 2016. Arkansas’ …
An Oklahoma civil appeals court ruled in favor of an employer and its insurer by upholding an order by the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission affirming an employer’s right to direct the medical treatment of an injured worker where it lacks …
