Texas Town Reaches $10.4M Settlement in 2013 Fertilizer Plant Blast Suit February 5, 2018 A Central Texas town devastated by a 2013 fertilizer plant explosion that killed 15 people, many of them emergency personnel,...
Texas AG Sues Tree Company Over Deadly, Damaging 2011 Wildfire February 5, 2018 Texas is suing a vegetation management company that it alleges caused the 2011 Bastrop County Complex Fire, the most destructive...
Oklahoma’s Supreme Court Says Oil Company Can Be Sued After Worker Injury or Death February 5, 2018 By Tim Talley The Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled that oil and natural gas companies can be sued when a worker is killed...
Lowe’s to Pay $55K to Settle Charges of Discrimination at Texas Store February 5, 2018 Lowe’s Home Centers LLC, a nationwide chain of home improvement and hardware stores, will pay $55,000 to settle a disability...
A.M. Best Ratings Recap February 5, 2018 Rating Assigned: Pan-American Casualty A.M. Best assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating...
Winter Wildfires Scorch Oklahoma February 5, 2018 Firefighters say wildfires have scorched hundreds of acres in western Oklahoma, damaging fences and equipment but causing no injuries. Capt....
People February 5, 2018 Texas Security General Insurance Agency LLC (TSGA) in San Antonio, Texas, added David A. Winkley as vice president of Commercial...
Louisiana Recovers $9.1 Million for Insureds in 2017 February 5, 2018 The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) helped consumers collect $9.1 million in payouts in 2017 in addition to the original...
CoreLogic: Harvey an Exception to a Relatively ‘Normal’ Hazard Activity Year February 5, 2018 While natural weather hazard activity could be largely categorized as “normal” last year, regional exceptions occurred, notably: wildfires in California...
Georgia Climatologist Says 2017 Was State’s Warmest Year Ever February 5, 2018 A new report shows that 2017 was the warmest year on record for Georgia. The annual average statewide temperature for...