Monthly Archives: <span>June 2018</span>

Texas Insurance Dept. Earns National Award for Support of Guard, Reserve Employees

The Texas Department of Insurance is one of 15 employers across the nation to earn the 2018 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, the highest honor given for support of National Guard and Reserve employees. TDI reported it was …

One Man’s Solution After Harvey’s Floods? Build His Own Levee.

After Hurricane Harvey inundated David Bush’s Richmond, Texas, home with 20 inches of rain, he knew he wanted to rebuild but was worried about how his property could be protected from the next big storm. So, Bush came up with …

Wisconsin’s Jewelers Mutual Insurance Recognizes Thomas with Legacy Award

Meredith Thomas, an independent broker of Neenah, Wisconsin-based Jewelers Mutual Insurance Group, was recently recognized for his outstanding achievements as the 2018 recipient of the company’s Legacy Award. The award was presented before an audience of his agent and broker …

Hanover Stone Names Shew Holland Higher Education Practice Leader in Dallas

Risk management services firm, Hanover Stone Partners, has tapped Ellen Shew Holland to lead its newly established national higher education practice. She is based in Dallas. Shew Holland will lead a practice that will focus on providing a wide range …

Fire that Destroyed 36 Homes in Florida Sparked by Controlled Burn

John Matthew Polous watched a “controlled-burn” fire for three days as it consumed foliage outside his tiny community on the Florida Panhandle. And then he watched as it quickly raged out of control. What he doesn’t understand is why it …

Ticketmaster UK Reports Possible Hack of Customer Data

Ticketmaster UK said it had identified malicious software on a customer support product hosted by an external supplier, and some of its customers’ personal or payment data may have been accessed by an unknown third-party. Less than 5 percent of …

Fury of Hailstorms Battered Colorado, Insured Losses ‘Skyrocketing’

The hailstorms that hit Northern Colorado and the Denver-metro just over a week ago carried a $276.4 million insurance price tag. The storms followed a Southern Colorado hailstorm a week earlier that caused an estimated $169 million in insured losses. …

8 Injured When Tornado Hits Eastern Kansas Town

Residents in a small Kansas town were surveying damage Wednesday after the community took a “direct hit” from a tornado for the second time in two years. Eight people were hurt, two critically, when the latest twister struck the southeastern …

RHSB Adds Allen as AVP, Personal Client Services Practice

Texas-headquartered independent brokerage, RHSB, has added Lane Allen as assistant vice president in its Personal Client Services Practice. Based in Dallas, Allen will be a personal risk advisor providing concierge services to clients with emerging and established wealth who have …

Dallas Federal Court Cuts $500M Verdict in Facebook VR Lawsuit in Half

A federal court in Dallas on June 27 halved the $500 million verdict that a jury ordered Facebook Inc., its virtual reality unit Oculus, and others to pay ZeniMax Media Inc., a video game publisher that alleged Oculus stole its …