ReliaMax Dropped from Texas’ Eligible Surplus Lines List August 6, 2018 Following its placement into liquidation by the South Dakota Division of Insurance in late June, the Texas Department of Insurance...
Texas Sees 10.6% Growth in Surplus Lines Premium at Mid-Year August 6, 2018 May 2018 was the highest-grossing month for surplus lines premium in Texas, with $681 million recorded, the Surplus Lines Stamping...
People August 6, 2018 Risk management services firm, Hanover Stone Partners, has tapped Ellen Shew Holland to lead its newly established national higher education...
Texas Petrochemical Contractor to Pay $135K in Disability Discrimination Suit Settlement August 6, 2018 A Texas petrochemical services company that fired three brothers because of a blood disorder that they shared will pay $135,000...
Auto Insurer Loses Appeal for Dismissal of Complaints in Louisiana Claims Dispute August 6, 2018 By Stephanie K. Jones In late June, the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled against an insurer and its insureds seeking summary judgement dismissing complaints against...
Texas Seeks Input on Changes to Catastrophe Data Call Standards August 6, 2018 Texas insurance regulators have responded to insurer requests for revisions to its standards for catastrophe data calls and is seeking...
Class-Action Status OK’d in Oklahoma Suit Over Earthquakes August 6, 2018 Central Oklahoma residents won’t get a trial this fall for a case against an oil company accused of triggering earthquakes...
Flood Insurance Uptake Rises in Texas but Increase May Not Last August 6, 2018 By Meghan Hoyer and Juan A. Lozano Federal data indicates the number of homes in Texas with flood insurance has risen in the year since Hurricane Harvey...
Five Takeaways from California’s Watershed Privacy Law August 6, 2018 By Kaylee A. Cox and Joel E. Roberson California recently enacted a sweeping new privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, which is likely to have...
Hawaii Jury Sides with Couple in Disability Discrimination Suit August 6, 2018 A jury in Hawaii has sided with a Maui couple in a $1.9 million disability discrimination lawsuit against their condo...