Surplus Lines Market Had a Record Breaking Year in 2017 January 31, 2018 Across the United States, all 15 surplus lines service offices experienced increases in excess and surplus (E&S) lines insurance premium,...
Insurance Council of Texas: Justified Consumer Complaints Minimal in 2017 January 31, 2018 Despite another year of bad weather, data from the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) shows that justified consumer complaints continued...
Lowe’s to Pay $55K for to Settle Charges of Discrimination at Texas Store January 30, 2018 Lowe’s Home Centers LLC, a nationwide chain of home improvement and hardware stores, will pay $55,000 and provide other relief...
Winter Wildfires Scorch Western Oklahoma January 30, 2018 Firefighters say wildfires have scorched hundreds of acres in western Oklahoma, damaging fences and equipment but causing no injuries. Capt....
National Hurricane Center: Harvey’s Rains Make It Second-Costliest U.S. Hurricane January 29, 2018 By Brian K. Sullivan Record-breaking Hurricane Harvey became the second-costliest storm to hit the U.S. and dropped more rain than any other system ever....
Louisiana Insurance Dept. Helped Recover Additional $9.1M in Payouts in 2017 January 29, 2018 The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) helped consumers collect $9.1 million in payouts in 2017 in addition to the original...
Foreclosure Fears Rise in Texas with Jump in Late Mortgages After Harvey January 29, 2018 By Juan A. Lozano As Jacob Lerma surveyed the skeletal beams of his suburban Houston home that was flooded during Hurricane Harvey, he kept...
Arkansas Hires 5 Law Firms to Help with Opioid Abuse Probe January 26, 2018 Arkansas’ attorney general has retained five law firms to help investigate drug companies and prepare for potential legal action over...
West, Texas, Accepts $10.4M Settlement in 2013 Fertilizer Plant Blast Suit January 26, 2018 A Central Texas town devastated by a 2013 fertilizer plant explosion that killed 15 people, many of them emergency personnel,...
Driller in Oklahoma Oil Well Explosion Has History of Fatal Accidents January 25, 2018 Ten workers have died over the past decade at well sites linked to drilling contractor Patterson-UTI, the same driller involved...