Latest Texas Headlines
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A Financial Army Moves in When a Police Officer Is Killed
Jul 11 2016 // As America absorbed the news of five murdered Dallas police officers, Frederick Frazier grimly signed $2,000 checks, one after another. They were for the families of the slain. “So many people are calling and want to...
Lighthouse Insurance Adds Hernandez as Central Texas Marketing Rep
Jul 11 2016 // Lighthouse Management LLC, a licensed MGA representing Lighthouse Property Insurance Corp. (Lighthouse), has appointed Kim Hernandez as the marketing representative for Central Texas. After serving as a sergeant in the...
Texas Insurers Look to Courts for Hope in Stemming Hail-Related Lawsuits
Jul 11 2016 // Following a severe hailstorm in south Texas in 2012, insurers were beset with homeowner property lawsuits – sometimes after claims were paid and repairs were completed, according to an insurer trade group. Since then,...
In Move to Block Campus Carry Law, University of Texas Profs Sue
Jul 8 2016 // Three University of Texas professors have filed suit in federal court, seeking to block the state’s “campus carry” law before it takes effect next month. The July 6 court filing came from sociology...
Workers’ Comp Disability Guidelines Withdrawn from Guidelines.gov
Jul 7 2016 // The Work Loss Data Institute (WLDI) has withdrawn its Official Disability Guidelines from the National Guideline Clearinghouse, a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, operated by the U.S....
Social Services Safety Group Gets $867K Texas Mutual Dividend
Jul 7 2016 // Texas Mutual Insurance Co. has awarded a dividend of $866,958 to the Social Services Agencies of Texas workers’ compensation safety group. The dividend was earned based on the group members’ dedication to...
Lauve, Insurors Group Board Member, Named IIAT Chair
Jul 7 2016 // Insurors Group LLC, an alliance of independent insurance agents in Texas, announced that members of its board of directors were recognized by the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas at the group’s convention in San...
Citing Texas Cap, Judge Reduces Johnson & Johnson $500M Implant Verdict
Jul 7 2016 // A U.S. judge has slashed a $500 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson and its DePuy unit over allegedly defective metal-on-metal Pinnacle hip implants to approximately $151 million. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge...
Landscaping Products Company Fined $66K for Safety Violations at Texas Worksite
Jul 6 2016 // L&M Bag and Supply Company Inc., doing business as L&M Supply Company Inc., has been cited by federal safety officials over repeated safety violations at a worksite in San Marcos, Texas. Proposed penalties total...
As Texas Train Wreckage Smolders, BNSF Says Technology May Have Prevented Crash
Jun 30 2016 // Wreckage from a train collision continued to smolder on June 29 in the Texas Panhandle as workers prepared to remove the charred, twisted box cars from the tracks and renew their search for three missing crew...
Assurant Expands Private Flood Insurance to Texas
Jun 30 2016 // Assurant, Inc. has expanded its new private flood insurance to Texas homeowners. Assurant Primary Flood Insurance, introduced in Florida last month, offers structural coverage up to $800,000 and up to $250,000 in contents...
Freight Trains Collide in Texas, Triggering Fireball
Jun 29 2016 // Several box cars derailed and were engulfed in flames following a freight train collision in the Texas Panhandle on Tuesday. Texas Department of Public Safety Lt. Bryan Witt says the accident occurred in the morning near...
2 North Texas-Area Facilities Fined by Federal Safety Regulators
Jun 28 2016 // Federal safety regulators have fined two different companies over safety violation in facilities located in North Texas. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined steel fabricator, K-T Galvanizing...
Texas Workers’ Comp Discount, Interest Rate Set for Q3
Jun 28 2016 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation has set the rate for any interest or discount provided for the third quarter of 2016 at 4.03 percent. This rate is computed by using the treasury...
Texas Energy Exec Charged with Defrauding Investors
Jun 27 2016 // A Texas energy company CEO dubbed the “frack master” is charged with defrauding investors of about $80 million, including misappropriating at least $30 million for personal expenses, including private jets and...
Texas State Senator Sues Cowboys Player over Allegedly Trashed House
Jun 24 2016 // Dez Bryant faces a lawsuit from his former landlord over allegations of more than $60,000 in damages to a house that the Dallas Cowboys receiver leased. The civil suit was filed last week by Texas state Sen. Royce West, an...
TWFG Honors Top Agents with Awards
Jun 24 2016 // The Woodlands, Texas-based The Woodlands Financial Group announced its annual agent awards at the group’s recent national convention. President and CEO Gordy Bunch inducted 20 new members into the Million Dollar Club...
Texas Insurers Hope Court Decisions Will Curtail Hail-Related Lawsuits
Jun 21 2016 // Following a severe hailstorm in south Texas in 2012, insurers were beset with homeowner property lawsuits — sometimes after claims were paid and repairs were completed — even though data from the Texas Department of...
Why Customer Satisfaction Is Falling for Large Auto Insurers, Rising for Small: J.D. Power
Jun 21 2016 // After climbing in each of the past two years, customer satisfaction is falling among the nation’s largest auto insurers, while satisfaction is actually up a tad for small insurers. This rising dissatisfaction with...
States Faced with Massive Well Cleanup from Oil Bust
Jun 20 2016 // The worst oil bust since the 1980s is putting Texas and other oil producing states on the hook for thousands of newly abandoned drilling sites at a time when they have little money to plug wells and seal off environmental...
