Latest Texas Headlines
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Trucker in Fatal Oklahoma Crash Had History of Synthetic Drug Use
Nov 17 2015 // The truck that killed four members of a college women’s softball team in Oklahoma last year was driven by a Texas man with a history of using synthetic marijuana, U.S. safety investigators found. Russell Staley...
Business Moves
Nov 16 2015 // Odyssey, Integro New York private equity firm Odyssey Investment Partners has completed its acquisition of specialty insurance brokerage Integro Ltd. Financial details of the transaction, first announced in August, were...
Hundreds of Texas Homes Damaged by Heavy Rains in October
Nov 16 2015 // Authorities say heavy October rains damaged hundreds of homes extending from the Austin area down into South Texas. Travis County emergency officials said more than 330 properties were damaged in flooding at the end of...
Texas Regulator OKs Wastewater Injection Permits Despite Quakes
Nov 16 2015 // The regulatory agency overseeing the oil and gas industry in Texas has voted to maintain the wastewater injection permits for two companies whose North Texas wells are have been linked to a series of small earthquakes. The...
Texas Leads States in Deaths from Deer Collisions
Nov 16 2015 // For the majority of Texas hunters November is the start of deer hunting season – a dangerous time for deer and drivers, alike. More than 100 people are killed nationally each year from collisions with animals and among...
Central Texas to Get Souped-Up Flood Forecasting System
Nov 15 2015 // Come May 2016, turbocharged forecasts capable of faster updates as conditions change will be used to predict flooding on Central Texas rivers, an innovation expected to give emergency managers more lead time to prepare for...
Insurance Women of Texas Members Earn National Alliance Scholarships
Nov 12 2015 // The National Alliance recently awarded six scholarships to members of the Federation of Insurance Women of Texas, Inc. (FIWT) at their 71st Annual Convention held in Corpus Christi, Texas. The CIC and CISR scholarships...
Weather-Related Property Claims Mount in Texas
Nov 12 2015 // Severe weather in all regions of the state this year has resulted in high numbers of insurance claims from property and auto losses in Texas, according to an insurance company trade group. The Insurance Council of Texas...
New TWIA Board Conforms to 3-3-3 Provisions of SB 900
Nov 11 2015 // The new board members of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association must include three members who live in coastal counties, three members who live at least 100 miles from the coast, and three insurance industry...
Manufacturing Safety Group Gets Nearly $630K Dividend from Texas Mutual
Nov 10 2015 // Texas Mutual Insurance Co., a policyholder-owned company, recently awarded a dividend of $629,849 to the National Federation of Independent Businesses Manufacturing (NFIB) safety group. The dividend was earned based on the...
Hundreds of Texas Homes Damaged by Heavy Rains in October
Nov 8 2015 // Authorities say heavy October rains damaged hundreds of homes extending from the Austin area down into South Texas. Travis County emergency officials said in a statement that more than 330 properties were damaged in...
Bus Hits Bridge in Arkansas; 6 Migrant Farmworkers Killed
Nov 8 2015 // A bus ferrying migrant farmworkers from Michigan to Texas ran off a highway and hit an overpass in Arkansas on Nov. 6, ripping off the roof and ejecting passengers onto the interstate. Six people were killed and six...
CPro Associates Adds Archer as National Marketing Director
Nov 6 2015 // Texas-based CPro Associates, a wholesaler specializing workers’ compensation and occupation injury insurance products and services, has hired Jon Archer as national marketing director for alternatives to...
Texas Regulator OKs Wastewater Injection Permits Despite Quakes
Nov 4 2015 // The regulatory agency overseeing the oil and gas industry in Texas has voted to maintain the wastewater injection permits for two companies whose North Texas wells are believed to have caused a series of small...
Texas Leads States in Deaths from Deer Collisions
Nov 4 2015 // For the majority of hunters November is the start of deer hunting season in Texas and the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) wants to remind drivers to be careful to avoid collisions with deer. Tragically, more than 100...
Burch Joins Texas-Based All-Star Insurance Group
Nov 3 2015 // All-Star Insurance Group Inc., a full service independent insurance agency headquartered in Gilmer, Texas, has added Greg Burch as a health/ life insurance agent. Burch will be located in All-Star Insurance Group’s...
Texas Mutual Pays $721K Dividend to Auto Dealers Safety Group
Nov 3 2015 // Texas Mutual Insurance Co., a policyholder-owned workers’ compensation insurer, announced a dividend of $721,113 to the Lone Star Auto Dealers (LSA) safety group. The dividend was earned based on the group...
Death Toll in Storm-Lashed Texas Rises to 6
Nov 2 2015 // The death toll rose to six in Texas as more bodies were recovered on Oct. 31 after another band of strong storms and heavy rain spawned three tornadoes and dangerous flooding in the waterlogged state. It was the second day...
TWIA Request for Increased Liability Limits Denied
Nov 2 2015 // Texas Insurance Commissioner David Mattax has denied a request by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) to increase limits of liability for residential and commercial properties it covers along the Texas...
Rate Changes in Store for Texas Auto Insurance Plan
Nov 2 2015 // The Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association (TAIPA) will raise some rates and lower some for private passenger and commercial automobile insurance next year, the Texas Department of Insurance announced. A recently...
