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Tropical Storm Bill Makes Landfall in Texas with 60 MPH Winds
Jun 16 2015 // Tropical Storm Bill came ashore on the Texas mainland this morning near Seadrift, packing heavy rains that will drop as much as 10 inches along the coast. Bill’s winds were 60 miles (97 kilometers) per hour, up from...
Vertafore Acquires Florida-Based Agency Technology Provider QQ Solutions
Jun 16 2015 // Insurance software provider Vertafore, has acquired QQ Solutions, Inc., a provider of agency management systems and a comparative rater offering. The move expands Vertafore’s portfolio of agency management systems...
Luttrell Named Chairman of Combined Agents of America
Jun 15 2015 // Austin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) elected Roger Luttrell, president of Benton Luttrell Co. in Van Alstyne, Texas, as its chairman for 2015/16. Roger Luttrell Other members of the newly elected...
Blue Bell Says Listeria Source Likely Found at Oklahoma Plant
Jun 15 2015 // Blue Bell Creameries says it has likely identified the source of listeria contamination at its Oklahoma plant, but it may not be able to pinpoint a single source for the problem at its Texas plant. The Texas-based company...
Storm Brewing Over Yucatan Peninsula Threatens Texas and Louisiana
Jun 15 2015 // The Atlantic’s second storm of the year may be developing over the Yucatan Peninsula, with the potential to reach Texas and Louisiana and flood Houston for the second time in a month. Thunderstorms moving northwest...
Windstorm Insurance Bill Stirs Lively Debate in Texas House
Jun 15 2015 // Differences of opinion on the never-ending problem of what to do about property insurance along the coast had lawmakers from coastal areas pitted against inland representatives in the waning days of the Texas legislative...
Texas’ Watershed Dams Saved Estimated $40M in Flood Damage Costs
Jun 15 2015 // While May’s rains brought much needed drought relief across Texas, the torrential downpours in many instances washed out roads and bridges, stranded motorists and took the lives of a reported 27 Texans. A significant...
Failure of Texas Hail Claim Litigation Bill a Disappointment to Insurers
Jun 15 2015 // In the last days of the Texas legislative session an insurance industry-backed measure that proponents said would help rein in litigation related to property insurance claims died in the House of Representatives. Passed by...
Oklahoma, Texas Assessing Damage from Violent May Weather
Jun 15 2015 // Even though it meant the commencement of hurricane season, weather-beleaguered Texans are likely pleased that May 2015 has come and gone. Both Texas and Oklahoma were pelted during the month of May with all kinds of...
People – South Central
Jun 15 2015 // CoVerica Agency Alliance, based in Dallas, added Chris Sterlacci as regional vice president. Sterlacci will help enroll new partners and support existing members with building more profitable and successful agencies. The...
Workers’ Compensation Eyes Telemedicine As Treatment Option
Jun 12 2015 // Cost savings, better access to care, immediate triaging of injuries and faster claims closings are just some of the benefits of telemedicine, according to workers’ compensation experts, who also say its use is...
Natural Gas Firm Says It’s Not Causing Texas Quakes
Jun 12 2015 // A natural gas extraction company controlled by energy giant Exxon Mobil sought to prove on June 10 that it is not to blame for a recent rash of small earthquakes in North Texas, telling a powerful state agency that it...
ICW Group Appoints Douglas to Lead Texas Market
Jun 12 2015 // San Diego, Calif.-based ICW Group Insurance Cos. has named Gina Douglas branch manager in Texas. Based in Austin, she will oversee business development, agent outreach and workers’ compensation underwriting in the...
Fire at Texas Animal Clinic Kills 38 Animals
Jun 11 2015 // Officials say 38 animals have died from a fire that engulfed an animal hospital in East Texas. Texas media outlets report 40 animals were at Kimbrough Animal Hospital in Longview when the fire started late on June...
Judge Fines Texas Guardrail Maker $663M over Design Changes
Jun 11 2015 // A federal judge ordered a Texas company to pay $663 million in damages for failing to tell the government about design changes to highway guardrails that critics say made the systems more dangerous. Trinity Industries Inc....
Agents Need to Know: Texas Workers’ Comp E-Mods Changing
Jun 11 2015 // The number 1.00 means different things to different people. In baseball, 1.00 represents a perfect batting average. But in college, a 1.00 grade point average is about as bad as it gets. In workers’ compensation, a...
From Drought to Flood-The Sudden Exchange of One Hazard for Another in Texas
Jun 11 2015 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. Amongst Texans, nearly every conversation about weather over the last several years has focused on the ongoing drought that has resulted in water supply shortages and...
High-Growth Agencies Build Business Differently: Survey
Jun 10 2015 // A survey of high growth insurance firms conducted and released late last year by a Texas-based consultant found that such organizations hire differently and produce business differently than low growth firms. They also...
Report: 4.5 Million Homes in 13 States at Extreme Wildfire Risk
Jun 10 2015 // A report issued today shows 4.5 million U.S. homes at high or extreme risk of wildfire as the multi-year drought continues. The report’s author said the worsening drought means 2015 has the potential to be one of the...
Judge Orders Trinity Guardrail Maker to Pay $663M for Cheating Government
Jun 10 2015 // Trinity Industries Inc., maker of a highway guardrail safety system tied to at least nine deaths, was told by a judge to pay $663 million for defrauding the U.S. government. The decision Tuesday by U.S. District Judge...
