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Ballinger on Growth, Professionalism in Texas Surplus Lines Market
Jan 8 2015 // Phil Ballinger retired at the end of December 2014 as executive director of the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLSOT), a post he’s held for more than two decades. During his tenure at SLSOT, the organization...
Lawsuit Filed Against Texas Senior-Living Complex After Deadly Fire
Jan 8 2015 // More than 20 residents at a senior-living complex where a deadly fire occurred have jointly filed a negligence lawsuit in Bexar County against the management company and its owners. The plaintiffs are seeking at least $1...
10 Quakes Recorded in North Texas over 2-Day Period
Jan 8 2015 // A cluster of small earthquakes has rattled a Dallas-area city over a two-day period. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the temblors in the Irving area, including two in the morning on Jan. 7. No major damage or injuries...
Texas Staged Accident Scam Leads to 9 Years in Prison
Jan 7 2015 // A Dallas-area man has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for running a staged traffic accident insurance scam since 2005. Leroy Nelson of DeSoto must also repay nearly $5 million as part of sentencing announced...
North Texas Doctor Gets 12 Years for Insurance Fraud
Jan 7 2015 // A North Texas chiropractor has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for billing health care providers for services that were never rendered. Dr. Abbas Zahedi of Carrollton was sentenced in federal court and...
Peters Named President, Exec. Director of Texas Independent Agents Group
Jan 7 2015 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) has selected Marit Peters as its president and executive director. She will replace David VanDelinder, who is retiring from the leadership role. Marit Peters Peters has...
Delta General Agency Adds Blaser in North Texas High Net Worth Unit
Jan 6 2015 // Insurance wholesaler, Delta General Agency Corp., has hired Lesa Blaser as the high net worth business development leader in its North Texas office. Blaser will expand Delta’s high net worth presence in North Texas....
Texas Insurance Trade Group’s Video Aimed at Student Recruitment
Jan 6 2015 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) has produced a six-minute video highlighting the variety of job opportunities available in the insurance industry for recent college graduates and current undergrads. The video...
False Alarms Preceded Deadly Blaze at Texas High-Rise
Jan 5 2015 // Survivors of a fire at a senior-living complex near San Antonio that killed five people say false alarms were routine at the 11-story building. Residents of the Wedgwood Senior Living apartments told the San Antonio...
Brown & Brown Subsidiary Acquires Hall-Wright General Agency
Jan 5 2015 // Brown & Brown Inc., through its subsidiary, Texas Security General Insurance Agency Inc., has acquired Hall-Wright General Agency Inc. (Hall-Wright) and related affiliate companies. With origins dating back to 1971,...
Deputy US Marshal Admits Guilt in Texas Insurance Fraud Scheme
Jan 2 2015 // A San Antonio-based deputy U.S. marshal has pleaded guilty to wire fraud relating to an insurance fraud scheme. According to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s office, Reynaldo Gonzalez entered his plea in San...
Raggio Joins Frost Insurance in Texas
Jan 2 2015 // Elizabeth Raggio has been named compliance analyst at Texas-based Frost Insurance. Raggio will serve as a compliance consultant for the employee benefits practice statewide. Elizabeth Raggio A Texas-licensed attorney with...
Exxon Mobil Seeks to Bar Release of Files in Arkansas Pipeline Case
Jan 2 2015 // Exxon Mobil said it shouldn’t have to release any further information on a proposed but abandoned pipeline intended to run alongside the Pegasus pipeline that ruptured in 2013 in central Arkansas. The company is...
Detective Sues Texas City Over Sexual Harassment
Dec 31 2014 // An Austin, Texas police detective has sued the city saying she was retaliated against for complaining about sexual harassment while working in a unit that investigated human trafficking. Detective Brenda Bermudez alleges...
Most Popular Insurance Journal South Central Stories of 2014
Dec 31 2014 // Fraud, higher homeowners rates, fracking, and electronic traffic tickets are topics that drove readers to the following stories on InsuranceJournal.com in 2014. The following 10 stories led as the most popular picks by...
Deadly Texas High-Rise Fire Sends 17 to Hospital
Dec 30 2014 // More than a dozen people were hospitalized following a fire that killed five residents at a senior-living facility near San Antonio, Texas, and officials are trying to track down the whereabouts of dozens of others, a city...
Texas Insurance Professionals’ Food Bank Contribution Doubled by Donation Match
Dec 24 2014 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Austin and the Texas Surplus Lines Association Inc. once again joined efforts in December to collect food and money for the Capital Area Food Bank located in Austin, Texas. This year,...
Report: Texas Insurance Industry Impacts State Economy in a Big Way
Dec 23 2014 // A new study commissioned by group of state and national trade associations shows that the insurance industry — including both the property/casualty and life/health sectors — positively impacts the Texas economy. For...
Austin, San Antonio Prepare to Enact Behind-the-Wheel Phone Bans
Dec 23 2014 // Two of the biggest cities in Texas are reminding drivers of bans on handheld devices behind the wheel that take effect in Austin and San Antonio come January. Police in both cities won’t start issuing fines until...
10 Companies OK’d to Self-Insure for Workers’ Comp in Texas
Dec 23 2014 // The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) approved one new Certificate of Authority to self-insure workers’ compensation claims and renewed nine such certificates. The companies receiving the certificates...
