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Texas Policyholders Revolting; Forming New Wind Mutual
Aug 20 2012 // Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Insurance Journal’s Satire Issue, August 20, 2012. The content in this issue is not real and is not to be taken seriously. It’s supposed to be humorous....
Recovering from a Wildfire Catastrophe
Aug 17 2012 // Gary Sweeny still gets choked up when thinking of all of his family and friends who helped him recover from the Bastrop, Texas, wildfire that destroyed his home of 35 years. The retired school teacher and his wife who...
Worker Dies In Trench Collapse At Texas Refinery
Aug 16 2012 // Officials say a construction worker has died in a trench collapse at a Southeast Texas refinery. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says the accident happened Tuesday afternoon at a construction site at the Total...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Texas-Based Sunday and Associates
Aug 16 2012 // Illinois-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Sunday and Associates Inc. of Sugarland, Texas. . Established in 1982, Sunday and Associates offers employee benefits consulting and insurance...
Bastrop, Texas, Residents Putting the Past Behind After Wildfire
Aug 15 2012 // Gary Bonnette had traveled with his wife Cynthia and son Aaron to San Antonio to visit family members when he got a phone call saying his home was threatened by a huge wildfire. Neighbors say smoke was pouring over the...
S.J. Louis Construction of Texas Cited for Safety Violations
Aug 14 2012 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited S.J. Louis Construction of Texas Ltd. with one serious and one repeat safety violation for exposing workers to trenching and...
Audit: Texas Traffic Fatalities Down Since 2006
Aug 14 2012 // A state audit indicates traffic fatalities in Texas have declined nearly 15 percent since 2006. Texas Department of Transportation officials say increased seatbelt usage and “Click It or Ticket” traffic...
Fireman’s Fund, TAGA Donate Funds for Swift Water Rescue Training
Aug 14 2012 // Tejas American General Agency (TAGA) in Cedar Park, Texas, has is partnered with Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company to donate $5,000 to the Liberty Hill (Texas) Fire Department to fund specialized swift water rescue...
Arkansas, California Teen Golfers Are Trusted Choice National Champs
Aug 14 2012 // Trusted Choice announced that Summer Roachell of Conway, Ark. and Austin Smotherman of Loomis, Calif., won the girls and boys divisions, respectively, at the recent 44nd Annual Trusted Choice Big “I” National...
One Year Later: Bastrop, Texas, Residents Recovering
Aug 13 2012 // Belinda Williams was preparing to go to bed in her beautiful Texas limestone house embedded in the lost pines of Bastrop when she looked out her window and saw a huge orange glow. She woke her husband and told him they...
Fifth Circuit Affirms ‘Eight-Corners’ Rule and Duty to Defend
Aug 10 2012 // Because the duty to defend is one of the most important aspects of liability policies such as Commercial General Liability coverage, it is frequently the subject of litigation. One recent case from the Fifth Circuit Court...
Texas Insurance Commissioner Responds to Consumer Email Campaign
Aug 9 2012 // Texas top regulator has posted a response to an email campaign addressing homeowners insurance rates and issues initiated by a consumer advocacy group. Hundreds of emails sent to Texas Insurance Commissioner Eleanor...
Settlement Reached In Texas Shakedown Lawsuit
Aug 6 2012 // A small East Texas town and the county where it’s situated will implement procedures aimed at stopping racial profiling to settle a class action lawsuit that accuses former officials of shaking down innocent...
Insurance Council’s 7th Annual Hurricane Tour Stresses Preparation
Aug 6 2012 // Be prepared. That’s the message insurance agents, National Weather Service meteorologists and a bilingual public affairs spokesperson will bring to Texas coastal residents when they join the Insurance Council of...
Texas Auto Complaints Hit Record Low
Aug 6 2012 // Texas motorists filed the fewest number of complaints against their automobile insurance company since the records began at the Texas Department of Insurance in 1994, according to a TDI report issued Monday. Texas...
People – South Central
Aug 6 2012 // Andy Webb of Watkins Insurance Group in Austin was named the André P. Juneau Young Agent of the Year by the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT). This award is given annually to a young agent who has achieved...
Rejected Emails Cause Headaches for Texas Insurance Regulators
Aug 6 2012 // The Texas Department of Insurance recently was inundated by hundreds of emails regarding homeowner insurance rates, and the department was tasked with finding out why the majority of them were rejected by agency’s...
Fifth Circuit Affirms ‘Eight-Corners’ Rule and Duty to Defend
Aug 6 2012 // Because the duty to defend is one of the most important aspects of liability policies such as commercial general liability coverage, it is frequently the subject of litigation. One recent case from the Fifth Circuit Court...
Texas Employers Add Nearly 13K Jobs in June
Aug 1 2012 // Although the unemployment rate rose slightly in Texas in June 2012 compared with May 2012, the state still added nearly 13,000 nonfarm jobs during the month, state officials reported. Texas economy added 12,900 seasonally...
Oklahoma Drilling Firm Faces Fines for Safety Hazards at Texas Site
Jul 31 2012 // An Oklahoma-based horizontal drilling company faces up to $55,000 in penalties for safety violations at a drilling site in Jacksboro, Texas, federal officials say. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety...
