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Risk for Corruption High in South Central States, Report Says
Apr 2 2012 // Although none of the 50 U.S. state governments were found to be exemplary, three out of four South Central states received lackluster rankings in a report evaluating state governments on integrity and the ability to...
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Wind and Hail Impacted Abilene and North Texas the Most in 2011
Mar 30 2012 // Allstate Wind and Hail Claims Jump 45% Statewide Last Year Hail and wind impacted more Allstate insured homes in the Abilene area and North Texas than in any other part of the state last year. Allstate tallied the top 25...
Southwestern Insurance Info. Service Names Communications Coordinator
Mar 30 2012 // Southwestern Insurance Information Service (SIIS) has named Monica Vigil-McDonald as its new communications coordinator. Vigil-McDonald will report directly to SIIS President Sandra Helin and the SIIS board of directors to...
2 Texas Firefighters Among 3 Accused Of Arson
Mar 29 2012 // Two volunteer firefighters in South Texas and another man have been accused of starting a 2011 grass fire. Officials say 23-year-old Dustin James Ronshausen of New Braunfels, 21-year-old David Paul Puckett Jr. of Seguin...
Judge Approves $158M Drug Settlement in Texas Lawsuit
Mar 29 2012 // A Texas judge has finalized a $158 million settlement between Texas and a subsidiary of health care giant Johnson & Johnson in a Medicaid fraud lawsuit over the anti-psychotic drug Risperdal. The agreement, reached...
Feds Probe Defect in Buses Manufactured by Illinois Firm
Mar 28 2012 // Federal safety regulators have begun investigating buses made by Motor Coach Industries Inc. over the past 20 years because the drive shafts can fall out and cause drivers to lose control. The problem has led to two...
Agents Inundated with Customer Calls Following Texas Wildfires
Mar 27 2012 // When wildfires began breaking out across Texas last year in April, homeowners began contacting their insurance agents about their coverage or in some cases lack of coverage. Agents located near many of the fires were...
Texas Police Use DNA Technique to Solve Property Crime
Mar 26 2012 // A thief wearing gloves walks into a parking lot, perhaps using the cover of night, smashes a car window and takes what’s inside the vehicle, all in a matter of minutes. It’s the general technique for many car...
Small-Town Cafe Banter Becomes Defamation Lawsuit in Texas
Mar 26 2012 // Bennie Dale Morris used to be a regular at Frank’s Place — eating meals and drinking coffee several times a day at the smoke-filled cafe — until the restaurant owner’s joking around got a little too...
Oil Well Services Company in Texas Fined for Repeat Safety Violations
Mar 23 2012 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Palestine, Texas-based Mercer Well Service for five repeat violations following an inspection at the company’s Colt 34-212...
Insurance Retailer GEICO Lowering Commercial Auto Rates in Texas
Mar 23 2012 // Insurance direct marketer, GEICO, has announced that it is lowering commercial auto insurance rates for business owners in Texas. Commercial insurance packages cover the cars, trucks and vans used in conducting business,...
Texas’ 2011 Drought Costliest in State History, Researchers Say
Mar 22 2012 // Texas agriculture producers lost $7.62 billion to the state’s 2011 drought, which experts said makes it the costliest drought in the state’s history and possibly the most expensive drought ever suffered by any...
No Push Back on Allstate Rates by Texas Insurance Regulators
Mar 22 2012 // Homeowner insurance rate hikes filed in Texas by Allstate Insurance in December 2011 have passed muster with Texas insurance regulators. The company made a rate adjustment of 5.7 percent statewide for Allstate Texas Lloyds...
Report: Risk for Corruption High in South Central States
Mar 20 2012 // Although none of the 50 U.S. state governments were found to be exemplary, three out of four of the South Central states received very lackluster rankings in a report evaluating state governments on integrity and the...
Texas Manufacturer Cited Following Employee Amputation
Mar 20 2012 // A Texas manufacturer has been cited for willful and serious safety violations after an employee reportedly suffered an amputation at the company’s facility in Waco. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational...
Texas Company Fined $164K for Safety Violations
Mar 19 2012 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Houston-based IFCO Systems North America Inc. with 10 serious, three repeat and six other-than-serious violations for exposing...
People
Mar 19 2012 // Dallas-based Republic Cos. has named Joseph E. Mattingly president and chief executive officer. Since 2006 Mattingly has served as senior vice president — insurance operations, and president of insurance companies of...
Workers’ Comp-Focused Employers Adds 2 Sales Execs in Texas
Mar 14 2012 // Susan Watson and Henry Eford have joined workers’ compensation specialty insurer Employers as sales executives in Texas. Watson is sales executive for the Dallas/Fort Worth market. Based in Dallas, Watson brings 20...
Federal Disaster Audit Recommends Texas Repay $9M
Mar 13 2012 // A federal audit has recommended that Texas repay $9 million in alleged overcharges related to administration of hurricane recovery funds. Hurricanes Dolly and Ike hit Texas in 2008. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban...
