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Womack Named Texas Agent Group’s Young Agent of the Year

Jun 19 2008 // Matt Womack, partner and principal with the Watkins Insurance Agency in Austin, was named the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas’ André Juneau Young Agent of the Year. The presentation was made by Patrick Kinney,...

Harris County Leads Texas in Number of Tornadoes

Jun 19 2008 // Harris County has had almost twice as many tornadoes reported than any other county in the state according to a recent survey conducted by the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT). Despite its location south of what is...

Officials: Texas Governor’s Mansion Fire Politically Motivated

Jun 18 2008 // Investigators believe someone angry with the government set the fire that severely damaged the Texas Governor’s Mansion on June 8, and they offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to his arrest. State Fire...

Muesse Named ACSR of the Year by Texas Independent Agents Group

Jun 18 2008 // Kimberly Muesse, a senior account manager with the Lockton Companies in Katy, Texas, won the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas Accredited Customer Service Representative of the Year award at the trade...

Morriss Wins Texas Independent Agents’ Drex Foreman Award

Jun 17 2008 // Texarkana life-long independent insurance agent Don Morriss, was named winner of the highest award given by the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) at the 111th Annual Conference & Trade Show. Morriss is...

Cline Wood Agency Names Boan Transportation Manager

Jun 17 2008 // Cline Wood Agency appointed Jeff Boan Transportation sales manager for the company’s southwest sales region — Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. In addition to leading Cline Wood’s Arlington, Texas,...

Texas Weather Portends Record Agriculture Losses

Jun 16 2008 // In more than four decades of farming, Texas cotton producer Rickey Bearden says he’s never seen an early growing season like this one. In the past month, the South Plains — the world’s largest contiguous...

Texas Begins Test of Driver Verification Program

Jun 16 2008 // A coalition of Texas state agencies on June 2 launched a 60-day test of TexasSure, a program aimed at reducing the number of uninsured drivers in the state. The program, also known as the Texas Financial Responsibility...

Texas Appeals Panel Affirms Wind Pool’s Right to Day in Court

Jun 16 2008 // Comparing the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association to a platypus — a creature native to Australia that appears to be a cross between a duck and a beaver — a Texas appeals court said it’s not always clear...

Jun 16 2008 // People Dallas-based Colemont Insurance Brokers promoted Su Young to vice president in Colemont’s Texas office. Young joined Colemont in 2001 as part of the Texas financial services team and is located in Houston. She...

Weather Is a Big Deal in South Central States

Jun 16 2008 // Well before the June 1 start of hurricane season claims costs from weather related damages were on a steady climb across the South Central states of Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana. Late May, early June hailstorms...

Declarations

Jun 16 2008 // He’s No Devil “They say I’m the devil and I’ve been bought off. It’s absolutely not true.” —Oklahoma Rep. Ron Peterson, R-Broken Arrow, a former independent insurance agent, announcing...

New Markets

Jun 16 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Custom Home Builders Market Detail: Lemac...

Texas Chemical Plant Explosion Leaves 1 Dead, 6 Injured

Jun 13 2008 // An explosion at a Goodyear chemical plant in Houston killed a worker and injured six others on June 11. The body of the worker, whose name was not released, was found under debris about seven hours after the 7:30 a.m....

Insurors Group Adds Rio Grande Valley-based Shepard Walton King

Jun 11 2008 // Insurors Group LLC has added Cameron Investment Company Inc., dba: Shepard Walton King Insurance Group, located in McAllen and Harlingen, Texas, as one of its members. Shepard Walton King Insurance Group was formed in 1995...

Texas’ April Enforcement Actions Result in $771K in Fines, Restitution

Jun 10 2008 // Enforcement actions taken by Texas Insurance Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during April 2008 include nine license revocations, two license denials and fines and restitution totaling $771,165. The today...

Texas Governor’s Mansion Heavily Damaged in Fire; Arson Suspected

Jun 9 2008 // Arson is suspected in a fire that swept through the Texas Governor’s Mansion early on June 8, causing damage that state officials described as “bordering on catastrophic.” The 150-year-old mansion has...

Texas Agent Group’s Recruiting Manager to Help Members Find Staff

Jun 9 2008 // Colleen O’Sullivan has joined the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas as the organization’s first-ever recruiting manager. Sullivan’s duties will include assisting the IIAT’s Trusted Choice...

Texas Begins Test of Uninsured Driver Verification Program

Jun 4 2008 // A coalition of Texas state agencies on June 2 launched a 60-day test of TexasSure, a program aimed at reducing the number of uninsured drivers in the state. The program was initiated in the Austin area and is a joint...

New Purchasing Group for Texas Lodging Industry Launched

Jun 4 2008 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company has partnered with Hilb, Rogal and Hobbs (HRH) to offer a workers’ compensation purchasing group for hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, and hospitality groups. Members of the Texas...