Latest Texas Headlines
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Appeals Court Overturns $7.75 Million Vioxx Verdict
May 14 2008 // An appeals court in Texas overturned a $7.75 million verdict against Merck & Co involving its withdrawn pain drug Vioxx Wednesday, ruling that evidence presented at trial failed to prove the medicine caused the heart...
Damages Mount, Again, in Storm-battered South Central States
May 13 2008 // As the town of Picher, Okla., begins to climb out of the wreckage of the deadly tornado that swept across Southeastern Oklahoma and into Missouri and beyond over the May 10 weekend, some are predicting that the town may...
Texas, Allstate Reach Agreement on Homeowners Reductions, Refunds
May 12 2008 // The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), the Office of Public Insurance Counsel (OPIC) and Allstate Texas Lloyd’s (Allstate) have reached agreement to settle all outstanding litigation with respect to homeowners...
Texas AG Settles with El Paso Company on Identity Theft Charges
May 9 2008 // Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott reached an agreement with El Paso-based CNG Financial Corp. and its subsidiaries, Check ‘n Go of Texas Inc. and Southwestern & Pacific Specialty Finance Inc., over charges that...
Texas Home Builders Workers’ Comp Group Dividend Approaches $60K
May 7 2008 // Hotchkiss Insurance Agency LLC and Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced a $59,360.36 dividend to the Texas Home Builders Workers’ Comp (THB-WC) purchasing group. Formed in September 2005 the group is exclusive to...
Bostick Returns to Quirk & Company
May 7 2008 // Debbie Bostick has rejoined Texas-based Quirk & Company as a new business account executive for the Commercial Lines Division. Building on her previous 18 year tenure with Quirk & Company, she will focus on the...
Stephens Insurance Expands, Adds 10 to Austin Office Staff
May 6 2008 // Stephens Insurance LLC expanded its commercial and retail insurance service capabilities in Texas by adding 10 staff members to its Austin office. Founded in 1987, Stephens Insurance offers insurance services throughout...
Richardson Joins State Auto’s Middle Market and Large Account Unit
May 5 2008 // Todd Richardson joined State Auto Insurance Company’s Austin, Texas-based Middle Market and Large Account (SAMMI) facility. Richardson brings more than 19 years of experience to his new role as a SAMMI account...
Texas Supreme Court Justice’s Wife Re-Indicted on Arson Charges
May 2 2008 // The wife of a Texas Supreme Court justice has been indicted for a second time on charges connected to a fire that destroyed the couple’s suburban Houston home in the summer of 2007. A grand jury indicted Francisca...
Coast Strongly Influences Louisiana, Texas Property Markets
May 1 2008 // Louisiana and Texas share a lot. Besides sharing a common border, they share the Gulf of Mexico — both its bounty and its battering, in the form of tropical storms and hurricanes. The latter greatly influences the rates...
Texas Lawmakers Hear Testimony on Injured Worker Ruling
Apr 30 2008 // Relatives of those killed in a 2005 BP plant explosion and other industrial accident victims are urging the Legislature to undo a Texas Supreme Court ruling in a high-profile workplace injury case. “If no one is held...
Texas March Enforcement Actions Result in $130K in Fines, Restitution
Apr 29 2008 // Enforcement actions taken by Texas Insurance Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during March include five license revocations, four license denials, and fines and restitution totaling $130,400. Copies of...
West and North Texas Cleaning up After Violent Storms, Tornadoes
Apr 25 2008 // Violent thunderstorms produced tornadoes, large hail and heavy rains over west and north Texas on April 23 causing a considerable amount of damage. The worst losses appear to have occurred where the storm clouds began...
The Gibraltar Group Opens Central Texas Office, Adds New Broker
Apr 24 2008 // The Gibraltar Group will open an office in Goldthwaite, Texas, on May 5 to serve businesses in Central Texas, the company reported. Warren Blesh, who has more than 25 years of commercial insurance experience, will lead...
Colemont Rolls Out New Admitted Non-Subscription Program in Texas
Apr 23 2008 // Colemont Insurance Brokers has introduced TExcess, a new employers’ excess indemnity insurance (EEII) policy available for larger Texas employers who are non-subscribers to the workers’ compensation...
NIP Founder Has a Passion for Director Protection
Apr 22 2008 // Bill Pollock is passionate about protecting directors of companies. The Dartmouth College and University of Virginia law school graduate has been a director and a CEO, and understands from both sides the position company...
Recession? In South Central States It Depends On Location
Apr 22 2008 // With some notable exceptions – southern Louisiana for one – the economies of the South Central states seem to be holding steady against the looming prospect of a nationwide recession. Populations are growing in...
Coast Has Big Influence on Louisiana and Texas Property Markets
Apr 21 2008 // After two mild catastrophe years, states hope to share better coverage options Louisiana and Texas share a lot. Besides sharing a common border, they share the Gulf of Mexico — both its bounty and its battering, in the...
Declarations
Apr 21 2008 // One’s Too Many “Personal injury lawyers in Texas want to see the telemarketing of injury victims stopped. It is a small percentage of chiropractors and lawyers who engage in this conduct, but even one instance...
Spring Storms Hammer Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas
Apr 21 2008 // Damage estimates continue to pile up Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas have been hammered numerous times this Spring with violent storms that produced tornadoes, hail, heavy rain and floods, and the damages are...
