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Rutledge Named Partner at MHBT
Jan 25 2007 // Privately owned insurance and risk management firm, McQueary Henry Bowles Troy L.L.P. (MHBT), announced that Mike Rutledge in MHBT’s Fort Worth, Texas, office has been named a partner in the firm. Rutledge’s...
RHSB’s Page Selected as a 2006 Texas Woman of Influence
Jan 25 2007 // Leigh Ann Page, vice president and partner of independent insurance brokerage firm Roach Howard Smith & Barton (RHSB) – Fort Worth, has been selected as a 2006 Great Women of Texas Woman of Influence by the Fort...
Texas Selects The Medical Disability Advisor for Return-to-Work Outcomes
Jan 24 2007 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation on Dec. 29, 2006, adopted state-wide return-to-work guidelines; the DWC selected Reed Group’s The Medical Disability Advisor: Workplace...
Texas Agency Receives 35-Year Service Award from Bituminous
Jan 24 2007 // Bryan Insurance Agency Ltd., located in Graham, Texas, announced it has received a service award marking thirty-five years the agency has represented Bituminous Insurance Companies. The presentation was made to Denny...
Texas Cooperative Extension Hosts Crop, Livestock Insurance Course
Jan 23 2007 // The Texas Cooperative Extension will be hosting a one-day course on Feb. 26 on incorporating federal crop and livestock insurance into marketing plans. The Extension is an educational organization provided by the U.S....
Aon to Cut 500 Jobs in N.Y., Texas, Maryland
Jan 22 2007 // Insurance brokerage firm Aon Corp. said last week it would lay off 550 workers at its facilities in New York, Texas and Maryland. Aon spokesman Rahsaan Johnson said the Chicago-based company was consolidating its...
MySpace Sued by Families of Children Abused by Adults Met on the Site
Jan 22 2007 // Four families have sued News Corp. and its MySpace social-networking site after their underage daughters were sexually abused by adults they met on the site, according to lawyers for the families. The law firms, Barry...
Texas Workers’ Comp Commissioner Signs Disability Management Rules
Jan 19 2007 // Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Albert Betts has signed rules that establish treatment guidelines, treatment planning benchmarks, and return-to-work goals and time frames which can be used to provide...
USG Promotes Dodd at Texas Branch
Jan 19 2007 // USG Insurance Services Inc, a national broker of commercial insurance headquartered in Tampa, Fla., announced that Joanne Dodd has been promoted to brokerage manager for its Arlington, Texas, branch. Dodd has been an...
Wilkinson Joins Southern Insurance Group as VP, Marketing
Jan 18 2007 // North Texas-based Southern Insurance Group (SIG) announced that Fred Wilkinson joined SIG as their new vice president of Marketing. Wilkinson will be working closely with Jennifer Duncan, vice president and general manager...
Nader Group Urges Improving Patient Safety, Removing Dangerous Doctors
Jan 17 2007 // Despite claims by business and medical lobbying interests, there is no medical malpractice lawsuit crisis in America, according to analysis released by Ralph Nader’s national group, Public Citizen. But there is a...
New Workers’ Comp Program Endorsed by Texas Apartment Association
Jan 15 2007 // Whorton Insurance Services of Austin announced it has teamed up with Texas Mutual Insurance Company to create a new Texas Mutual Group Safety Plan. The program started Nov. 1, 2006, and is endorsed by The Texas Apartment...
Texas Rep.’s Disaster-Related Bills Include Insurance Changes
Jan 15 2007 // State Representative Joe Deshotel (Beaumont) on Jan. 12 filed a package of six bills with the Texas Legislature, many of which relate to disaster recovery and would make changes to residential property insurance policies...
State Farm to Lower Texas Auto Rates
Jan 12 2007 // State Farm announced plans to lower its overall auto insurance rates in Texas. The change, which represents a savings of nearly $104 million annually to State Farm’s Texas auto insurance customers, will be effective...
Texas Workers’ Comp Rulebook Supplement 2006-06 Available Online
Jan 12 2007 // Rulebook Supplement 2006-06 containing rules adopted by the Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation is available online from the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), Division of Workers’ Compensation. The...
Flood Policy Sales Rise 24% in Texas
Jan 11 2007 // The popularity of federal flood insurance policies in Texas is on the rise, according to the Insurance Council of Texas. ICT reported that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) records show that the number of flood...
IIAT’s Joe Vincent Management Seminar, Legislative Day set for Jan. 28-30
Jan 9 2007 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas will host its 44th Annual Joe Vincent Management Seminar and Big I Legislative Day in Austin Jan. 28-30. The three-day conference includes an industry preview and legislative...
Fraud Roundup
Jan 8 2007 // Arsonists ‘light up’ in pool of gasoline Musa Shteiwi and his son Essa had a clear criminal vision for their Steak Thyme Subs eatery. According to the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, they wanted to torch the...
Business Moves
Jan 7 2007 // Ohio State Automobile Mutual, Beacon Insurance Group Ohio-based State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company is acquiring the Beacon Insurance Group of Wichita Falls, Texas. The transaction, which is expected to close in the...
Fraud Roundup
Jan 7 2007 // Arsonists ‘light up’ in pool of gasoline Musa Shteiwi and his son Essa had a clear criminal vision for their Steak Thyme Subs eatery. According to the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, they wanted to torch the...
