Latest Texas Headlines
All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Texas Workers’ Comp Education Conference Features New Format
Jul 6 2005 // The Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission and the International Workers’ Compensation Foundation Inc. will sponsor the 15th Annual Texas Workers’ Compensation Education Conference on August 17-19, 2005....
IIAT Traditions Run Deep at Convention in Austin
Jul 4 2005 // Reynolds sworn in as president, McCain wins Drex Foreman Award. Among the many highlights of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas’ 108th IIAT Conference and Trade Show, held June 16 and 17 in Austin, were the...
Workers’ Compensation Reform: A Tale of Two States
Jul 4 2005 // The cries for meaningful workers’ compensation reforms have reverberated in the halls of the capitol buildings in Austin and Oklahoma City for many years. Session after session the respective legislatures tinkered...
People & Places
Jul 4 2005 // Jerry Blais Zurich North America appointed Jerry Blais to a newly created executive position as head of Zurich’s South Central region. Headquartered in Dallas, the region consists of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and...
TRUCK DRIVER, PRISON GUARDS INDICTED
Jul 4 2005 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that in unrelated cases Texas grand juries indicted a truck driver and two prison guards on workers’ compensation fraud charges. The guards and the truck driver were allegedly...
GOV. SIGNS FRAUD LEGISLATION
Jul 4 2005 // Texas Gov. Rick Perry has signed legislation making it tougher on criminals who commit insurance fraud in the state, according Texas Committee on Insurance Fraud, which strongly supported the measures. Senate Bill 871 by...
People
Jul 4 2005 // Columbus, Ohio-based Grange Insurance has promoted Alan D. Brannan to the new post of president of property/casualty for the Grange Mutual Casualty Group. In his new role, Brannan will oversee all property/casualty...
News Briefs
Jul 4 2005 // Louisiana Three Arrested for Accident Staging The Louisiana State Police Insu-rance Fraud Unit arrested three Ville Platte residents on felony insurance fraud related warrants. The state police said the arrests were the...
Jerry Blais
Jul 4 2005 // Tom Ellis Zurich North America appointed Jerry Blais to a newly created executive position as head of Zurich’s South Central region. Headquartered in Dallas, the region consists of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and...
People & Places
Jul 4 2005 // Alan Brannan Columbus, Ohio-based Grange Insurance has promoted Alan D. Brannan to the new post of president of property/casualty for the Grange Mutual Casualty Group. In his new role, Brannan will oversee all...
SureTec Sells PCL Contract Bonding Agency
Jul 1 2005 // Houston-based SureTec Financial Corp. announced the sale of its subsidiary, PCL Contract Bonding Agency, located in Lewisville, Texas. The acquiring individuals include Clem Lesch, president of PCL, and a group of...
Aon Construction Group’s Nolan Named President of Dallas/Fort Worth Construction Financial Management Association
Jul 1 2005 // For the first time in its 20-year history, the Dallas/Fort Worth chapter of the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) has elected an insurance broker to the position of president. Aon Corporation announced...
Texas Teacher Charged with Giving Passing Grades if Students Burn Car
Jun 30 2005 // A chemistry teacher in Houston who was months behind on her car payments gave passing grades to two failing students after asking them to steal her Chevrolet Malibu and burn it so she could collect on its insurance,...
TDI Fines Company for Unauthorized Title Work
Jun 29 2005 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced it fined an Arlington company $150,000 for conducting the business of title insurance without authorization to do so. The fine against Ameristar Title and Errol V. Housmans...
Hotchkiss Endorsed by HBA of Greater Dallas
Jun 29 2005 // Hotchkiss Insurance Agency Inc. (HIA) reported that the firm has received the endorsement of the Home Builders Association of Greater Dallas (HBA of Greater Dallas) as the independent insurance agency of choice for members...
Condon & Skelly Brings Collectible Vehicle Coverage to Texas
Jun 28 2005 // New Jersey-based Condon & Skelly, a provider of collectible vehicle insurance for more than 30 years, announced it is now providing coverage in Texas. Condon & Skelly provides insurance coverage for a wide range...
Combined Group Appoints Hardin as VP – Sales and Marketing
Jun 27 2005 // The Combined Group (CIA) of Dallas, Texas, has named Michael Hardin as vice president of Sales and Marketing for the entire organization. A graduate of North Texas State University with a degree in Insurance, Hardin was...
Transition Team Begins Planning for Texas Workers’ Comp Reforms
Jun 24 2005 // A transition team composed of Texas Department of Insurance and Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission staff has begun planning implementation of the organizational and policy changes to the Texas workers’...
Reynolds Sworn in as IIAT President; McCain Wins Drex Foreman Award
Jun 24 2005 // Among the many highlights of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas’ 108th IIAT Conference and Trade Show, held recently in Austin, were the installation of Randy Reynolds, managing partner of Texas Associates...
Hondros College Announces Online CE Course for Texas
Jun 22 2005 // Hondros College, a nationwide provider of online continuing education courses, launches an online insurance curriculum for Texas. The courses, specifically designed to meet the needs and requirements of Texas insurance...
