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Texas Healthcare Providers to Pay More than $1M in False Claims Case
Jun 11 2021 // Three separate Texas healthcare providers will pay a collective $1,056,340.50 to resolve liability under the False Claims Act for the alleged improper billing of electro-acupuncture devices, the U.S. Attorney’s...
Texas Grape Growers Sue over Damage from Cotton Herbicide
Jun 10 2021 // Wine grape growers in Texas and surrounding states have filed a lawsuit against drug maker Bayer-Monsanto and chemical giant BASF for the damage their cotton herbicide has caused to vineyards. Attorneys for the grape...
Waymo, J.B. Hunt to Test Self-Driving Trucks in Texas
Jun 10 2021 // U.S. truck fleet operator J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. and autonomous vehicle technology company Waymo will test human-supervised, self-driving trucks to deliver cargo between Houston and Fort Worth, Texas, expanding...
Uptick in Texas Workers’ Comp Claims Ends 20-Year Downward Trend
Jun 9 2021 // Despite the economic slowdown resulting from the COVID-19 business closures, the total number of workers’ compensation claims reported to the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation rose in 2020 by 34% compared...
Texas Gov. Signs Bill to Punish Businesses Requiring COVID Vaccination Proof
Jun 8 2021 // Texas businesses that require customers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 will be denied state contracts and could lose their licenses or operating permits under legislation Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into...
Texas Records $884.75M in Surplus Lines Premiums in May
Jun 7 2021 // The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) recorded a record-breaking $884.75 million in surplus lines insurance premium for May, with a total of $3.63 billion year-to-date. This results in a 14.5% increase in...
People Moves: Brost Joins BSBD in Texas as EVP; Russell Named Oklahoma WCC Chairman, Liotta Resigning
Jun 7 2021 // Boyd, Shackelford, Barnett and Dixon Boyd, Shackelford, Barnett and Dixon (BSBD) based in Plano, Texas, has hired Matt Brost as executive vice president and Benefits Practice leader. Brost brings a wealth of knowledge and...
TAGA Partners with Main Street America on Texas Farm/Ranch Coverage
Jun 4 2021 // Cedar Park, Texas-based Tejas American General Agency (TAGA) has formed an exclusive partnership with Main Street America Insurance, a member of the American Family Insurance group, to distribute its farm and ranch...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires LDJ American Online Benefits Group in Texas
Jun 2 2021 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Addison, Texas-based LDJ American Online Benefits Group LLC (AOBG). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2013, AOBG designs, markets and services supplemental...
People Moves: Upland Capital Adds Jones; Texas DWC Promotes Craddock ; GeoVera’s Garfield Joins HOAIC
Jun 2 2021 // Upland Capital Group Dallas-based Upland Capital Group, the excess and surplus (E&S) casualty, property, and specialty insurance provider that launched earlier this year, has hired Mark Jones to be its chief risk...
Power Plant ‘Weatherization’ Bills Sent to Texas Governor
Jun 1 2021 // The Texas House and Senate on May 30 approved sweeping legislation to overhaul the state’s power grid following the disastrous and deadly winter storm in February that left more than 4.8 million homes and businesses...
Employees Sue Texas Hospital Network to Halt Vaccine Mandate
May 31 2021 // A group of 117 healthcare workers at a Texas hospital filed a lawsuit in state court against their employer’s mandate requiring all staff to get COVID-19 vaccinations, Washington Post reported on Saturday. Employees...
Experts Say Texas Is Missing Chance to Avert Deadly Blackouts
May 28 2021 // Elzie Ford lost power in his freezing home for nearly a week during February’s catastrophic blackouts in Texas. By the time the 68-year-old widower was found on the floor, his hands were purpled with frostbite. He...
Texas Asks Feds for $750M More in Harvey Relief Funds
May 28 2021 // Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush said he is requesting $750 million in federal funds to be sent directly to Harris County after the county and Houston were awarded $0 out of the $1 billion pot in the latest round of...
Texas Nurse Practitioner Gets 20 Years, Must Pay Over $52M in Healthcare Fraud Case
May 27 2021 // A Waxahachie, Texas, nurse practitioner has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison and ordered to repay more than $52 million in restitution for his role in a healthcare and insurance fraud scheme, according to...
Texas Seeking Insurer Data on Catastrophe Experience in 2020
May 26 2021 // The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has issued a data call for information from certain insurance companies writing property insurance in Texas during calendar year 2020. The information will be used by the Texas...
Texas Rehab Center to Pay $146.6K to Settle Pregnancy Discrimination Suit
May 25 2021 // A Dallas rehabilitation facility will pay $146,613 to settle charges that it unlawfully fired an employee because of her need for additional leave to recover from caesarean section, according to the U.S. Equal Employment...
Texas Senate Passes Commercial Auto Tort Reform Bill
May 21 2021 // A bill that proponents say will help control abusive lawsuits against commercial motor vehicle operators following accidents has passed the Texas Senate. House Bill 19 would have a big impact on the commercial auto...
Pilot Failed to Control Plane in Texas Crash That Killed 10: NTSB
May 21 2021 // A pilot’s failure to control a small airplane when it lost thrust in one of two engines seconds after takeoff in suburban Dallas led to a 2019 crash that killed all 10 people aboard, federal officials said in a...
Louisiana, Texas Brace for More Heavy Rain and Flooding
May 21 2021 // Heavy rain across the eastern Texas and western Louisiana Gulf Coasts may bring more flooding on Friday, the National Weather Service said, with rainfall-related deaths rising to five in Louisiana. Of the five deaths, four...
