Latest Texas Headlines
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Charter Bus with Texas School Athletes Crashes; 2 Dead
May 2 2017 // Texas Department of Public Safety authorities say two people are dead after a head-on crash involving a pickup truck and a chartered bus carrying 34 coaches and athletes from seven El Paso high schools returning home from...
SWBC Promotes Meriwether to Chief Financial Officer
May 1 2017 // San Antonio-based insurance and financial services firm, SWBC, has promoted Karen Meriwether to chief financial officer (CFO). Meriwether joined SWBC in 2015 as vice president of internal audit and chief audit executive....
Storms Leave Trail of Destruction in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas
May 1 2017 // Severe storms including tornadoes have swept through several small towns in East Texas, leaving a trail of overturned vehicles, mangled trees and damaged homes. Authorities believe as many as five people were killed and...
People – South Central
May 1 2017 // Tim Brady, shareholder and senior vice president of Texas-based Brady, Chapman, Holland and Associates Inc., has been elected to the board of directors of RiskProNet International, an association of independent insurance...
Judge: Exxon Must Pay $20M for Emissions from Texas Plant
Apr 28 2017 // A judge has ordered Exxon Mobil to pay a penalty of nearly $20 million for releasing 10 million pounds of pollutants into the air over the course of eight years from a complex it operates east of Houston. U.S. District...
Texas Workers’ Comp Nonsubscriber Reports Due April 30
Apr 28 2017 // Texas employers that do not provide workers’ compensation insurance must submit two types of forms to the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC). DWC is offering a temporary grace period for employers that...
Texas Mutual Names Bentley VP – Marketing, Customer Engagement
Apr 28 2017 // Workers’ compensation insurer, Texas Mutual Insurance Co., has named Jeremiah Bentley as vice president of marketing and customer engagement. Bentley will oversee the company’s advertising and public relations...
7 Texas Auto Dealer Employees Charged with Insurance Scams, Theft
Apr 27 2017 // Police in El Paso, Texas, say seven current and former employees of an auto dealership have been arrested for running a series of illegal schemes that included taking vehicles from the lot and stealing tires. Authorities...
Daniels Takes on Marketing Role at Texas-Based ITS
Apr 26 2017 // Dallas-based ITS, an insurance consulting and services firm specializing in the design, implementation and utilization of technology to optimize critical business processes and achieve exceptional results, reported it has...
Brightway Insurance Adds Texas Locations
Apr 26 2017 // Florida-based personal Lines independent insurance agency Brightway Insurance has opened two new branches in Texas. Brightway, The Lowry Agency, led by Robert Lowry, is located Spring, Texas. Brightway, The Young Agency,...
31 Students Awarded Scholarships from Insurance Council of Texas
Apr 26 2017 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) Education Foundation recently awarded a total of $34,500 in academic scholarships to 31 students at five Texas universities. The students attend the University of Houston Main campus,...
Texas Surplus Lines Stamping Office Names 3 New Board Members
Apr 25 2017 // The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) announced three new members have been appointed to its board of directors. These individuals are part of a nine-member board appointed by the Texas Commissioner of...
Texas Father, Son Charged in Alleged $16M Insurance Scam
Apr 24 2017 // Prosecutors say a Texas father and son have been charged in an alleged $16 million hearing aids insurance scam using American Airlines workers. A federal grand jury in Dallas indicted 66-year-old Terry Lynn Anderson and...
Despite Opposition, Controversial Insurance Bill Moving in Texas Legislature
Apr 24 2017 // Note: This story originally appeared in the Texas Tribune Texas property owners could face new hurdles when they try to sue their insurer over storm claims under controversial legislation being cheered by groups seeking...
Texas Roadhouse to Pay $12M to Settle Age Discrimination Suit Filed in Massachusetts
Apr 21 2017 // Texas Roadhouse, a national, Kentucky-based restaurant chain, will pay $12 million and furnish other relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),...
Appeals Court Affirms Texas Physician’s Workers’ Comp Fraud Conviction
Apr 20 2017 // The Third Court of Appeals in Austin, Texas, has affirmed a trial court’s 2014 conviction of Howard Douglas, III, M.D., of Frisco on felony fraud charges, according to Texas Mutual Insurance Co. Douglas was convicted...
Texas Stamping Office: ‘Industrial Insured’ Bill Passed by House
Apr 20 2017 // The Texas House of Representatives has approved House Bill 1559, which creates an exemption for entities classified as an “industrial insured,” the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas reported. The measure...
Ford Joins Texas Agents Group as Continuous Improvement Director
Apr 20 2017 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) announced that Angela Ford has joined IIAT as the director of continuous improvement. Ford has more than 25 years of experience in the insurance industry, managing all...
Texas ‘Hailstorm’ Bill Passed by Senate Committee
Apr 20 2017 // Texas’ so-called “hailstorm” bill has passed out of the Texas Senate Business & Commerce Committee, its author reports. Senate Bill 10 by committee Chairman Kelly Hancock, R-North Richland Hills, is...
Texas Mutual Board OKs $260M Policyholder Dividend
Apr 20 2017 // Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced that its board of directors voted unanimously to approve a company-record $260 million dividend distribution in 2017. Qualifying policyholder owners across Texas will share the...
