Latest Texas Headlines
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Texas Agency, The Nitsche Group, Moves Rockwall Office to Forney
Aug 9 2016 // The Nitsche Group has relocated its Rockwall office to Forney, Texas, effective Aug. 1. The company is a full-service provider of insurance and risk management services. The firm offers an array of insurance products and...
Family of Muslim Teen Arrested over Clock Sues Texas School Officials
Aug 9 2016 // The family of a Muslim boy who was arrested after bringing a homemade clock to school has filed a federal lawsuit against Texas school officials and others, saying they violated the 14-year-old boy’s civil...
Business-Backed Group Pushes for Workers’ Comp Opt-Out in Illinois
Aug 8 2016 // An Illinois think tank has issued a report expressing support for a workers’ compensation opt-out system, stating that it would give employers the ability to lower costs and allow for a more flexible workforce. In...
Wooley Joins Texas-Based TDECU Insurance Agency
Aug 8 2016 // TDECU, based in Lake Jackson, Texas, has added Deana Wooley to the team at TDECU Insurance Agency LLC. Wooley will be responsible for serving members in the Gulf Coast region, specializing in personal lines insurance. A...
Business Groups Sue to Thwart U.S. Crackdown on Corporate Inversions
Aug 8 2016 // Two business groups sued the Obama administration on Thursday over a crackdown on U.S. companies that try to reduce their U.S. taxes by rebasing abroad in a process known as inversion. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the...
Houston Attorney Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud, Criminal Activity
Aug 8 2016 // Texas officials say a Houston attorney has pleaded guilty at the conclusion of a multi-year investigation into a criminal organization that set up fake auto accidents and medical bills. Investigators with the Texas...
People – South Central
Aug 8 2016 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) posthumously honored Ron Lawson, former vice president at the Republic Group in Dallas, with the Raymond Mauk Leadership Award during the group’s 24th Annual ICT Mid-Year Property...
FAA Rejected Advice for Hot Air Balloon Safety Rules 2 Years Ago
Aug 8 2016 // Warning about potential high-fatality accidents, safety investigators recommended two years ago that the Federal Aviation Administration impose greater oversight on commercial hot air balloon operators, government...
Texas Manufacturer Faces $99K in Penalties Over Workplace Hazards
Aug 5 2016 // A Texas-based pre-cast concrete structure manufacturer has been cited by federal safety officials for 17 repeat, serious workplace safety violations and faces penalties totaling $99, 248. The Turner Company LLP was cited...
SLSOT Using Data to Better Communicate with Surplus Line Market Stakeholders
Aug 4 2016 // Surplus lines may not be the most widely understood segment of the property/casualty insurance industry but for risk managers of large organizations it’s often the go-to market for complicated risks for which...
Texas-Based ITC Adds Extra Layer of Security to TurboRater
Aug 3 2016 // Carrollton, Texas-based agency marketing, rating and management software and services firm, Insurance Technologies Corp. (ITC), announced the addition of two-factor authentication to its comparative rating and sales...
14 States Process $12.7B in Surplus Lines Premium in First Half 2016
Aug 3 2016 // Data from the 14 U.S. surplus lines service/stamping offices show they have processed almost $12.7 billion in insurance premium filings in the first half of 2016, according to the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas...
Convictions, Complaints Added Up for Pilot in Hot Air Balloon Crash
Aug 3 2016 // The pilot of the hot air balloon that crashed on July 30 in Texas had at least four drunken-driving convictions, two prison stays and more than 40 customer complaints in his past, records show. Alfred “Skip”...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Texas-Based Victory Insurance Agency
Aug 3 2016 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Victory Insurance Agency Inc., based in Pearland, Texas. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1983, Victory Insurance Agency (Victory) is a retail insurance...
Texas Contractor Fined $124K for Trench Hazards, Safety Violations
Aug 2 2016 // Federal safety officials on July 28 cited Oscar Renda Contracting Inc. for safety violations at a site in Houston and proposed penalties of $124,300. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health...
Texas Balloon Pilot Previously Had DWI Arrest in Missouri
Aug 2 2016 // The pilot of a hot air balloon that crashed in Texas and killed all 16 people aboard was arrested in Missouri in 2000 for driving while intoxicated, and the Better Business Bureau warned consumers about doing business with...
FAA Rejected Advice for Hot Air Balloon Safety Rules 2 Years Ago
Jul 31 2016 // Warning about potential high-fatality accidents, safety investigators recommended two years ago that the Federal Aviation Administration impose greater oversight on commercial hot air balloon operators, government...
Texas Hot Air Balloon Crash Kills All 16 Aboard
Jul 31 2016 // A hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people caught on fire and crashed in Central Texas on Saturday, and there did not appear to be any survivors, authorities said. Authorities would not confirm the exact number of...
Texas Regulators: Houston Attorney Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud
Jul 28 2016 // Texas officials say a Houston attorney has pleaded guilty at the conclusion of a multi-year investigation into a criminal organization that set up fake auto accidents and medical bills. Investigators with the Texas...
Nabors Industries, C&J Energy Services Sued for Racial Harassment, Retaliation
Jul 28 2016 // Alleged racial harassment and retaliation at a Texas work site has led to lawsuit filed against two oilfield services companies by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. The...
