Latest Texas Headlines
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Insurer to Pay $750K over Fatal Shooting in Texas County
Jun 20 2016 // A $750,000 settlement has been reached with relatives of an unarmed motorist fatally shot by an off-duty South Texas sheriff’s deputy. The family of Mathew Jackson has agreed to settle the civil lawsuit. The money...
Texas Public Insurance Counsel: Deny Texas Homeowner Policy Arbitration Endorsement
Jun 20 2016 // A Texas insurance company has filed to offer an optional endorsement to its homeowners insurance policy that would require mandatory arbitration in claims disputes in exchange for a premium discount, and the head of the...
President Declares 12 Texas Counties Major Disaster Areas
Jun 20 2016 // Twelve Texas counties that suffered severe flooding during heavy rainfall in late May have been declared major disaster areas by President Barack Obama, making them available for federal disaster assistance. The Associated...
People – South Central
Jun 20 2016 // Louisiana-based insurance carrier, LCTA Workers’ Comp (LCTA), hired Christine Martin as chief financial officer (CFO). A certified public accountant, Martin has more than 20 years of financial management experience....
Philadelphia Insurance Renews Campaign to Plant 80K Trees
Jun 17 2016 // Philadelphia Insurance Companies (PHLY) in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, announced that it is continuing its partnership this year with the Arbor Day Foundation with a goal of planting 80,000 trees for the second year in a...
13-Vehicle Pile Up, 1 Fatality in Texas Panhandle Dust Storm
Jun 17 2016 // Authorities say one traveler was killed and several were hurt in a 13-vehicle pileup during a dust storm in the Texas Panhandle. The Texas Department of Public Safety says the accident Wednesday night closed Interstate 40...
Texas-Based RiskPro Partners Names Davis as VP, Risk Management
Jun 16 2016 // RiskPro Partners, a privately held insurance brokerage firm headquartered in Dallas, has hired Julie Davis as vice president, Risk Management Services, in RiskPro Partner’s Austin office. Davis joins RiskPro Partners...
Southeast Texas Judge Declares Local Disaster Over Oysters
Jun 16 2016 // The leader of a Southeast Texas county has declared a disaster in an effort to assist oyster farmers struggling following recent heavy rain and flooding. Galveston County Judge Mark Henry announced the local declaration as...
Agents May Now Offer Texas Legal Insurance Plans to Clients
Jun 15 2016 // Nonprofit legal insurance provider, Texas Legal, announced it has launched a Producer Program to allow agents and brokers to offer Texas Department of Insurance-regulated legal insurance plans to clients. Agents who are...
Texas Insurance Agent Arrested in Scam Targeting Elderly Clients
Jun 14 2016 // A Lubbock, Texas-based insurance agent has been arrested on charges of defrauding elderly victims through an annuity scam. The Texas Department of Insurance reported that Joseph Allen Gaines was arrested last month on...
After 4 Years, Louisiana Sinkhole Stabilizing
Jun 14 2016 // A massive sinkhole that went viral in 2013 swallowing trees in Assumption Parish and forcing more than 300 residents from their homes has quieted down as officials slowly allow residents to come home. The sinkhole, located...
ICT Symposium to Highlight Technological Advancements in Insurance
Jun 14 2016 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) announced its Mid-Year Property and Casualty Insurance Symposium returns to Austin’s Sheraton Hotel on July 13 and 14. Evolve and Adapt, Insurance for the Next Generation is this...
Central Texas Chiropractor Gets 14-Year Sentence for Work Comp Referral Scam
Jun 14 2016 // A Central Texas chiropractor must serve 14 years in prison and repay the U.S. government nearly $18 million in a workers’ compensation referral scam. Prosecutors say Garry Wayne Craighead of Leander ran clinics...
President Declares 12 Texas Counties Major Disaster Areas
Jun 13 2016 // President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in 12 Texas counties throughout the state that suffered severe flooding last month during heavy rainfall. The declaration, approved on June 11, covers Austin, Brazoria,...
Consumer Advocates Urge Denial of Texas Homeowner Policy Arbitration Endorsement
Jun 9 2016 // A Texas insurance company has filed to offer an optional endorsement to its homeowners insurance policy that would require mandatory arbitration in claims disputes in exchange for a premium discount, and the head of the...
Texas to Hold Hearing on Mandatory Mediation-Arbitration Endorsements
Jun 9 2016 // At least one insurer in Texas has filed to add an endorsement to the homeowners policy that would require mandatory mediation-arbitration in claim disputes. The endorsement would be attached to a homeowners policy at the...
Outlooks Revised to Stable for Hallmark Financial Services, Subsidiaries
Jun 9 2016 // Ratings agency, A.M. Best, has revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-” of the members of...
Texas Governor Adds More Counties to Disaster Declaration, Requests Federal Aid
Jun 9 2016 // Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has added Brown, Caldwell, Callahan, Clay, Comanche, Eastland, Falls, Hardin, Harris, Houston, Madison, Somervell, Stephens, Travis and Trinity to the list of counties declared disaster areas...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Texas-Based Ashmore & Associates Insurance
Jun 7 2016 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Ashmore & Associates Insurance Agency Inc. headquartered in Lubbock, Texas. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1984, Ashmore & Associates Insurance...
AIR Worldwide: Storms in Texas Brought Up to 600% of Long-Term Average Rain Amounts
Jun 7 2016 // Catastrophe modeling firm, AIR Worldwide, reports that over the last several weeks, much of Texas has experienced 400 percent to 600 percent of long-term average rainfall amounts. The storms have subsided for now, but...
