Latest Texas Headlines
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Marsh Acquires Texas-Based MHBT
Jun 1 2015 // Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), a subsidiary of Marsh LLC, has acquired Dallas, Texas-based MHBT Inc., one of the nation’s largest independent insurance brokers. Terms of the transaction were not...
Court Order Puts Texas Remote Medical Treatment Rule on Hold
Jun 1 2015 // Patients in Texas can continue to receive remote diagnoses and treatment after telemedicine company Teladoc Inc. won a preliminary court order blocking a new state rule requiring doctors to meet patients first. The ruling...
Texas Lawmakers OK ‘Campus Carry’ Bill
Jun 1 2015 // Texas surged toward allowing concealed handguns in public college classrooms, dorms and buildings with a key Senate vote May 30, while much-watched legislative efforts to curb the rising costs of free college tuition for...
President Signs Disaster Declaration for Texas Counties as Claims Mount
Jun 1 2015 // A disaster declaration signed by Pres. Barak Obama will help citizens in Harris, Hays and Van Zandt counties in Texas as they begin to recover from violent storm systems that brought tornadoes, high winds and massive...
Slow Growth in Texas Workers’ Comp Claims: WCRI
Jun 1 2015 // Workers’ compensation claims costs in Texas have grown relatively slowly over a five-year period, according to a recent Workers Compensation Research Institute study of 17 states. The total average cost per claim for...
Texas Governor Signs Bill Preempting Cities’ Drilling Bans
Jun 1 2015 // Texas’ governor has signed a measure that blocks municipalities and other local governments from regulating most oil and gas production activities within their jurisdictions Gov. Greg Abbott on May 18 signed House...
Texas Open Carry Handgun Bill Stalled by Police Opposition
May 29 2015 // Fierce opposition from police across the state derailed efforts to pass a bill that allows open carry of handguns on the streets of Texas. The bill appeared ready to pass the House and be sent to Gov. Greg Abbott to sign...
Death Toll Climbs to 21 as South Central Flood Clean Up Begins
May 29 2015 // Homeowners dragged soggy carpet to the curb and mopped up coffee-colored muck on May 27 after a barrage of storms and floods in Texas and Oklahoma left at least 21 people dead and 11 others missing. More rain fell on the...
Hail Claim Litigation Bill Dies in Texas House
May 28 2015 // With the legislative session winding down in Texas, a measure sought by the insurance industry that its proponents say would help rein in litigation related to property insurance claims has died in the House of...
BP Withdraws Bid for Transocean’s $750M Insurance
May 28 2015 // BP Plc won’t seek to access Transocean Ltd.’s $750 million insurance policy for the Deepwater Horizon rig, which exploded while drilling a BP well in 2010, sparking the worst offshore spill in U.S....
Government Emergency Response Tested by Texas Storms
May 28 2015 // Deadly severe weather in Texas over the long holiday weekend tested government alert and evacuation procedures, as officials scrambled to deal with storms and historic flooding that left more than a dozen people dead and a...
Texas All Risk General Agency, Inc.’s Technology Brings Growth in Houston
May 28 2015 // Dallas, TX, May 28, 2015 – Following 3 years of exceptional results in personal lines, Texas All Risk General Agency, Inc. is again expanding it’s homeowners/dwelling fire aggregate in the Greater Houston...
Texas Lawmaker: Not so Fast on Limiting Media Access to Records
May 27 2015 // The Texas lawmaker who wanted to bar media access to the names of people involved in traffic accidents now says it probably won’t survive a court challenge and will likely be dropped. The Senate approved the measure...
Bill Allows Concealed Handguns on Texas College Campus
May 27 2015 // Texas lawmakers passed a bill allowing faculty and students to carry concealed handguns inside classrooms on public college campuses. The legislation, approved over opposition from university officials, prevents schools...
Damage Assessments Begin as Texas Flooding Recedes
May 27 2015 // Thousands of Texans are in the process of repairing vehicles and cleaning homes of flood water and debris after massive rainstorms inundated many parts of the state. Insurance adjusters are meeting with homeowners to...
Deadly Storms Leave Devastation Behind in South Central States
May 26 2015 // Massive storm systems that pushed through the South Central United States and northern Mexico over the Memorial Day weekend have left behind a path of devastation and destruction. A tornado raged through a Mexico border...
Texas Bill Limiting Accident Report Info Advances
May 26 2015 // The Texas Senate has voted to bar law enforcement from giving the media the names of people involved in traffic accidents. The move came on a bill to protect accident victims from being harassed by lawyers seeking to file...
Texas Law Bans Cities From Banning Fracking and Drilling
May 22 2015 // Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law a prohibition on cities and towns imposing local ordinances preventing fracking and other potentially environmentally harmful oil and natural gas activities. The...
Southwest Risk Names Flake Vice President in Texas
May 22 2015 // Southwest Risk, LP has named Jennifer Flake vice president and broker of transportation. Flake will work out of Southwest Risk’s new Fort Worth, Texas office. Flake began her insurance career in 1997 starting with a...
Tornadoes Strike North Texas, Some Damage Reported
May 21 2015 // Tornadoes roared across North Texas, spreading widespread damage but leaving no immediate reports of injuries. What storm spotters reported as at least one tornado inflicted heavy damage late Tuesday night to houses and...
