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Seismologists Expand Texas Earthquake Study
Jan 12 2015 // Southern Methodist University seismologists are installing more measuring equipment in a Dallas suburb as earthquakes continue to rattle North Texas. More localized seismometers in Irving are “the first step in...
Austin, San Antonio Enact Behind-the-Wheel Phone Bans
Jan 12 2015 // Police in Austin and San Antonio won’t start issuing fines until February but both cities’ bans on the use of handheld devices while driving are now in effect. Talking on a handheld phone while driving is...
People – South Central
Jan 12 2015 // Arkansas Gov.-Elect Asa Hutchinson named state Rep. Allen Kerr to replace current Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford. Kerr has been an insurance agent for more than 30 years and along with his wife owns the Allen Kerr...
2015 Insurance Industry Meetings & Conventions Directory
Jan 12 2015 // Welcome to Insurance Journal‘s 2015 Insurance Industry Meetings and Conventions Directory. The information in this directory is taken from a larger database containing additional information on these and other...
Texas Officials Want Drug Database Moved from DPS
Jan 9 2015 // Some Texas lawmakers say prescription drugs can be bettered monitored by moving the state’s database out of the Department of Public Safety. House and Senate committees that studied the issue recommend that the State...
Texas Lowers Workers’ Comp Maintenance Tax Rate
Jan 9 2015 // The maintenance tax rate is being reduced to 1.533 percent of gross premiums collected by Texas workers’ compensation insurance carriers from Jan. 1, 2014, through Dec. 31, 2014, Texas Workers’ Compensation...
Ballinger on Growth, Professionalism in Texas Surplus Lines Market
Jan 8 2015 // Phil Ballinger retired at the end of December 2014 as executive director of the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLSOT), a post he’s held for more than two decades. During his tenure at SLSOT, the organization...
Lawsuit Filed Against Texas Senior-Living Complex After Deadly Fire
Jan 8 2015 // More than 20 residents at a senior-living complex where a deadly fire occurred have jointly filed a negligence lawsuit in Bexar County against the management company and its owners. The plaintiffs are seeking at least $1...
10 Quakes Recorded in North Texas over 2-Day Period
Jan 8 2015 // A cluster of small earthquakes has rattled a Dallas-area city over a two-day period. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the temblors in the Irving area, including two in the morning on Jan. 7. No major damage or injuries...
Texas Staged Accident Scam Leads to 9 Years in Prison
Jan 7 2015 // A Dallas-area man has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for running a staged traffic accident insurance scam since 2005. Leroy Nelson of DeSoto must also repay nearly $5 million as part of sentencing announced...
North Texas Doctor Gets 12 Years for Insurance Fraud
Jan 7 2015 // A North Texas chiropractor has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for billing health care providers for services that were never rendered. Dr. Abbas Zahedi of Carrollton was sentenced in federal court and...
Peters Named President, Exec. Director of Texas Independent Agents Group
Jan 7 2015 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) has selected Marit Peters as its president and executive director. She will replace David VanDelinder, who is retiring from the leadership role. Marit Peters Peters has...
Delta General Agency Adds Blaser in North Texas High Net Worth Unit
Jan 6 2015 // Insurance wholesaler, Delta General Agency Corp., has hired Lesa Blaser as the high net worth business development leader in its North Texas office. Blaser will expand Delta’s high net worth presence in North Texas....
Texas Insurance Trade Group’s Video Aimed at Student Recruitment
Jan 6 2015 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) has produced a six-minute video highlighting the variety of job opportunities available in the insurance industry for recent college graduates and current undergrads. The video...
False Alarms Preceded Deadly Blaze at Texas High-Rise
Jan 5 2015 // Survivors of a fire at a senior-living complex near San Antonio that killed five people say false alarms were routine at the 11-story building. Residents of the Wedgwood Senior Living apartments told the San Antonio...
Brown & Brown Subsidiary Acquires Hall-Wright General Agency
Jan 5 2015 // Brown & Brown Inc., through its subsidiary, Texas Security General Insurance Agency Inc., has acquired Hall-Wright General Agency Inc. (Hall-Wright) and related affiliate companies. With origins dating back to 1971,...
Deputy US Marshal Admits Guilt in Texas Insurance Fraud Scheme
Jan 2 2015 // A San Antonio-based deputy U.S. marshal has pleaded guilty to wire fraud relating to an insurance fraud scheme. According to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s office, Reynaldo Gonzalez entered his plea in San...
Raggio Joins Frost Insurance in Texas
Jan 2 2015 // Elizabeth Raggio has been named compliance analyst at Texas-based Frost Insurance. Raggio will serve as a compliance consultant for the employee benefits practice statewide. Elizabeth Raggio A Texas-licensed attorney with...
Exxon Mobil Seeks to Bar Release of Files in Arkansas Pipeline Case
Jan 2 2015 // Exxon Mobil said it shouldn’t have to release any further information on a proposed but abandoned pipeline intended to run alongside the Pegasus pipeline that ruptured in 2013 in central Arkansas. The company is...
Detective Sues Texas City Over Sexual Harassment
Dec 31 2014 // An Austin, Texas police detective has sued the city saying she was retaliated against for complaining about sexual harassment while working in a unit that investigated human trafficking. Detective Brenda Bermudez alleges...
