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Texas Mutual Awards $62K Dividend to Construction Supply Safety Group
Nov 20 2014 // Austin-based workers’ compensation insurer, Texas Mutual Insurance Co., recently awarded a dividend of $62,147 to the Texas Construction Supply safety group. Texas Mutual said the dividend was earned based on the...
Chemical Leak at DuPont Plant in Texas Spurs Wrongful Death Suit
Nov 20 2014 // The widow of one of four workers killed in a Houston-area DuPont chemical plant leak has filed a wrongful death lawsuit seeking more than $1 million. The Houston Chronicle reported that the lawsuit was filed by Michelle...
Texas Chemical Plant Workers Died from Accidental Asphyxiation
Nov 19 2014 // Four workers who died on Nov. 15 at a DuPont and Co. plant in Texas were accidentally asphyxiated by chemicals, the coroner’s office said, another finding that suggests the victims were not wearing full safety...
Texas’ Travis County Getting Serious About Property Crime Backlog
Nov 18 2014 // A fingerprint examiner for the Travis County sheriff’s office in Texas will devote the next six months to clearing a backlog of more than 600 property crime cases that piled up over the past 17 months. Most of the...
4 Workers Dead after Leak at Texas Chemical Plant
Nov 17 2014 // Four workers were killed and one was injured during a hazardous chemical leak at a DuPont industrial plant in suburban Houston, company officials said. The chemical, methyl mercaptan, began leaking from a valve around 4...
Texas Surplus Lines Assoc. Presents Awards, Scholarships
Nov 17 2014 // The Texas Surplus Lines Association (TSLA) presented several awards and scholarships at its annual meeting, held recently in Austin. The “Joe Howse President’s Award” was presented to both Jennifer Mier...
Recreation Safety Group Dividends Texas Mutual Reach $1M-Plus
Nov 17 2014 // Texas Mutual Insurance Co. recently paid a dividend of $163,691 to the Texas Recreation Safety Group, bringing the total dividend payout for this group to $1,160,945 since 2009. The dividends earned are based largely on...
People – South Central
Nov 17 2014 // Alain A. Bellet, owner and president of Capstone Underwriters LLC, in Dallas, Texas, has been awarded the Medal of Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, the highest decoration given by the government of France. The order of...
Creating Alternatives to Workers’ Comp One State at a Time
Nov 17 2014 // Formed in late 2013, the Austin, Texas-based Association for Responsible Alternatives to Workers’ Compensation — or ARAWC — would like to see an expansion of alternatives to state workers’...
Denton, Texas, Rejects Fracking but State to Continue Permits
Nov 17 2014 // A state agency that regulates oil and gas will continue issuing permits to companies seeking to drill in Denton, despite a ban passed by residents to prevent further hydraulic fracturing in the north Texas city. At an...
10 Things to Know About Contractors & Builders
Nov 17 2014 // Some 991,000 total housing starts are forecast for 2014. That’s up 6.6 percent from 930,000 units last year. – National Association of Home Builders Single-family housing production is expected to rise 26 percent...
San Antonio Lab to Conduct Guardrail Crash Tests
Nov 14 2014 // Federal officials say crash tests will show by early 2015 whether guardrails found along many U.S. highways work are safe. The Federal Highway Administration said that crash tests involving guardrails made by Trinity...
Restrepo Elected President of Texas Surplus Lines Association
Nov 14 2014 // The Texas Surplus Lines Association Inc. elected officers and directors at its annual meeting in Austin on Nov. 10. Penny Restrepo New officers are: President Penny Restrepo, vice president/director commercial lines at...
Texas Legal Protection Plan Now Known as Texas Legal
Nov 13 2014 // A Texas company that provides legal insurance for routine needs to unexpected events has changed its name. The company formerly known as Texas Legal Protection Plan has changed its name to Texas Legal. It was founded by...
Johnson Named Vice President of Claim Operations at Texas Mutual
Nov 13 2014 // Workers’ compensation carrier, Texas Mutual Insurance Co., announced that Curtis Johnson Jr. has been appointed vice president of claim operations. Curtis Johnson In this role he oversees all claim operations,...
Texas Agent Group Acquires LevelFirst, Forms IIAT Services MGA
Nov 13 2014 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) announced it is continuing its tradition of providing insurance markets for small independent agencies with the acquisition of Dallas-based managing general agency...
TWFG Insurance Services Expands in Texas, California, and Washington
Nov 12 2014 // The Woodlands, Texas-based TWFG Insurance Services is expanding with 15 more branch locations in Texas, two additional in California, and another in Washington, the company announced. TWFG Insurance specializes in products...
Texas Legislator Guilty Of Misdemeanors in Ambulance Chasing Scheme
Nov 10 2014 // A Texas legislator accused in an ambulance chasing scheme has been found guilty of six counts of misdemeanor solicitation of professional employment, a lesser charge than the felony barratry charge he faced. A Montgomery...
Group Aims to Create Alternatives to Workers’ Comp State-by-State
Nov 10 2014 // Formed in late 2013, the Austin, Texas-based Association for Responsible Alternatives to Workers’ Compensation — or ARAWC — would like to see an expansion of alternatives to state workers’ compensation...
Denton, Texas, Rejects Fracking but State to Continue Drilling Permits
Nov 9 2014 // A state agency that regulates oil and gas will continue issuing permits to companies seeking to drill in Denton, despite residents passing a ban to prevent further hydraulic fracturing in the north Texas city. At an event...
