Latest Texas Headlines
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Police: Teens Burglarize 19 Stores Overnight in Central Texas Town
Dec 12 2014 // A pair of Central Texas teenagers has been arrested after authorities say they burglarized 19 businesses overnight. Hays County deputies were called to downtown Wimberley on the morning of Dec. 10 after a dog walker...
Manufacturer Fined Nearly $182K for Safety Violations at Texas Facility
Dec 11 2014 // A federal inspection prompted by employee complaints found workers exposed to amputations and other hazards at D&D Manufacturing Inc. in El Paso, Texas. The company has been cited for 41 safety and health violations,...
San Antonio Goes Too Far with Ridesharing Insurance Requirements
Dec 10 2014 // San Antonio, Texas appears to be on the verge of implementing one of America’s worst laws to regulate transportation network companies like Uber and Lyft. The current San Antonio bill—which has dozens of problems...
Texas Could Face Wet, Early Spring Due to Weak El Nino
Dec 10 2014 // The weather pattern that’s weaker than hoped for but still expected to bring some rain to Texas this winter could persist into early spring, a weather forecaster said. As Texas still tries to recover from its driest...
Juror Witnesses Firsthand What the Hail Is Going on in Texas
Dec 8 2014 // Alejandro Stolarski is a United States citizen who emigrated from Mexico. Stolarski resides in Dallas County. Like hundreds of other Dallas County residents each week, Stolarski received a notice in the mail for jury duty....
Texas Insurance Commissioner Named to Governor-Elect’s Staff
Dec 8 2014 // Texas will have a new insurance commissioner sometime early next year as the current commissioner has been named deputy chief of staff for Gov.-Elect Gregg Abbott. Julia Rathgeber has been leading the Texas Department of...
Rate of Workplace Injury, Illness in Texas Dropped Slightly in 2013
Dec 8 2014 // The Texas incidence rate of nonfatal injuries and illnesses in private industry decreased to 2.6 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers in 2013, down from 2.7 in 2012. The Texas rate is below the national rate of...
Texas Orders Waco Insurer to Pay Nearly $47M
Dec 5 2014 // A Texas-based provider of so-called “life settlements” has been fined nearly $47 million for misleading investors about life insurance policies of terminally ill patients. The Securities and Exchange Commission...
16 Higher Ed Students Land Scholarships from Insurance Council of Texas
Dec 5 2014 // Sixteen students at four Texas universities were recently awarded a total of $32,000 in academic scholarships from the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) Education Foundation. The ICT announced that the students attend St....
Insurance Council: No Hurricanes, but Bad Weather Plagued Texas
Dec 3 2014 // As 2014 hurricane season ends the people of Texas can count themselves lucky to have dodged hurricanes for the past six years, which has been particularly good news for coastal residents. Despite the lack of hurricanes,...
NSM Insurance in Texas Names Mattiello Director of Specialty Aviation
Dec 3 2014 // NSM Insurance Group has named Larry Mattiello director of specialty aviation underwriters. Mattiello began his aviation insurance career 35 years ago and has experience in general aviation insurance, safety and risk...
Regions Insurance Opens Dallas Office
Dec 2 2014 // Regions Insurance, an affiliate of Regions Bank, announced on Tuesday it has opened a Dallas, Texas, office. Regions Insurance has existing offices in Waco and Texarkana. The new Dallas office is part of continuing efforts...
Vehicle Collision in Texas Panhandle Kills 5
Dec 2 2014 // Five people have been killed, including four members of a New Mexico family, in a late-night collision on a rural road in the Texas Panhandle. Texas Department of Public Safety Senior Trooper Chris Ray says 30-year-old...
Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC Expands Texas Presence with the Addition of Underwriting and Marketing Personnel
Dec 2 2014 // San Diego, CA, December 2, 2014– Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, a national multi-line program manager, announces the expansion of its Texas presence with the hiring of key marketing and underwriting...
Texas Company Turns Trucks into Wildfire Fighters
Dec 1 2014 // Could icemakers be next? Most of the options on the brush fire trucks made at Texas-based Steele Fire Apparatus fall into the category of things you might expect. Light towers, electrical inverters, pumps for hydraulic...
2014 State Specialist P/C Insurers Revealed
Dec 1 2014 // The Demotech Company Classification System categorizes insurers into one of 11 categories based on an analysis of data reported by the companies to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). The 11...
Texas Windstorm Insurer Launches Depopulation Portal
Dec 1 2014 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) has initiated a process whereby interested insurance companies may access information on TWIA insured properties in an effort to move policies to private insurers. The...
Texas Agent Group Acquires LevelFirst, Forms IIAT Services MGA
Dec 1 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...
People – South Central
Dec 1 2014 // The Texas Surplus Lines Association Inc. elected Penny Restrepo president of the organization for the coming year, along with other officers and directors at its annual meeting in Austin on Nov. 10. Restrepo is vice...
Liberty, Texas, Posting Auto Theft Warning Signs from Insurance Council
Nov 25 2014 // Police officers in Liberty, Texas, will be putting up crime prevention signs in their city this week to help motorists prevent auto thefts and burglaries. Black Friday and the holiday shopping season is a great time for...
