Latest Texas Headlines
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Texas Seeks Comments on Rule Extending Time to File Windstorm Claims
Feb 28 2014 // The Texas Department of Insurance is seeking informal comments on a draft rule outlining how a policyholder with the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association may request additional time for filing a claim with TWIA. Insurance...
USG Insurance Services Adds Radke in Arlington, Texas Office
Feb 28 2014 // USG Insurance Services Inc., a national wholesaler and MGA, expanded its Arlington, Texas, operations with the addition of Angela Radke as an associate producer/broker. Radke most recently held the position of associate...
Texas Judge Rules Against Armstrong in Fight over Insured Bonuses
Feb 27 2014 // A Texas judge has rejected Lance Armstrong’s request to stop an arbitration panel from reviewing $12 million in bonuses the cyclist was paid before admitting he used performance-enhancing drugs. Judge Tonya Parker...
Scientists: New Bubbles at Louisiana Sinkhole Site Could Signal Blast Risk
Feb 27 2014 // Authorities say state and parish agencies are testing to see whether newly discovered gas bubbles northeast of the Bayou Corne, La.-area sinkhole are tied to the swampland hole. The Advocate reports the state Office of...
Texas Insurer Group Seeks Nominations for Industry Leadership Award
Feb 26 2014 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) is seeking nominations for its annual Raymond Mauk Leadership Award, the council’s highest honor. The award will be presented on July 17, at the annual Mid-Year Property and...
Report: Texas Accounts 40% of U.S. Oil Field Deaths
Feb 24 2014 // Texas accounted for about 40 percent of the 663 workers the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said were killed nationwide in oil field-related industries between 2007 and 2012, according to a Houston Chronicle investigation...
Jury Awards Texas Woman $1.2M for Fall at Iowa Hotel
Feb 24 2014 // A Texas woman has been awarded more than $1 million for a fall on ice outside a Bettendorf, Iowa, hotel that shattered her right ankle and left her with limp. A Scott County jury awarded 54-year-old Brenda Alcala of Dallas...
Business Moves
Feb 24 2014 // Kemper Corp. Kemper Corp. is realigning its property/casualty business. This realignment will result in one property/casualty segment for financial reporting purposes, beginning with the first quarter 2014. The new Kemper...
Oklahoma, Texas Had Costliest Natural Disasters in 2013: Hartwig
Feb 24 2014 // The Oklahoma tornadoes of May 2013 not only caused significant loss of life but also contributed to its designation last year as the costliest state for natural disaster related insurance payouts, according to the...
People – South Central
Feb 24 2014 // Hotchkiss Insurance Agency LLC (HIA) promoted Farrah Carlton to vice president of service. Carlton will lead client services initiatives and service management across all HIA offices. She previously held several positions...
Mayor of West, Texas, a Trusted Choice Hometown Hero
Feb 24 2014 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) named West Mayor Tommy Muska of Muska Insurance Services as its newest Trusted Choice Hometown Hero. Hometown Hero recognizes Trusted Choice insurance agents who go above...
Administrative Changes Proposed for Texas Workers’ Compensation System
Feb 24 2014 // Adoption of NCCI Manual Would Be Effective June 1 Texas Insurance Commissioner, Julia RathgeberTexas will be privatizing many functions in its workers’ compensation system if a proposal to adopt the National Council...
Texas Likely to Become an ‘NCCI State’ for Workers’ Comp; Question Is – When?
Feb 20 2014 // Texas will be privatizing many functions in its workers’ compensation system if a staff petition to adopt the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) Basic Manual, with Texas exceptions, and the national...
Traffic Deaths Decline as Wrecks Rise in South Texas Drilling Area
Feb 19 2014 // Traffic fatalities are down but the number of wrecks has risen in a 23-county area of South Texas where oil drilling has boomed in recent years. The San Antonio Express News reports there were 236 fatalities in 2013, a...
Allstate Seeking to Expand Agency Count in Texas
Feb 19 2014 // Allstate Insurance Co. is launching a recruitment campaign to appoint 120 new agency owners in Texas this year. Allstate agency owners are also actively searching for qualified candidates to fill more than 800 sales...
York Acquires Texas, Louisiana-Based American Claims Services
Feb 19 2014 // York Risk Services Group, a provider of claims administration and risk management services, has acquired American Claims Services Inc. (ACSI) based in Houston, Texas, and Destrehan, La. John Bannon and Bill Johnson of ACSI...
Texas Cities Find Loophole in Health Insurance Exchange Training Rule
Feb 19 2014 // The Houston Health Department likely won’t have to pay for additional training for most of the “navigators” who are helping city residents enroll in the new federal health insurance marketplace. All it...
Study Looks at Options to Depopulate Texas Coastal Wind Insurer
Feb 13 2014 // Loss exposure for Texas’ wind and hail insurer of last resort along the coast increased by around 319 percent between 2005 and 2012 – from $23.26 billion to $74.17 billion, and its policy count grew by...
State Fire Marshal Pushes Texas Arson Hotline
Feb 13 2014 // Texas State Fire Marshal Chris Connealy is urging all fire chiefs, fire marshals and local law enforcement officers to take advantage of the Texas Arson Hotline, which is supported by A Texas Advisory Council on Arson...
R-T Specialty Acquires Blais Excess & Surplus Agency of Texas
Feb 13 2014 // Ryan Specialty Group’s wholesale brokerage R-T Specialty LLC (RT) has acquired Blais Excess & Surplus Agency of Texas Ltd. (Blais), an independent, specialty wholesale broker with offices in Dallas and...
