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Texas Woman Seeks $1M After Slipping on Nut Shells
Jul 29 2013 // A Texas woman wants $1 million in damages from a steakhouse known for letting patrons throw peanut shells on the floor after she says she slipped and fell on the droppings. Amelia Tijerina says she suffered physical pain,...
Sullivan to Join Texas Division of Workers’ Comp as Deputy Commissioner
Jul 29 2013 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) announced that Kerry D. Sullivan will join the agency as Deputy Commissioner for Hearings, effective Sept. 3, 2013. Prior to joining the...
Six Flags Roller Coaster Had Previous Injuries; Min. $1M in Liability Coverage
Jul 24 2013 // Nearly a dozen people reported being injured in the last five years while riding the Texas roller coaster from which a woman fell to her death last week, though the most serious injuries appear to be a concussion and...
Federal Jury Convicts Former Texas Insurance Agent in Fraud Case
Jul 23 2013 // A former Denton County, Texas, insurance agent has been convicted in an insurance fraud scheme that targeted elderly individuals, U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldana of the Northern District of Texas announced. A federal jury...
Six Flags Investigates Fatal Accident on Texas Giant Coaster
Jul 22 2013 // Six Flags Entertainment Corp. is examining the Texas Giant roller coaster at its Six Flags Over Texas theme park following the death of a woman on July 19, the company said in an e-mailed statement. The Arlington, Texas,...
Texas AG: State Not on Hook for TWIA Unfunded Losses
Jul 22 2013 // Texas’ attorney general says the state is under no obligation to pay outstanding claims for the insurer of last resort for coastal properties should that organization not have sufficient funds to pay its bills. In a...
People – South Central
Jul 22 2013 // Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. (LWCC) promoted Angie Risley to manager of financial reporting and Shelly Vige to premium audit manager. Risley has been with LWCC since 2003 when she was hired as a senior...
Social Media: It’s Here to Stay
Jul 22 2013 // The Most Successful Users Know Their Markets The value of social media as a tool for marketing and selling property/casualty insurance may be a matter of debate but one thing is for certain: While the nature of social...
Cobb Honored with ICT’s Raymond Mauk Award
Jul 18 2013 // The Insurance Council of Texas presented Ron Cobb, counsel to the American Insurance Association (AIA), with the Raymond Mauk Leadership Award on July 18, in Austin, at ICT’s 21st Annual Mid-Year Property and...
Devastated Texas Town Ponders Schools’ Future
Jul 18 2013 // After a massive fertilizer plant explosion devastated the rural town of West in April, local teachers and administrators did what they could to help the community cope with a disaster that killed 15 people and wrecked...
Texas-Based LevelFirst Adds Harris as Senior Broker
Jul 17 2013 // LevelFirst, a wholesale insurance broker and managing general agency based in Dallas, Texas, announced that Lawana Harris has joined the firm as a senior broker. Harris brings 27 years of insurance experience, with 12 of...
Official Claims Louisiana Sinkhole Depth Exceeds Estimates
Jul 16 2013 // An official says the deepest part of the 22-acre sinkhole near Bayou Corne, La., is at least 500 feet deep, and not between 110 to 220 feet deep that has been estimated by Texas Brine. John Boudreaux, director of the...
BP Gulf Oil Victims Challenge Economic Damages Claim Settlements
Jul 16 2013 // BP Plc’s $8.2 billion settlement of most private economic-damage claims from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill is unfair and should be rejected, victims opposed to the deal told a federal appeals court. The agreement...
Randall Named ACSR of the Year by Texas Independent Agents
Jul 11 2013 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) has named Delia (Dee) Randall, personal lines ACSR at Duncan Fraser & Bridges Insurance Agency in Pampa, the Accredited Customer Service Representative (ACSR) of the...
Texas Judge Allows Insurer’s Lawsuit Against Armstrong to Proceed
Jul 10 2013 // A Texas judge has refused Lance Armstrong’s request to dismiss an insurance company’s lawsuit seeking $3 million in bonuses it paid him from 1999 to 2001. Nebraska-based Acceptance Insurance Holdings sued...
Texas Mutual, VFIS of Texas Fund Safety Training for Rural Fire Departments
Jul 10 2013 // Workers’ compensation insurer, Texas Mutual Insurance Co., has partnered with VFIS of Texas, a provider of specialized insurance solutions for the emergency service industry, to create a grant program for rural fire...
Texas AG: State Not on the Hook for TWIA Unfunded Losses
Jul 9 2013 // Texas’ attorney general says the state is under no obligation to pay outstanding claims for the insurer of last resort for coastal properties should that organization not have sufficient funds to pay its bills. In a...
Lockton Opens New Commercial Insurance Office in Ft. Worth, Texas
Jul 9 2013 // Lockton has expanded its commercial insurance operations, opening an office in the central business district of Fort Worth, Texas. The new Lockton office is located at 777 Main Street downtown. Frank Scardino is president...
Texas Mutual Insurance Issues $524K in Dividends
Jul 9 2013 // Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced that the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers (TAEP) safety group has earned a $398,735 workers’ compensation dividend, and the Lone Star Energy (LSE) safety group earned a $124,962...
Former Texas Insurance Agent Sentenced to 20 Years for Theft from Elderly
Jul 8 2013 // A Harris County District Court has convicted Leon “Randy” Sinclair III, of Houston, of first-degree felony Misapplication of Fiduciary Property, according to the Texas Department of Insurance. Sinclair was...
