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Fireman’s Fund, TAGA Donate Funds for Swift Water Rescue Training
Aug 14 2012 // Tejas American General Agency (TAGA) in Cedar Park, Texas, has is partnered with Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company to donate $5,000 to the Liberty Hill (Texas) Fire Department to fund specialized swift water rescue...
Arkansas, California Teen Golfers Are Trusted Choice National Champs
Aug 14 2012 // Trusted Choice announced that Summer Roachell of Conway, Ark. and Austin Smotherman of Loomis, Calif., won the girls and boys divisions, respectively, at the recent 44nd Annual Trusted Choice Big “I” National...
One Year Later: Bastrop, Texas, Residents Recovering
Aug 13 2012 // Belinda Williams was preparing to go to bed in her beautiful Texas limestone house embedded in the lost pines of Bastrop when she looked out her window and saw a huge orange glow. She woke her husband and told him they...
Fifth Circuit Affirms ‘Eight-Corners’ Rule and Duty to Defend
Aug 10 2012 // Because the duty to defend is one of the most important aspects of liability policies such as Commercial General Liability coverage, it is frequently the subject of litigation. One recent case from the Fifth Circuit Court...
Texas Insurance Commissioner Responds to Consumer Email Campaign
Aug 9 2012 // Texas top regulator has posted a response to an email campaign addressing homeowners insurance rates and issues initiated by a consumer advocacy group. Hundreds of emails sent to Texas Insurance Commissioner Eleanor...
Settlement Reached In Texas Shakedown Lawsuit
Aug 6 2012 // A small East Texas town and the county where it’s situated will implement procedures aimed at stopping racial profiling to settle a class action lawsuit that accuses former officials of shaking down innocent...
Insurance Council’s 7th Annual Hurricane Tour Stresses Preparation
Aug 6 2012 // Be prepared. That’s the message insurance agents, National Weather Service meteorologists and a bilingual public affairs spokesperson will bring to Texas coastal residents when they join the Insurance Council of...
Texas Auto Complaints Hit Record Low
Aug 6 2012 // Texas motorists filed the fewest number of complaints against their automobile insurance company since the records began at the Texas Department of Insurance in 1994, according to a TDI report issued Monday. Texas...
People – South Central
Aug 6 2012 // Andy Webb of Watkins Insurance Group in Austin was named the André P. Juneau Young Agent of the Year by the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT). This award is given annually to a young agent who has achieved...
Rejected Emails Cause Headaches for Texas Insurance Regulators
Aug 6 2012 // The Texas Department of Insurance recently was inundated by hundreds of emails regarding homeowner insurance rates, and the department was tasked with finding out why the majority of them were rejected by agency’s...
Fifth Circuit Affirms ‘Eight-Corners’ Rule and Duty to Defend
Aug 6 2012 // Because the duty to defend is one of the most important aspects of liability policies such as commercial general liability coverage, it is frequently the subject of litigation. One recent case from the Fifth Circuit Court...
Texas Employers Add Nearly 13K Jobs in June
Aug 1 2012 // Although the unemployment rate rose slightly in Texas in June 2012 compared with May 2012, the state still added nearly 13,000 nonfarm jobs during the month, state officials reported. Texas economy added 12,900 seasonally...
Oklahoma Drilling Firm Faces Fines for Safety Hazards at Texas Site
Jul 31 2012 // An Oklahoma-based horizontal drilling company faces up to $55,000 in penalties for safety violations at a drilling site in Jacksboro, Texas, federal officials say. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety...
Texas-Based CBIZ Stoltz Expands National Energy Practice
Jul 31 2012 // Midland, Texas-based CBIZ Stoltz has added Mollye Hillman as an account manager and Richard Howard has joined the company as an account executive. In their new roles, Hillman and Howard will contribute to the expansion of...
Fourth Man Pleads Guilty in Texas-Based Tour Boat Coverage Scam
Jul 30 2012 // Prosecutors say a fourth man has pleaded guilty in a Texas-based insurance scam linked to a deadly New York tour boat accident. Investigators in Houston say Robert Steve Mills of Bonita Springs, Fla., pleaded guilty to...
Growth Through Acquisitions Highlight Quarter for 2 CAA Member Agencies
Jul 27 2012 // Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) announced that two member agencies — Duncan, Fraser & Bridges Insurance Agency Inc. (DFB) and Pinnacle Insurance Group Inc. — have grown through recent acquisitions totaling...
Rejected Emails Cause Headaches for Texas Insurance Regulators
Jul 26 2012 // The Texas Department of Insurance recently was inundated by hundreds of emails regarding homeowner insurance rates, and the department now has the task of finding out why the majority of them were rejected by...
Jackson Appointed to Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association Board
Jul 26 2012 // Becky Jackson of Austin, Texas, has been appointed by the Texas Department of Insurance to serve as a public representative member on the governing committee of the Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association. Jackson was...
DPS: Tire Likely Cause of Deadly Texas Truck Crash
Jul 25 2012 // State authorities believe that a pickup truck’s front right tire came apart, likely causing the vehicle to veer off a rural highway and crash, killing 14 suspected illegal immigrants in South Texas. The truck packed...
Oil Firms, Regulators Miss Major Accident Indicators: Gulf Spill Report
Jul 25 2012 // Transocean and BP, trade associations, and U.S. regulators largely judged the safety of offshore facilities by focusing on routine personal injury and fatality data such as dropped objects and trips and falls when they...
