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Texas Bus Inspections Get Lax Oversight Despite Crashes
Apr 4 2012 // Months after their state-certified vehicle inspection station was cited by federal authorities for failing to notice defects in a bus that crashed in North Texas, killing 17 passengers, brothers Alam and Cesar Hernandez...
Western Security Surplus Insurance Brokers Announces Staff Changes
Apr 4 2012 // Kyle Stevens, president and CEO of Western Security Surplus Insurance, announced organizational changes in the Dallas office and a new hire for WSS’ Roseville, Calif., office. Jennie Reed has been promoted to senior...
Tornadoes Slam North Texas Causing Extensive Damage
Apr 4 2012 // A severe line of thunderstorms and isolated super cells moved into the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area in the early afternoon on April 3 producing numerous tornadoes and large hail that was responsible for...
Fireman’s Fund Appoints Mondshine as Sales Director in Texas
Apr 3 2012 // Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. announced that Karen Mondshine has been appointed to the position of personal insurance territory sales director. She will be based in Texas. Mondshine has more than 25 years of...
Millions in Damage Claims Expected from South Texas Storm
Apr 3 2012 // Hurricane force winds, heavy rains and baseball size hail struck the northern part of McAllen on March 29 causing extensive damage to homes, cars and businesses. The damage is expected to be in the tens of millions of...
National Lloyds, American Summit Insurance Ratings Affirmed
Apr 2 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a+” of National Lloyds Insurance Co.(National Lloyds), as well as the FSR of A (Excellent) and...
Strauss to Lead Texas Insurance Automobile Insurance Plan
Apr 2 2012 // The Texas Insurance Automobile Insurance Plan Association (TAIPA) has announced the election of officers for 2012-2013. Long-time board member Fred Strauss, production operations director- shared markets governance for...
Risk for Corruption High in South Central States, Report Says
Apr 2 2012 // Although none of the 50 U.S. state governments were found to be exemplary, three out of four South Central states received lackluster rankings in a report evaluating state governments on integrity and the ability to...
My New Markets
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Wind and Hail Impacted Abilene and North Texas the Most in 2011
Mar 30 2012 // Allstate Wind and Hail Claims Jump 45% Statewide Last Year Hail and wind impacted more Allstate insured homes in the Abilene area and North Texas than in any other part of the state last year. Allstate tallied the top 25...
Southwestern Insurance Info. Service Names Communications Coordinator
Mar 30 2012 // Southwestern Insurance Information Service (SIIS) has named Monica Vigil-McDonald as its new communications coordinator. Vigil-McDonald will report directly to SIIS President Sandra Helin and the SIIS board of directors to...
2 Texas Firefighters Among 3 Accused Of Arson
Mar 29 2012 // Two volunteer firefighters in South Texas and another man have been accused of starting a 2011 grass fire. Officials say 23-year-old Dustin James Ronshausen of New Braunfels, 21-year-old David Paul Puckett Jr. of Seguin...
Judge Approves $158M Drug Settlement in Texas Lawsuit
Mar 29 2012 // A Texas judge has finalized a $158 million settlement between Texas and a subsidiary of health care giant Johnson & Johnson in a Medicaid fraud lawsuit over the anti-psychotic drug Risperdal. The agreement, reached...
Feds Probe Defect in Buses Manufactured by Illinois Firm
Mar 28 2012 // Federal safety regulators have begun investigating buses made by Motor Coach Industries Inc. over the past 20 years because the drive shafts can fall out and cause drivers to lose control. The problem has led to two...
Agents Inundated with Customer Calls Following Texas Wildfires
Mar 27 2012 // When wildfires began breaking out across Texas last year in April, homeowners began contacting their insurance agents about their coverage or in some cases lack of coverage. Agents located near many of the fires were...
Texas Police Use DNA Technique to Solve Property Crime
Mar 26 2012 // A thief wearing gloves walks into a parking lot, perhaps using the cover of night, smashes a car window and takes what’s inside the vehicle, all in a matter of minutes. It’s the general technique for many car...
Small-Town Cafe Banter Becomes Defamation Lawsuit in Texas
Mar 26 2012 // Bennie Dale Morris used to be a regular at Frank’s Place — eating meals and drinking coffee several times a day at the smoke-filled cafe — until the restaurant owner’s joking around got a little too...
Oil Well Services Company in Texas Fined for Repeat Safety Violations
Mar 23 2012 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Palestine, Texas-based Mercer Well Service for five repeat violations following an inspection at the company’s Colt 34-212...
Insurance Retailer GEICO Lowering Commercial Auto Rates in Texas
Mar 23 2012 // Insurance direct marketer, GEICO, has announced that it is lowering commercial auto insurance rates for business owners in Texas. Commercial insurance packages cover the cars, trucks and vans used in conducting business,...
Texas’ 2011 Drought Costliest in State History, Researchers Say
Mar 22 2012 // Texas agriculture producers lost $7.62 billion to the state’s 2011 drought, which experts said makes it the costliest drought in the state’s history and possibly the most expensive drought ever suffered by any...
