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Officials: East Texas Fire Destroyed $2M Worth of Timber
Jul 8 2011 // More than $2 million worth of timber was destroyed in June in Jasper County, where thousands of acres were ravaged by just one wildfire. The Powerline Fire burned for more than a week, scorching nearly 4,200 acres,...
West Honored with Political Action Award by Texas Agents Group
Jul 8 2011 // Scott West, owner of Pathfinder Insurance Agency in Houston, was honored as the Paige Eiland Political Action Award winner by the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas. West has chaired his local association’s...
Certificates of Insurance, Staff Leasing Bills Signed by Texas Governor
Jul 7 2011 // Texas Gov. Rick Perry in mid-June signed a measure backed by agents groups that requires regulatory approval of property and casualty certificate of insurance forms provided to insureds as proof of insurance coverage. The...
Texas Independent Agents Honor Brady with Top Award
Jul 7 2011 // Tim Brady, chairman and former CEO of Brady, Chapman, Holland and Associates in Houston, was named the 2011 Drex Foreman Award winner at the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas’ 114th Annual Conference & Trade...
Shepard Installed as President of Independent Insurance Agents of Texas
Jul 6 2011 // Bob Shepard, board chairman of Shepard Walton King Insurance Group in Harlingen, was installed as IIAT president for 2011-2012 during the association’s annual business meeting in Houston on June 24. Patrick Watkins,...
Hub International Acquires Assets of Roeder & Moon
Jul 6 2011 // Chicago-based insurance brokerage Hub International Limited (Hub) has acquired Roeder & Moon Inc. (R&M), an insurance brokerage firm in Dallas, Texas. In connection with this acquisition, R&M will become part...
Hub International Acquires Texas-based Roy Agency
Jul 5 2011 // Chicago-based Hub International Limited (Hub) has acquired the Roy Agency Inc. (Roy), an insurance brokerage firm headquartered in Plano, Texas. The Roy team will become part of Hub International Rigg (Hub Texas). Agency...
Pres. Obama Signs Disaster Declaration for Texas Wildfires
Jul 5 2011 // President Barack Obama has signed a major disaster declaration for parts of Texas ravaged by wildfires in April and early May, ordering federal aid to help state and local recovery efforts. The White House had previously...
Certificates of Insurance Legislation Signed by Texas Governor
Jul 4 2011 // Texas Gov. Rick Perryhas signed into law a measure backed by agents that requires regulatory approval of property and casualty certificate of insurance forms provided to insureds as proof of insurance...
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Jul 4 2011 // Liberty Mutual Group’s Edmund F. Kelly retired from active management of the company on June 28, 2011. David H. Long replaced Kelly as president and CEO. Kelly will continue to serve as chairman of the board of...
Hallmark Financial Completes Acquisition of Texas Builders Insurance
Jul 1 2011 // Hallmark Financial Services Inc., based in Fort Worth, has completed its previously disclosed acquisition of TBIC Holding Corporation, including its wholly owned subsidiaries Texas Builders Insurance Co. and TBIC Risk...
Kuchta Joins Texas-based Homeowners of America Insurance
Jul 1 2011 // Homeowners of America Insurance Co., based in Irving, Texas, has added Heidi Kuchta as sales representative for the Fort Worth area. Kuchta has more than 20 years of experience in the insurance industry. Her experience...
Many South Texas Windstorm Inspections Turn Out to Be Bogus
Jun 30 2011 // Owners of more than 400 homes and businesses in South Texas will be notified that their windstorm insurance reviews were done by a bogus inspector. The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association says coverage for the Corpus...
Man Sues Catholic Diocese in Texas on Abuse Claims
Jun 30 2011 // A man who alleges he was sexually molested by a Catholic priest in the 1970s has filed a civil lawsuit against a West Texas diocese and the Jesuits, claiming the defendants knew or should have known of the abuses and...
$400M Impact Seen From East Texas Wildfires
Jun 30 2011 // Wildfires that devastated East and Southeast Texas last week not only destroyed homes but also millions of cubic feet of forest timber, authorities said. According to the Texas Forest Service, a fire in Grimes County that...
Texas Windstorm Reform Bill Passes; Sent to Governor
Jun 29 2011 // The Texas Legislature finally worked out a compromise bill of reforms to the state’s insurance provider of last resort for wind and hail for properties along the Texas coast. The House and Senate reached agreement on...
Texas Takes 26.5% of ‘Roadchecked’ Commercial Vehicles Out of Service
Jun 24 2011 // During the recent 72-hour Roadcheck 2011 program, the Texas Department of Public Safety and other Texas law enforcement agencies inspected 7,993 commercial vehicles. Of the vehicles inspected, 26.5 percent were placed out...
Texas Senate Passes Windstorm Bill
Jun 23 2011 // The Texas Senate has passed a bill intended to improve the state’s coastal windstorm insurance agency, clarifying the claims process and increasing transparency at the agency. The measure to reform the Texas...
Medicus Insurance Lowers Rates in 6 States
Jun 21 2011 // Austin, Texas-based medical professional liability insurance carriers Medicus Insurance Co., has lowered its base rates for physicians and medical professionals in Arizona, Kansas, Nevada, Ohio, Texas and Virginia. Medicus...
Wildfires Burn 3 Dozen Homes Across Texas
Jun 21 2011 // Firefighters in Texas are attempting to contain more wildfires after several blazes broke out across the state and destroyed more than three dozen homes. Hundreds of people were told to evacuate June 19 after fires swept...
