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People Moves: Bates Joins Alliant as VP in Austin, Texas
Sep 25 2023 // Bates Joins Alliant as VP in Austin, Texas Nick Bates joined Alliant Insurance Services’ Alliant Americas division as vice president in Austin, Texas. Bates joins Alliant with 20 years of experience, including roles...
AM Best Tweaks State Farm Outlook to Negative After Weather, Regulatory Issues
Sep 25 2023 // The AM Best financial rating firm has downgraded its outlook for multiple State Farm insurance companies due to weather losses and regulations that the firm said hinder the insurance giant’s ability to adequately...
Texas DWC Proposes Amendments Concerning Claims for Death Benefits
Sep 22 2023 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is proposing amendments to Texas Administrative Code concerning claims for death benefits. The amendments and new section allow eligible...
Family Accuses Texas School District of Violating Anti-Discrimination Law with Dreadlocks Suspension
Sep 22 2023 // HOUSTON (AP) – The debate over whether a Black high school student in Texas should be serving in-school suspension for wearing twisted dreadlocks to class intensified this week as the student’s family and his...
Texas Manufactured Homes Company Faces Lawsuit for Alleged Racial Harassment in the Workplace
Sep 21 2023 // A Texas manufactured homes company was sued for subjecting an employee to a hostile work environment after learning learning of his multiracial family, according to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
Risk Strategies Acquires Texas’ orchestrateHR Inc.
Sep 21 2023 // Risk Strategies, announced that it has acquired human resources and employee benefits specialist orchestrateHR Inc. and its affiliate, Ebenconcepts Company . and its affiliate, (doing business as eBen Benefits). Also...
Texas Universities Grapple with Implementation of Controversial DEI Ban
Sep 20 2023 // The Texas A&M University System issued staff guidance earlier this month on how to comply with the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, providing a first glimpse into how Texas universities...
People
Sep 18 2023 // National QBE Insurance Group appointed Julie Wood as Interim CEO North America upon the exit of former QBE NA CEO Todd Jones. Wood joined QBE in January 2023 as group head of Distribution. She was previously at Marsh as...
Report Examines Hot Summer Days Linked to Climate Change in U.S. Cities
Sep 15 2023 // A new analysis shows which U.S. states, regions and cities felt the strongest influence of climate change during the summer – the hottest on record. The analysis from Climate Central, a group of scientists and...
One80 Acquires Texas’ Enviant
Sep 14 2023 // One80 Intermediaries, a specialty insurance broker headquartered in Boston, announced that it has acquired the assets of Enviant from Euclid Program Managers. Marsh, Berry & Company was the exclusive financial advisor...
Texas Sees Rapid Growth in Battery Storage to Support Power Grid
Sep 13 2023 // On Wednesday night, minutes before the state’s grid operator went into emergency mode to make sure it would have enough power to meet high demand during another triple-digit day, batteries provided more electricity...
Texas Power Grid Faces New Challenges Amid Summer Heat and High Demand
Sep 11 2023 // HOUSTON (AP) – Texas’ power grid has been under tremendous stress during this summer’s sweltering heat, with the state setting 10 new records for electricity demand. The grid`s reliability has been questioned...
Wet Roads, Speed Factored Into Car Crashing Into Texas Denny’s, Police Chief Says
Sep 7 2023 // ROSENBERG, Texas (AP) – A Texas police chief said Tuesday that wet roads and speed factored into the driver of an SUV plowing into a Denny`s restaurant outside Houston on Labor Day, injuring nearly two dozen people...
FEMA Names Nearly 500 US Communities as ‘Resilience Zones’
Sep 7 2023 // Rikers Island in the Bronx, New York, made the list due to its extreme vulnerability to flooding. Lincoln, Wyoming, was selected because of its high avalanche risk. And the danger of both earthquakes and drought propelled...
People Moves: Texas Mutual Makes New Board Member Appointment and Two Reappointments
Sep 6 2023 // Texas Mutual Makes New Board Member Appointment and Two Reappointments Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Gary Gibson of Houston and reappointed Kristi Koncaba of Friendswood and Ron Simmons of Lewisville to the Texas...
23 Injured as Driver Crashes SUV Into Texas Denny’s
Sep 6 2023 // ROSENBERG, Texas (AP) – A driver plowed through a wall of a busy East Texas restaurant, injuring 23 people. Police in the Houston suburb of Rosenberg, Texas said a man crashed his SUV into a Denny`s restaurant just off...
Texas Manufacturer Faces $298K in Penalties for Safety Hazards Leading to Employee’s Finger Amputation
Sep 5 2023 // A Stafford, Texas engine component manufacturer was cited for failing to correct safety hazards that caused an employee’s finger amputation in March 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor said. Inspectors with the...
People & Places
Sep 4 2023 // National Tricia Loney DUAL North America, headquartered in San Diego, California appointed Peter Gosselink as executive vice president of its fine art program. Dual also has named Tricia Loney as head of specialty...
Brightway, The Herron Family Agency to Open in Texas
Sep 1 2023 // VeinTwain Herron, a Texas commercial real estate specialist, will open Brightway, The Herron Family Agency in Cedar Park this month. The agency offers customized Home, Flood, Auto, Boat, Condo, Renters, Personal Articles,...
Texas Agency Alliance Adds Four New Independent Member Agencies
Aug 31 2023 // Texas Agency Alliance (TAA), an alliance of independent insurance agencies in the South-Central region of the state, announced the addition of four new independent member agencies. These new members bring TAA’s...
