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Declarations
Jan 29 2007 // More than one first “I’m elated to begin my first full four-year term during Oklahoma’s centennial year. It is indeed an honor. Having restored integrity and public confidence to the office, I am...
Fla. Pols Ready to Lead Lobbying Effort for National Catastrophe Fund
Jan 29 2007 // Now that the Florida Legislature has passed a bill that lawmakers say will address the state’s insurance problems, Gov. Charlie Crist and legislative leaders said Thursday their attention will be on pushing for a...
Slip slidin’ away: The deterioration of the late notice defense
Jan 28 2007 // Through a series of opinions, courts seem to be gradually chipping away at insurer’s policy defenses based on late notice of claim or suit, or failure to forward suit papers. The new trend started when the Supreme...
Windstorm expected to be major insurance issue for Texas lawmakers
Jan 28 2007 // Funding for the Texas Windstorm Insurance Asso-ciation (TWIA) may not be the only insurance issue on lawmakers’ plates during the 2007 session of the Texas Legislature, but it will likely be the most high profile...
Obituary
Jan 28 2007 // Leyton Eric Jeter, oldest son of Eric Freeman and Norma Brady Jeter, June 30, 1962, to January 6, 2007, born in Houston, Texas. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Shannon Wagner Jeter; son, Leyton Eric...
Declarations
Jan 28 2007 // More than one first “I’m elated to begin my first full four-year term during Oklahoma’s centennial year. It is indeed an honor. Having restored integrity and public confidence to the office, I am...
Building Codes Worked During Hurricane Rita, Study Shows
Jan 26 2007 // A study of 9,835 reported claims on residential dwellings damaged in Hurricane Rita conducted by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) shows that building codes work, the association announced. TWIA is the...
Texas Mutual Expands Workers’ Comp Network Service Areas
Jan 25 2007 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced that the Texas Department of Insurance approved the expansion of its workers’ compensation health care network option. The new service areas include west Texas cities such as...
Rutledge Named Partner at MHBT
Jan 25 2007 // Privately owned insurance and risk management firm, McQueary Henry Bowles Troy L.L.P. (MHBT), announced that Mike Rutledge in MHBT’s Fort Worth, Texas, office has been named a partner in the firm. Rutledge’s...
RHSB’s Page Selected as a 2006 Texas Woman of Influence
Jan 25 2007 // Leigh Ann Page, vice president and partner of independent insurance brokerage firm Roach Howard Smith & Barton (RHSB) – Fort Worth, has been selected as a 2006 Great Women of Texas Woman of Influence by the Fort...
Texas Selects The Medical Disability Advisor for Return-to-Work Outcomes
Jan 24 2007 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation on Dec. 29, 2006, adopted state-wide return-to-work guidelines; the DWC selected Reed Group’s The Medical Disability Advisor: Workplace...
Texas Agency Receives 35-Year Service Award from Bituminous
Jan 24 2007 // Bryan Insurance Agency Ltd., located in Graham, Texas, announced it has received a service award marking thirty-five years the agency has represented Bituminous Insurance Companies. The presentation was made to Denny...
Texas Cooperative Extension Hosts Crop, Livestock Insurance Course
Jan 23 2007 // The Texas Cooperative Extension will be hosting a one-day course on Feb. 26 on incorporating federal crop and livestock insurance into marketing plans. The Extension is an educational organization provided by the U.S....
Aon to Cut 500 Jobs in N.Y., Texas, Maryland
Jan 22 2007 // Insurance brokerage firm Aon Corp. said last week it would lay off 550 workers at its facilities in New York, Texas and Maryland. Aon spokesman Rahsaan Johnson said the Chicago-based company was consolidating its...
MySpace Sued by Families of Children Abused by Adults Met on the Site
Jan 22 2007 // Four families have sued News Corp. and its MySpace social-networking site after their underage daughters were sexually abused by adults they met on the site, according to lawyers for the families. The law firms, Barry...
Texas Workers’ Comp Commissioner Signs Disability Management Rules
Jan 19 2007 // Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Albert Betts has signed rules that establish treatment guidelines, treatment planning benchmarks, and return-to-work goals and time frames which can be used to provide...
USG Promotes Dodd at Texas Branch
Jan 19 2007 // USG Insurance Services Inc, a national broker of commercial insurance headquartered in Tampa, Fla., announced that Joanne Dodd has been promoted to brokerage manager for its Arlington, Texas, branch. Dodd has been an...
Wilkinson Joins Southern Insurance Group as VP, Marketing
Jan 18 2007 // North Texas-based Southern Insurance Group (SIG) announced that Fred Wilkinson joined SIG as their new vice president of Marketing. Wilkinson will be working closely with Jennifer Duncan, vice president and general manager...
Nader Group Urges Improving Patient Safety, Removing Dangerous Doctors
Jan 17 2007 // Despite claims by business and medical lobbying interests, there is no medical malpractice lawsuit crisis in America, according to analysis released by Ralph Nader’s national group, Public Citizen. But there is a...
New Workers’ Comp Program Endorsed by Texas Apartment Association
Jan 15 2007 // Whorton Insurance Services of Austin announced it has teamed up with Texas Mutual Insurance Company to create a new Texas Mutual Group Safety Plan. The program started Nov. 1, 2006, and is endorsed by The Texas Apartment...
